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| ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Cassandra Erkens is a presenter, facilitator, coach, trainer of trainers, keynote speaker, author, and above all, a teacher. She presents nationally and internationally on assessment, instruction, school improvement, and professional learning communities.

Cassandra has served as an adjunct faculty member at Hamline and Cardinal Stritch universities, where she took teachers through graduate education courses. She has authored and coauthored a wide array of published trainings, and she has designed and delivered the training of trainers programs for two major education-based companies.

As an educator and recognized leader, Cassandra has served as a senior high school English teacher, a director of staff development at the district level, a regional school improvement facilitator, and a director of staff and organization development in the private sector.

To learn more about Cassandra’s work, visit http://allthingsassessment.info or follow @cerkens on Twitter.

Tom Schimmer is an author and a speaker with expertise in assessment, grading, leadership, and behavioral support. Tom is a former district-level leader, school administrator, and teacher. As a district-level leader, he was a member of the senior management team responsible for overseeing the efforts to support and build the instructional and assessment capacities of teachers and administrators.

Tom is a sought-after speaker who presents internationally for schools and districts. He has worked extensively throughout North America, as well as in Vietnam, Myanmar, China, Thailand, Japan, India, Qatar, Spain, and the United Arab Emirates. He earned a teaching degree from Boise State University and a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from the University of British Columbia.

To learn more about Tom’s work, visit http://allthingsassessment.info or follow @TomSchimmer on Twitter.

Nicole Dimich Vagle has a passion for education and lifelong learning, which has led her to extensively explore, facilitate, and implement innovative practices in school transformation. She works with elementary and secondary educators in presentations, trainings, and consultations that address today’s most critical issues, all in the spirit of facilitating increased student learning and confidence.

Nicole was a school transformation specialist, where she coached individual teachers and teams of teachers in assessment, literacy, and high expectations for all students. Nicole was also a program evaluator and trainer at the Center for Supportive Schools in New Jersey. A former middle and high school English teacher, she is committed to making schools into places where all students feel invested and successful.

A featured presenter at conferences internationally, Nicole empowers educators to build their capacity for and implement engaging assessment design, formative assessment practices, common assessment design and analysis, response to intervention systems, data-driven decisions, student work protocols, and motivational strategies.

Nicole earned a master of arts degree in human development from Saint Mary’s University and a bachelor of arts degree in English and psychology from Concordia College.

To learn more about Nicole’s work, visit http://allthingsassessment.info or follow @NicoleVagle on Twitter.

To book Cassandra Erkens, Tom Schimmer, or Nicole Dimich Vagle for professional development, contact pd@SolutionTree.com.