Wendy Custable

Wendy Custable

Wendy Custable is the director of applied arts at the award-winning Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, Illinois. She has been in education for 21 years, beginning her career as a technology education teacher.

In her current role at Stevenson, she leads career and technical education (CTE) and driver education teams in professional learning, curriculum and instructional improvement, formative assessment, evidence-based grading, and social-emotional learning.

In addition to her teaching and leadership roles, Dr. Custable has presented at state and national conferences, as well as co-authored two books: Proficiency-Based Grading in the Content Areas (2019) and Collaboration for Career & Technical Education, Teamwork Beyond the Core Content Areas in a PLC (2020).

Dr. Custable earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial technology education from Illinois State University, a master’s degree in educational leadership from Northeastern Illinois University, and a doctorate in Educational Leadership from Loyola University Chicago.

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Presentations by Wendy Custable

• Establishing a Culture of Inquiry
• Having Data-Driven Dialogue
• My Team Is Different—A New Lens for Looking at Collaboration: Blended Teams
• A Look at How Professional Learning Communities Can Foster Strong Career and Technical Education Programs
• Moving Teams Beyond “PLC Lite”