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"AS LEADERS WE MUST BOTH LEAD AND LEARN.
LEARNING WITHOUT LEADERSHIP ENDS IN A SEA
OF KNOWLEDGE,
LEADERSHIP WITHOUT LEARNING ENDS IN EVERYONE BUT THE LEADER KNOWING THE BOAT IS SINKING"
- Dr. Barbara Blackburn -
Dr. Barbara Blackburn has been a school leader as well as a teacher. She understands the balance of various points of view as well as the skills it takes to motivate everyone in a school to move past the challenges to success. These resources throughout the website are meant to offer you the tools to achieve just that-success!
There are over 600 resources you can use with teachers, ranging from:
For your convenience, leadership resources are located in this section.
You'll see podcast links at the bottom of this page, please use the menu to access leadership books, downloads and leadership articles.
"When Dr. Blackburn is here you can feel the energy and enthusiasm.
I have never had such positive feedback!"
- Cheryl A. Clarke -
- Superintendent Monsoon Public Schools -
Dr. Blackburn regularly partners with schools and districts to provide professional development and support
for school improvement.
Options include :
For more information, click here.
"Thank you so much for a fabulous workshop at the Victorian Principals Conference last week. The workshop was very informative and full of useful strategies that can be easily implemented in the classroom to create rigour. Much appreciated!"
Susan Coffey, Junior Campus Principal, Traralgon College, Australia
"We love Barbara. She is an energetic and engaging presenter who always makes learning about rigor practical for both teachers and administrators. Educators love the fact that in her presentations she models the strategies that teachers can implement "the next day" to raise the rigor and engagement for their students".
Robin Champagne, Ed.D., Secondary Leadership, Killeen ISD, Texas