Jane Ellison, Ed.D

Jane Ellison is Co-Director (with Carolee Hayes) of the Center for Cognitive Coaching and Co-Director (with Carolee Hayes) of Kaleidoscope Associates, L.L.C., in Colorado. Kaleidoscope is a corporation that focuses on building capacity in learning organizations. Kaleidoscope provides consultation to school districts and other organizations in the areas of change and transition, Cognitive Coaching^SM, quality professional and organizational development, curriculum development, effective instruction, supervision, facilitation and group development.

From 1992–1998 Jane was the Director of Elementary Education for Douglas County School District Re. 1, Colorado, the fastest growing county in the nation. In that position, Jane was responsible for the development of elementary standards and curriculum, the monitoring of instruction and the supervision of principals. Jane also facilitated 17 elementary principal search committees.

Jane was a principal for 15 years, 4 in Douglas County, Colorado, and 11 in Tinley Park, Illinois. Her teaching experience is in the primary grades and at the graduate college level. She holds a B.A. in Elementary Education and Social Sciences from SMU, a M.Ed. in Elementary Supervision from the University of North Texas, and an Ed.D. in Administration from VPI&SU, Blacksburg, Virginia. She is licensed as a teacher and supervisor in Texas and as an administrator in Colorado and Illinois.

Jane's experiences include teaching graduate classes in South America, attending the Principals' Institutes at Columbia Teachers College and Harvard University, and chairing the Board of Directors of the Principals' Center at University of Colorado, Denver. She is also a certified Teacher and Principal Perceiver Specialist.

Among Jane's presentations and publications are:

Ellison, J, & Hayes, C. (2003) Cognitive Coaching: Weaving Threads of Learning and Change into the Culture of an Organization. Norwood, Mass.: Christopher-Gordon.
Ellison, J. & Hayes, C. (2006) Effective School Leadership: Developing Principals Through Cognitive Coaching. Norwood, Mass.: Christopher-Gordon.
"Big Enough?" with C. Hayes (1999, Winter). Journal of Staff Development, 20 (1), 38–43.
"A Systems Approach to Standards-based Education," with P. Grippe, E. Asp, C. Hayes. Presentation at the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Annual Conference, March 1998.
"Using Cognitive Coaching^SM in Informal Settings," "Sustaining Learning After the Foundation Seminar," "Cognitive Coaching^SM as Performance-Based Staff Development," "Public Coaching," "A Parent Conference Map," with C. Hayes. Presentations at the Cognitive Coaching^SM National Leadership Network Symposia, 1996–1998.
"Developing a Group's Capacity for Dialogue" with R. Garmston and C. Hayes. Presentation at the National Staff Development Council Annual Conference, November, 1997.
"Performance Based Staff Development: Two Models," with C. Hayes, C. Humbard, L. Durham. Presentation at the National Staff Development Council Annual Conference, November 1997.
"Public Coaching," with Carolee Hayes. Presentation at the National Staff Development Council Annual Conference, November 1995.

Jane Ellison
514 South Grant Street
Denver, CO 80209

Telephone: 303–400–8326
Fax: 303–400–8327
E-mail: ccsjane@gmail.com


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