Thought Leadership

Thought leadership is a broad term with a variety of definitions. The Center for Collaborative Education defines thought leadership as the beginning of our relationship with educators and other professionals in the field, and an extension and continuation of valued collaborations and partnership.

Contributing thoughtfully to the field.

We believe thought leaders should be thoughtful leaders. We hope to intrigue, challenge, and inspire you through innovative ideas, engaging opinions, and compelling research.

Sharing our expertise.

Our staff is a community of knowledgeable and experienced educators, with expertise in a wide range of topics including school design, ELL instruction, performance assessment, teacher leadership, and education policy.

Building a library of resources.

We invite you to explore our publications, events, and blog posts to learn more and engage with us around the work we do and our approach to equity. We look forward to growing our relationship with you.

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National Association of Secondary School Principals 2016 Conference

In February, CCE Senior Associate Michael Brownstein, along with the principals from The Green School in Rhode Island and Souhegan High School in New Hampshire, presented at the National Association of Secondary School Principals 100th annual conference. The presentation – Measuring What Matters: Designing Performance Assessments that Promote Student Success - discussed how CCE successfully partnered with the schools in translating state educational policy to support effective instruction, assessment, and meaningful learning for students and staff. 

Measuring What Matters: Designing Performance Assessments that Promote Student Success PowerPoint Presentation

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Learning Forward 2015 Conference Presentations

CCE staff members Laurie Gagnon and Stacy Young, alongside Rochester, NH coaches Kathy Cotton and Heidi Zollman, presented the session, Using Professional Learning Communities to Create Quality Performance Assessments , an overview of CCE's Quality Performance Assessment process and Rochester school district's journey into the development of performance tasks in their competency-based district.

Using Professional Learning Communities to Create Quality Performance Assessments PowerPoint Presentation

Gagnon and fellow CCE staffer Irene Logan, alongside Professor Xiu Cravens of Vanderbilt University, presented the session, Exploring Approaches to Instructional Improvement through Collaborative Inquiry, an outline of four approaches to instructional improvement using practice-based inquiry cycles in teacher-centered professional development.

Exploring Approaches to Instructional Improvement through Collaborative Inquiry PowerPoint Presentation