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Jane
Ellison, Ed.D
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 Jane
Ellison is Co-Director (with Carolee Hayes) of the
Center for Cognitive CoachingSM 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 CoachingSM, 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 CoachingSM in Informal
Settings," "Sustaining Learning After the
Foundation Seminar," "Cognitive CoachingSM
as Performance-Based Staff Development," "Public
Coaching," "A Parent Conference Map,"
with C. Hayes. Presentations at the Cognitive CoachingSM
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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