Dr. Angela Peery is a Senior Professional Development Associate at The Leadership and Learning Center. Just before joining the Center, she was a Teacher Specialist with the South Carolina Department of Education and worked with a chronically low-performing middle school as part of a turnaround team. Angela was also previously a consultant for the National Urban Alliance for Effective Education, co-teaching and designing lessons with teachers in high-poverty, at-risk schools in Seattle and Indianapolis.
Angela’s varied experience includes ten years of classroom teaching, four years as a high school assistant principal, and various leadership roles at the building, district, and state levels. She has taught at both the undergraduate and graduate levels for Coastal Carolina University, Horry-Georgetown Technical College, the University of Phoenix, and Kaplan University Online. She was also a co-director of a National Writing Project site for several years.
Angela earned her doctorate in curriculum/instruction through the University of South Carolina. Her research highlighted her professional development work in literacy with teachers at a K-8 Jewish day school, the Chabad Academy in Myrtle Beach. Since completing her doctoral studies, she has published five books, including Writing Matters in Every Classroom and The Data Teams Experience: A Guide for Effective Meetings. Angela is also the creator of several seminars for The Center, including the Writing to Learn series, Power Strategies for Effective Teaching, and the forthcoming two-day seminar based on the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy. Angela is a featured presenter at many of The Center’s conferences, summits, and institutes and works both nationally and internationally.
A native of Salem, Virginia, Angela earned her B. A. in English at Randolph-Macon Woman's College and her M. A. in Liberal Arts at Hollins College. Her professional licensures include secondary English, secondary administration, and gifted/talented education. In the past several years, she has also studied presentation design and delivery with Nancy Duarte, Garr Reynolds, and Rick Altman.
Her family consists of husband Tim, a yellow Lab, a chocolate Lab, and a mixed-breed, long-haired cat who thinks she is a retriever. The family resides on Lady's Island in the lovely coastal area of Beaufort/Hilton Head in South Carolina. Angela is an officer in her homeowners' association and regularly volunteers in local schools. In her rare periods of leisure time, she enjoys traveling with Tim, boating in the local waters, entertaining friends, and attending rock concerts.
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What Clients Say
“I am always impressed with Angela’s willingness to work as a partner with our district. She will shift directions at any time to meet the needs of the group she is working with. Her facilitation skills are exceptional and model strategies of effective instructional practices. She has been influential in our district efforts to support effective instruction, common formative assessments and the implementation of Data Teams.”
—Kyra Donovan, Director of Elementary and Federal Programs, McMinnville, Oregon
“Dr. Angela Peery came to Australia earlier this year and worked with principals, literacy leader’s and teachers across the Hume Region in Victoria on the topic of nonfiction writing – writing to learn and learning to write. Her knowledge and experience has impacted on the teachers’ practice in our classrooms as teachers have adopted many of her strategies. The professional learning we had with Angela in person was followed up by webinars that all teachers have been able to access. Her dedication is demonstrated by her working live with our teachers despite the time differences between our countries.”
—Jan Gregory, Regional Network Leader Hume Region DEECD, Victoria, Australia
“Well done- your session was entertaining & engaging and I feel better about writing at my school & in my classroom”
“I was so impressed that I have booked 2 more teachers into tomorrow’s session”
“Engaging and motivational session which I’m looking forward to sharing with staff back at school”
“I thoroughly enjoyed this session. It was both informative and entertaining”
—Comments by various attendees from recent sessions with Angela.
