[TDN] is deeply committed to building the capacity of all teacher educators to improve the educational experiences of our children and youth... Working with [TDN] has reinforced my belief that a focus on the decisions teachers make to respond to the students' learning needs in the moments of teaching, provides rich and meaningful learning for the novice as she develops her own practice.
By exploring teaching in real time with [TDN], I find that I learn something new or I see something anew, every session. Working with [TDN] and being a part of the community she has brought together, continues to strengthen and deepen my knowledge and skills for creating practice based teacher educator learning experiences.
Marcie Osinsky, Boston Teacher Residency Director, Elementary Grades
By exploring teaching in real time with [TDN], I find that I learn something new or I see something anew, every session. Working with [TDN] and being a part of the community she has brought together, continues to strengthen and deepen my knowledge and skills for creating practice based teacher educator learning experiences.
Marcie Osinsky, Boston Teacher Residency Director, Elementary Grades
[TDN's] work on pre-service mentoring is innovative, rigorous, practical, and comes from a foundational belief in the intellectual capabilities of students. [TDN] has helped shape both the content and methods we use at the Boston Teacher Residency to develop teacher educators, and I jump at any chance to collaborate with [TDN]. [TDN] takes the incredibly complex – real-time mentoring activities that support ambitious and content-rich teaching – and makes it feel like play.
Bill Madden-Fuoco, Boston Teacher Residency Director, Secondary Grades
Bill Madden-Fuoco, Boston Teacher Residency Director, Secondary Grades
[TDN] has played a critical role in building mentor capacity at Los Angeles County Office of Education. [TDN] is very skilled at facilitation and manages both large and small groups with ease. [TDN's] commitment to consistently staying current with all of the most cutting edge research and new training related to mentoring, led to mentor training that was rich with insights that empowered and inspired attendees.
Mary Dolan, Los Angeles County Office of Education Induction Project Director
Mary Dolan, Los Angeles County Office of Education Induction Project Director
Working with [TDN] was such a pleasure. Our time spent with [TDN] provided my colleague and I a space to be reflective as we refined the work of mentoring and induction in our state. The way [TDN] shares her knowledge and expertise makes you excited to learn from [TDN].
Danielle Brown, Arizona K-12 Center Professional Learning Director
Danielle Brown, Arizona K-12 Center Professional Learning Director
Emily Davis was outstanding. She offered a perfect blend of instruction and opportunity for engagement. It is very easy to see the opportunities for application in this work.
University of Pennsylvania Strategic Leadership Program Participant
University of Pennsylvania Strategic Leadership Program Participant