Presenters
- Doug Rigby
Doug Rigby, EdM, is the assistant superintendent of Uinta County School District #1. With 28 years’ experience, he was previously a teacher, coach, and principal. He is passionate about creating an environment where all students learn at high levels.
$0.00 - Shannon Rivard
Shannon Rivard has served in education for more than 25 years as a classroom teacher, interventionist, instructional coach, professor, and consultant in Minnesota. She has been certified through the High Reliability Teacher program Levels 1, 2, and 3 and also helped her school district achieve High Reliability Schools certification through Level 3. Shannon is passionate about coaching effective teaching practices.
$0.00 - Mark Roberts
Mark A. Roberts, EdD, spent 35 years of his educational career as a teacher, coach, assistant principal, principal, and director of education and has led successful turnaround efforts in seven large underperforming diverse middle and high schools in California, Colorado, and Arkansas. He has also served as a regional director and adjunct professor at the university level for advanced level diplomas in education leadership. Dr. Roberts has successful experience in implementing all levels of HRS, NASOT, Collaborative Teams, and school improvement and turnaround efforts at the building level.
$0.00 - Bo Ryan
Bo Ryan is principal of the Ana Grace Academy of the Arts Elementary Magnet School in Bloomfield, Connecticut. He is passionate about building and sustaining professional learning communities (PLCs) and has led two different schools to Model PLC at Work® certification.
$0.00 - Kristen Slechta
Kristen Slechta is a professional development specialist at a regional service agency in Nebraska. She has eleven years of experience as a middle school science teacher and eight years of experience in professional learning.
$0.00 - Shelly Swanson
Shelly Swanson is a dedicated educator and a driven leader with 25 years of experience in public and private schools. She has worked as a classroom teacher and school administrator at both elementary and secondary levels.
$0.00 - Christopher Tranberg
Christopher Tranberg, PhD, is the superintendent of Branford Public Schools in Connecticut. Previously serving as a principal, director of performing arts, and teacher, he is most proud of leading work focused on removing barriers to student learning.
$0.00 - Lindsey Troutman
Lindsey Troutman is an Executive Director of College Readiness, in Texas. She has served as an educator (grades 5-12), a curriculum coordinator in English Language Arts and Social Studies, and a Director of College, Career, and Military Readiness. She brings her passions and experience, as an Associate, in areas of curriculum, instruction, and assessment, standards-based learning, coaching, collaboration and professional learning.
$0.00 - Kristy Watkins
Kristy Watkins is a distinguished leader with over 25 years of service in education. Since 2022, she has been instrumental in implementing professional development initiatives and analyzing data to drive systematic improvements, while leading her district’s Marzano High Reliability Schools (HRS) journey.
$0.00 - Natalie Wieland
Natalie Wieland is a chemistry teacher and PLC team lead at Westwood High School in Austin, Texas. During 18 years of teaching, she’s experienced many academic successes by implementing The New Art and Science of Teaching framework. Natalie's areas of Marzano expertise include a variety of effective teaching practices from the New Art and Science of Teaching.
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