Discover CEL’s Coordinated Approach to Student Learning
School Leadership
Helping district leaders and principals observe, analyze and lead for high-quality instruction.
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Teaching Effectiveness
Developing the teaching expertise necessary to ensure that all students learn at high levels.
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District Leadership
Helping district leaders to develop policies, practices and structures that support principals and teachers in delivering high-quality instruction.
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CEL’s Tools for Leadership and Instruction
IN THE BLOG:Instructional Leadership in Action
As we at the University of Washington Center for Educational Leadership continue to visit classrooms this year and celebrate the gains we are seeing, we encourage educators to also celebrate and then think about their next steps for...
In this latest installment of The Throughline, Max Silverman speaks with Superintendent Jennifer Cheatham about how to create deep and rich student-centered learning...
The Center for Educational Leadership's executive director, Max Silverman, will take part in two panel discussions at the AASA 2019 National Conference on Education in Los Angeles. Silverman will engage in a facilitated dialogue about leadership strategies for closing...
News and Events
Do you believe that leadership at the classroom, school and district levels can make a difference in the learning and lives of all students? If so, check out our exciting job opportunities. For timely consideration, apply in March.
Introducing the Leadership Guide for K-12 Teacher Professional Learning
The Leadership Guide for K-12 Teacher Professional Learning is for leaders in classrooms, schools and school systems who want coherent, authentic, sustainable, and effective teacher learning aimed at improving outcomes for students.
Introducing the CEL District Leader Fellows
We are excited to announce the first cohort of CEL District Leader Fellows. The fellowship is a yearlong professional development and work opportunity for district leaders who possess professional expertise that will serve the Center for Educational Leadership’s mission, help the organization expand its current knowledge base, and allow us to better serve our district partners.
Why School Systems Choose CEL
The chance to be coached as an instructional leader is one of the best things that ever happened to me professionally.
Charles Ransom, Superintendent and former principal, Woodburn school district, Oregon
CEL has helped my practice become much more student-centered and much less me-centered.
Carrie Howell, high school teacher, The Academy of Citizenship and Empowerment, SeaTac, Washington
CEL has created this urgency in a place where it didn’t exist before. It’s this idea of reaching 100 percent of the students and making them 100 percent successful, 100 percent of the time.
MICHELLE ROOKS, INSTRUCTIONAL COACH, TETON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1, WYOMING