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Sherry St. Clair

HMH Contributor

Sherry St. Clair is a highly regarded instructional leadership consultant, author, and speaker with more than 20 years of experience in education. She has worked with schools around the world, creating specialized training and instructional coaching support for administrators and educators. Sherry formally served as a Senior Consultant for the International Center for Leadership in Education and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. She holds a master’s degree in Instructional Leadership as well as a Rank I in Instructional Supervision.

As an international consultant, Sherry draws from her rich experience at various levels of public education—teaching elementary school, serving as an administrator in a high school of 1,300 students, working as a state consultant, and creating and facilitating virtual courses. Sherry provides educational agencies with expertise in the areas of instructional leadership, effective classroom practices, classroom walkthroughs, project-based learning, effective use of data, and guidance on how to create structures for successful instructional coaching. Coaching schools to best meet the needs of all students is Sherry’s passion.

Sherry is a contributing author to Effective Instructional Strategies, Volume 2 published ICLE, as well as the author of Coaching Redefined: A Guide to Leading Meaningful Instructional Growth. She has published numerous professional learning activity guides and facilitated webinar series focused on leadership and effective instructional practices. Additionally, Sherry developed virtual instructional workshops for the CTE Technical Assistance Center of New York. In partnership with the Successful Practices Network, HMH, and AASA—The School Superintendent Association, Sherry has been a part of bringing innovative practices to scale

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Find her online at www.reflecttolearn.com or on Twitter @Sherrystclair.

 
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Instructional coaching is job-embedded professional development that provides continuous support for teachers within schools.

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