Authors & Presenters

Literacy Professional Learning Communities Reading Science

Katherine Gillies is the lead architect of school- and districtwide literacy improvement at Niles North High School in Illinois. Her 15 years in education have also included roles as an English teacher and literacy coach.

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Professional Learning Communities Special Needs

Amy Gluck is director of educational services at Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96 in Illinois. Her work focuses on ensuring all students achieve at high levels of learning.

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Professional Learning Communities

Parry Graham, EdD, is principal of Nashoba Regional High School in Massachusetts. During his 20 years in public education, he has been a high school teacher, consultant, and clinical assistant professor.

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Professional Learning Communities

Brian Greeney, EdD, is the assistant superintendent of innovation, teaching, and learning at Willis ISD in Willis, Texas. His focus is on helping secondary schools use the PLC process to grow their student and teacher efficacy.

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English Learners Instruction Leadership Professional Learning Communities

Alexandra Guilamo is an expert in the implementation, education, and effective leadership of dual-language, bilingual, and language-learner education. She has previously served as a teacher, academic coach, elementary school principal, and district-level educator.

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Professional Learning Communities

John Hannigan, EdD, is an executive leadership coach for Fresno County Superintendent of Schools in California. Dr. Hannigan has served in education for more than 16 years as a principal, assistant principal, instructional coach, and teacher.

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Professional Learning Communities Response to Intervention

Sascha Heckmann is the director of the American International School of Mozambique. Previously, he served as the high school principal at Shanghai American School, as well as a principal and vice-principal at several districts in California.

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Professional Learning Communities

Allana Hemenway, EdD, is the principal at Randolph Elementary School in Texas. She has more than 20 years of experience teaching at the elementary, middle, and high school levels, in both the United States and Canada.

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Professional Learning Communities

Erica Hidalgo is the director of elementary programs with Los Lunas Schools in New Mexico. She is passionate about a school principal’s role in organizational transformation and a teacher’s ability to impact a student’s life.

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