Dennis Sparks serves as a “thinking partner” to leaders and leadership teams to assist them in developing their capacity to continuously improve teaching and learning in all classrooms. He is emeritus executive director of the National Staff Development Council. Sparks is the author of Leading for Results, published by Corwin Press and NSDC. His newest book, Leadership 180: Daily Meditations for School Leaders, was published by Solution Tree Press in 2010. Dennis may be reached at thinkingpartner@gmail.com.
Hi Dennis,
I am the Shannon from Argyll school. I was just having lunch with Katharine Weinmann on Sunday and your name came up fondly. I hope you are well. I am making progress with my courses and using strategies for gaining clarity all the time. I am also working on recognizing early signs of problems…whether they are relational or organizational. Recently, I realized that the work we do at Argyll can easily spin into unmanageable. So, I have been working to balance expectations with what is possible. “Do a day’s work in a day” as Kevin O’Connor (one of the Argyll teachers) says.
Recently, I co-authored a book chapter. If you send me your email address, I will send you a copy.
Regards,
Shannon Sookochoff