IAA 2025

Leadership and Learning: Implementing a Change Process

 

 

ThinkCERCA is proud to partner with the IAA to offer a course on implementing a change process. Change is a common entity within a K-12 school environment and successful implementation of change can be instrumental in improving the student learning and teacher instructional practices.

 

The academy will give administrators the tools they need to lead their districts through a change process. Whether that is updating standards, adopting new grading practices or improving instructional philosophies. They will learn how to identify which change theory will best suit their building or district’s needs as they continue to lead and grow. Administrators will receive specific tools to support adult learning implementation and build capacity along with ways to assess the implementation plan.

 

High school leaders will also be able to work in a special breakout session on the transition to ACT and on the free AP resources available through ThinkCERCA.

 

Two Sessions Offered:

June 30, 2025 | 8 am - 3 pm | Complete your 2024-2025 school year credit

July 1st, 2025 | 8 am - 3 pm | Complete your 2025-2026 school year credit

You can register for one session or both!

 

Locations:

TBD

 

Course Cost: $150 each session

 

Fall 2024 IAA

 

Required Reading Materials:

• Website: eLearning Industry: The Adult Learning Theory & eLearning connections
• Website: Michael Fullan: Motion Leadership (Free Resource Section)
• Book: Protocols for Professional Learning by Lois Eaton Brown (2009) (pages 60-61, 74-76, 82-86
• Book: Restructuring for Caring and Effective Education: Piecing the Puzzle Together (2nd Ed.) by Richard A. Villa and Jacqueline S. Thousand (1999) (pages 93-128)
• Article: “What We Have Learned About Teacher Education to Improve Literacy Achievement in Urban Schools” (pages 159-184)

 

 

 

Instructor: Eileen Murphy

 

Founder and CEO at ThinkCERCA

Eileen Murphy is the founder and CEO of ThinkCERCA, a tool designed to support systems-level literacy growth. Eileen spent 20 years as a classroom teacher, English department chair, and Director of Curriculum and Instruction for 115 schools before founding ThinkCERCA. She is also an NCTE author and a Pahara Aspen Fellow. 

 

 

 

Instructor: Dr. Jenny French

 

Developer of Foundational Reading & Linguistics at ThinkCERCA

Foundational Reading Director at ThinkCERCA, experienced literacy coach, former assistant superintendent, teacher, and author of, Help! My Students Write Like They Text.