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Researching school governance, politics of education, and school improvement @ceii-umd.bsky.social @univofmaryland.bsky.social Let's talk about: school boards, the First Amendment, This Old House, Old Town Alexandria, thrift finds, & your dog.
“Sustainable change happens when leaders see themselves as learners first.” — Dr. Doug Anthony
COLA is a new 6-month academy for district leaders to learn, collaborate, and drive systems-level change.
🎥 Watch: education.umd.edu/ceii/program...
#COLA #CEii #EducationalLeadership
CEii + Testudo = the perfect welcome to a new school year ✨🐢The CEii staff had a blast at the UMD College of Education’s
EdTerp Welcome! 📚 @pamelacallahan.bsky.social @cneumerski.bsky.social
✨ New CEii Essay ✨
In Secret Spaces, Dr. Cherise J. Hunter shows how leaders can open hidden spaces in policymaking and bring more voices to the table, strengthening trust and advancing equity in education.
📖 Read here: drive.google.com/file/d/12rCJ...
#EquityInEducation #SchoolLeadership
The UMD School Improvement Network supports schools with collaboration, PD & tools for improvement.
📢 Fall webinars:
Sept – Data for Impact
Oct – Empathy Mapping
Nov – Student Wellness
Dec – Science of Reading
Membership $500 per team (5 people) →
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Professional learning is more important than ever — but access can be a challenge.
The UMD School Improvement Network connects Maryland school & district leaders to collaborate, learn, and problem-solve together.
Join for just $500/team → docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
education.umd.edu/ceii/usin
You asked, we answered.
From our mission and core values to the ways we partner with schools and districts, this Q&A shares more about who we are and what we do.
Explore the full Q&A in this post, and visit our website to learn more — link in bio.
Explore CEii’s insights on how leadership coaching drives meaningful change in education.
CEii’s article in Frontiers in Education reflects on what it takes to integrate equity into every step of continuous improvement.
📖 Read the full article here: www.frontiersin.org/journals/edu...
Great day supporting PGCPS & the Office of Professional Learning!
💬 @damaries.bsky.social on the Blueprint
💬 Dr. @segeu.bsky.social on Improvement Science & the Blueprint
💬 Dr. @pamelacallahan.bsky.social on program eval
🔍 Teams turned strategies into testable change ideas
#ImprovementScience
We are thrilled to welcome our summer interns to CEii!
Ajith Iyer, an MBA candidate at UMD, brings strategy & product dev experience.
Laticia Vyapuri, a Marketing & Information Systems student, supports digital content & outreach.
Excited to have them on the team!
#CEii #UMD #SummerInterns
Policy Brief #3: SILA Cohort 1, Year 1 – Outcomes and Impacts
94% of Fellows reported leadership growth
+40% gain in confidence with school improvement
80%+ earned micro-credentials
Notable shifts in equity and instructional leadership
Read the full brief here: drive.google.com/file/d/1AHYJ...
Final SILA Brief Released!
This fourth and final evaluation brief explores what principals and APs want from SILA coaching in Year 2—highlighting priorities like school improvement, instructional support, and equity.
📄 Read it here: drive.google.com/file/d/1v4T2...
#educationresearch #Schoolequity
We’re CEii — the Center for Educational Innovation & Improvement at @univofmaryland.bsky.social
We support school and district leaders, along with policymakers, in building equity-centered, evidence-based improvement.
Learn more -> ceii.umd.edu
#Education #SchoolImprovement #EdLeadership #CEii
Welcome to the team!
22.07.2025 12:36 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0What a phenomenal day it was. Learning, sharing, and celebrating with these tremendous leaders. #SILA
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First time as a podcast guest (alongside Dr. Lori Wimbush). Talking research practice partnerships, improvement science, EdDs, racial equity, and more! 3-part series
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The final #SILA convening closed out a bold vision. So proud of our fellows + community who made it real. 👏🏾
Thanks to Dean Griffin + Dr. Terrell Shockley for lifting the work.
Grateful to our partners — Learning Forward, MIRA & PSA — for walking this journey with us.
#EdLeadership #EquityinEd
New research by Damaries Blondonville-Ford: Self-efficacy, agency, and values as predictors of STEM teacher leader identity
This study explores how these factors shape leadership identity and support teacher retention.
Read: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
#STEMEducation #TeacherLeadership
⛳ So happy to see @ceii-umd.bsky.social and @univofmaryland.bsky.social supporting Excellence in Education Foundation for PGCPS.
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Dr. @cneumerski.bsky.social has a new publication:
Instructional Leadership Plus: Central Office Leaders Rethink the Principalship
Post-COVID, principals must lead beyond instruction:
🛠 Resilience
💡 Solutions
⚖️ Equity
💚 Well-being
🤝 Political skill
📖 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
2026 AERA ANNUAL MEETING CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Los Angeles, California April 8–12
The #AERA2026 Call for Submissions is now open! The deadline for submissions is July 25. www.aera.net/Events-Meeti...
27.05.2025 18:07 — 👍 13 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 2🎉🐢🎓🎉 @univofmaryland.bsky.social Congrats #EdTerps!
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🎓 Big congrats to Dr. Courtni Ball!
📍 Prince George’s County Public Schools
📝 Investigating Principal Supervisor Actions That Support Principal Instructional Leadership
🎓 Ed.D., @UMD in School System Leadership
👏 Collaborated with Dr. Felice N. DeSouza & Dr. Trina Hayes
#EdD #UMDGrad #SchoolLeaders
🎉🐢🎓🎉 @univofmaryland.bsky.social Congrats #EdTerps!
22.05.2025 13:56 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0🎉🐢🎓🎉 @univofmaryland.bsky.social Congrats #EdTerps!
22.05.2025 13:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0🎉🐢🎓🎉 @univofmaryland.bsky.social Congrats #EdTerps!
22.05.2025 13:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0🎉🐢🎓🎉 @univofmaryland.bsky.social Congrats #EdTerps!
22.05.2025 13:55 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0🎉🐢🎓 @univofmaryland.bsky.social
21.05.2025 23:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Our own Christine Neumerski, Senior Research Fellow at UMD CEii, gave a powerful #TerrapinEdTalk on bridging the gap between research & practice in education.
📽️ Watch the full talk here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6pa...
#EducationResearch #K12Ed #EdLeadership
Join @ceii-umd.bsky.social @cneumerski.bsky.social and more for this important community forum. Registration link: bit.ly/3EM5oEn
01.05.2025 19:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The 2024-2025 #SupremeCourt term will have significant impacts for #K-12 & #HigherEducation. The @educationlaw.bsky.social conf will be held in Nov 5-8 in #KansasCity & offers a space to share research & developing work on #education & #law. Proposals due May 1: www.educationlaw.org/2025callforc....
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