Dr. Kramer’s PD comes in a variety of formats, from customized workshops to coaching academies.

Sharon V. Kramer, PhD, knows � rsthand the demands and rewards of working in a professional learning community. As a leader in the � eld, she emphasizes the importance of creating and using quality assessments as a continual part of the learning process. Dr. Kramer served as assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction of Kildeer Countryside School District 96 in Illinois. In this position, she ensured all students were prepared to enter Adlai E. Stevenson High School, a model PLC created by Dr. Richard DuFour. A seasoned educator, Dr. Kramer has taught in elementary and middle school classrooms and served as principal, director of elementary education, and university professor.

In addition to her PLC experience, Dr. Kramer has completed assessment training by Rick Stiggins, Steve Chappuis, Larry Ainsworth, and the Center for Performance Assessment (now the Leadership and Learning Center). She has presented a variety of assessment workshops at institutes and summits and for state departments of education. Dr. Kramer has also worked with school districts across the country to determine their power standards and develop assessments. She has been a Comprehensive School Reform consultant to schools that have received grant funding to implement PLCs as their Whole School Reform model, and her customized PLC coaching academies have empowered school and district leadership teams across the nation.

Presentation Titles • The Power of Professional Learning

Communities

• Connecting the Dots: From Essential Outcomes to Formative Assessment, Interventions, and Enrichment

• Collaboration: The Engine ThatDrives a PLC

• Learning is Not a Spectator Sport:So How Do We Involve the Students?

• Building an Assessment System: Formative, Summative, Common

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Wow! I can’t even tell you how much I learned and how much I’ve enjoyed Sharon’s presentation! Clear, focused, entertaining, knowledgeable, credible.”

—Ann Mylrea, ESL teacher,Monroe Elementary School, Minnesota

Engaging the Nintendo Generation

Real Student Assessment

Featuring Sharon V. Kramer

Dr. Kramer draws on recent research and extensive � rsthand experience to illustrate a classroom model where students motivate, guide, and manage their own learning. 45-minute DVD with presentation; CD with presentation handouts and supporting resources

DVF043 $195.00UPC 811796010391

How to Leverage PLCs for School ImprovementReal Student Assessment

By Sharon V. Kramer

Discover how to build a professional learning community that fosters collaboration and collective responsibility to create lasting change and improve student learning schoolwide. Read a true account of a school that experienced reform, reversed its culture of failure, and reaped lasting results.

BKF668 $14.95ISBN 978-1-936765-54-6

The Teacher as Assessment LeaderEdited by Thomas R. Guskey

By Cassandra Erkens, William M. Ferriter, Michelle Goodwin, Tammy He� ebower, Tom Hierck, Chris Jakicic, Sharon V. Kramer, Jeffry Overlie, Ainsley B. Rose, Nicole Vagle, and Adam Young

Packed with practical strategies for designing, analyzing, and using assessments, this book shows how to turn best practices into usable solutions. 280 pages

BKF345 $29.95ISBN 978-1-934009-49-9

The Collaborative Teacher

Working Together as a Professional Learning Community

By Cassandra Erkens, Chris Jakicic, Lillie G. Jessie, Dennis King, Sharon V. Kramer, Thomas W. Many, Mary Ann Ranells, Ainsley B. Rose, Susan K. Sparks, and Eric Twadell

Foreword by Rebecca DuFour

Introduction by Richard DuFour

Transform education from inside the classroom. This book delivers best practices of collaborative teacher leadership, supporting the strategies with research and real classroom stories. 232 pages

BKF257 $29.95ISBN 978-1-934009-36-9