William A. Sommers, Ph.D. of Austin, Texas, continues to be a learner, teacher, principal, author, leadership coach, and consultant. Bill has come out of retirement five times to put theory into practice. He was on the Board of Trustees for five years and President for the National Staff Development Council now called Learning Forward.
Dr. Sommers is the former Executive Director for Secondary Curriculum and Professional Learning for Minneapolis Public Schools, and a school administrator for over 30 years. In addition to being an adjunct faculty member at several universities, he has been a program director for an adolescent chemical dependency treatment center and on the board of a halfway house for 20 years.
Bill has co-authored eight books, and co-authored chapters in several other books. In January 2016 Bill and his colleague Skip Olsen launched a website www.learningomnivores.com which includes educational blogs, new rules, and book reviews. Bill is a practitioner who integrates theory into leading and facilitating schools. Dr. Sommers has continued to be a leadership coach for over 25 years to school administrators.
18 Ebooks by William A. Sommers
Inc. Corwin Press & Shirley M. M. Hord: Guiding Professional Learning Communities
‘To improve teaching quality and student learning outcomes, someone has to take the reins and lead the effort with intelligence, skill, sensitivity, and a clear sense of purpose. This book offers the …
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€36.99
Michael B. B. Ayers & Inc. Corwin Press: The Principal′s Field Manual
‘An extensive and comprehensive resource for aspiring as well as practicing school leaders at every level. For aspiring school leaders, this book provides a multifaceted look at the complexity of sch …
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€36.99
Inc. Corwin Press & Shirley M. M. Hord: Leading Professional Learning Communities
‘Hord is the originator of the triple-headed concept of professional learning communities. Sommers is an experienced administrator and past president of the National Staff Development Council. With t …
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€36.99
Inc. Corwin Press & Walter R. R. Olsen: Energizing Staff Development Using Film Clips
‘One of the fastest ways to provide an understanding is through a story or a visual. Film clips do both. This book is an invaluable aid to any staff developer who wants to captivate an audience and t …
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€31.99
Corwin & Jennifer York-Barr: Reflective Practice for Renewing Schools
Renew your teaching and your passion with this updated bestseller! The teaching life can be hectic, complex, and even lonely. That’s why so many educators turn to reflective practice to reenergize th …
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€40.99
Corwin & William A. A. Sommers: Nine Professional Conversations to Change Our Schools
Improve collective efficacy in schools through meaningful professional conversations As technology substitutes for face-to-face connections, educators can feel like they’re practic …
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€31.99
Corwin & William A. A. Sommers: Nine Professional Conversations to Change Our Schools
Improve collective efficacy in schools through meaningful professional conversations As technology substitutes for face-to-face connections, educators can feel like they’re practic …
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€31.99
Shirley M. Hord & William A. Sommers: Leading Professional Learning Communities
"Hord is the originator of the triple-headed concept of professional learning communities. Sommers is an experienced administrator and past president of the National Staff Development Council. W …
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€36.08
Walter R. Olsen & William A. Sommers: Energizing Staff Development Using Film Clips
"One of the fastest ways to provide an understanding is through a story or a visual. Film clips do both. This book is an invaluable aid to any staff developer who wants to captivate an audience …
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€30.87
Shirley M. Hord & James L. Roussin: Guiding Professional Learning Communities
"To improve teaching quality and student learning outcomes, someone has to take the reins and lead the effort with intelligence, skill, sensitivity, and a clear sense of purpose. This book offer …
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€35.98
Michael B. Ayers & William A. Sommers: Principal’s Field Manual
"An extensive and comprehensive resource for aspiring as well as practicing school leaders at every level. For aspiring school leaders, this book provides a multifaceted look at the complexity o …
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€35.72
Gail S. Ghere & Jo Montie: Reflective Practice for Renewing Schools
Renew your teaching and your passion with this updated bestseller! The teaching life can be hectic, complex, and even lonely. That’s why so many educators turn to reflective practice to reenergize th …
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€39.30
William A Sommers: Responding to Resistance
p>Educational leadership is never conflict free. In Responding to Resistance, author William A. Sommers acknowledges this reality and presents school and district leaders with a set of wide-rangin …
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€29.99
William A. Sommers: Creating Talent Density
This book is a culmination of many educational and business practices to accelerate and distribute learning throughout the organization. You will find twenty-five strategies to assess the ability and …
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€38.56
Gail S. Ghere & Jo Montie: Reflective Practice for Renewing Schools
Renew your teaching and your passion with this updated bestseller! The teaching life can be hectic, complex, and even lonely. That’s why so many educators turn to reflective practice to reenergize th …
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€39.68
William A. Sommers & Diane P. Zimmerman: Nine Professional Conversations to Change Our Schools
Improve collective efficacy in schools through meaningful professional conversations As technology substitutes for face-to-face connections, educators can feel like they’re practicing their craft in …
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€30.72
Joellen Killion & William A. Sommers: Elevate School-Based Professional Learning
Collaborative staff development in education is the vehicle to student success, and research shows that the closer professional learning is to daily practice, the more meaningful and impactful it wil …
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€38.99
Jakub Grzadzielski & William A. Sommers: Compliance Cop to Culture Coach
Leadership in organizations is going through unprecedented change. In the past compliance, conformity, and command and control were adequate for product-based world in education and business. As the …
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€25.70
