Dennis Sparks

Dennis SparksDennis Sparks has been executive director of the 10,000-member National Staff Development Council since 1984. He previously was an independent educational consultant and director of the Northwest Staff Development Center. Sparks has been a teacher, cunselor, and co-director of an alternative high school. He completed his doctorate in counseling at the University of Michigan in 1976, and has taught at several universities. He speaks frequently throughout North America on topics such as powerful staff development and effective teaching.

Sparks has authored Designing Powerful Professional Development for Teachers and Principals (NSDC, 2002) and Conversations that Matter (NSDC, 2001), a collection of his JSD interviews since 1991. He is co-author with Stephanie Hirsh of Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn (NSDC, 2000) and A New Vision for Staff Development (ASCD/NSDC, 1997). He also co-authored, with Joan Richardson, What is Staff Development Anyway? (NSDC, 1998).

Sparks' column appears each month NSDC′s newsletter, Results. His interviews with leading educational thinkers also appear in NSDC′sJournal of Staff Development. In addition, his articles have appeared in a variety of publications, including Educational Leadership, Phi Delta Kappan, The American School Board Journal, The Principal, and The School Administrator. Sparks' interviews and articles are accessible on the NSDC web site at www.nsdc.org/library/authors/sparks.cfm.
Read More Read Less

6 results found
List viewGrid view
Sort By:
1.
Leading for Results53 %
Publisher: Corwin Publishers
No Review Yet
₹3,680
₹1,730
Binding:
Paperback
Release:
17 Nov 2006
Language:
English
Available
Ships within 2-4 Days Explain..
5.
Leadership 18026 % NR
Publisher: Solution Tree
No Review Yet
₹3,776
₹2,794
Binding:
Hardback
Release:
01 Jul 2010
Language:
English
Out of Stock
Notify me when this book is in stockNotify Me
6.
Leadership 18026 % NR
Publisher: Solution Tree
No Review Yet
₹2,516
₹1,862
Binding:
Paperback
Release:
01 Apr 2010
Language:
English
Out of Stock
Notify me when this book is in stockNotify Me
No more records found