| William A. Sommers,
Ph.D. |
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 William
A. Sommers, Ph.D. is currently a Program Manager
for Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
(SEDL) in Austin, Texas. During the 2004-05 school
year, he was the Principal of Chaska High School
in Chaska, Minnesota.
Bill is a Senior Fellow for the Urban Leadership
Academy at the University of Minnesota, and he is
on the Board of Trustees and President-elect for
the National Staff Development Council. Bill is the
former Executive Director for Secondary Curriculum
and Professional Learning for Minneapolis Public
Schools and is also an Adjunct Professor of Educational
Leadership at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Since 1990, Bill has been an associate trainer for
the Center for Cognitive CoachingSM, based
in Denver, Colorado. Bill has co-authored five books: Living
on a Tightrope: A Survival Handbook for Principals, Becoming
a Successful Principal: How to Ride the Wave of Change
Without Drowning, Reflective Practice to Improve
Schools, A Trainer's Companion, and Energizing
Staff Development Using Video Clips. In addition
to writing many articles on coaching, assessment,
and reflective thinking, he also does training in
poverty, leadership, organizational development,
conflict management, brain research, and classroom
management.
Bill has worked in K-12 education from 1970 to the
present as a teacher and principal in urban, suburban,
and rural schools. He also has served as an adjunct
faculty member at the University of St. Thomas, St.
Mary's University, the Union Institute, and Capella
University.
Office:
Bill Sommers
SEDL
211 East 7th. Street
Austin, TX 78701
Telephone: 800–476–6861,
ext. 247
E-mail: wsommers@sedl.org
Home:
Bill Sommers
7205 Seneca Falls Loop
Austin, TX 78739
Telephone: 512–291–7061
E-mail: wsommers@austin.rr.com
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