Dr. Connie Kamm is a Senior Professional Development Associate with The Leadership and Learning Center. She is also the president of The KAMM Group, a company that focuses on organizational effectiveness and strategic communication in both industry and education.
Dr. Kamm has been active in school reform for over twenty-five years and has developed keen insights into the spirit of building positive district and school cultures. She is noted for her dynamic process for transforming education through the development and implementation of system-wide comprehensive learning frameworks at state and district levels.
Dr. Kamm presents to schools and districts internationally. In addition, she facilitates the development and implementation of system-wide reform initiatives with several state departments and ministries of education. Following, are the titles of her most recent programs:
- Focus on Leadership: Ensuring Student Results
- Transforming Education in a New Era
- From Innovation to Implementation: Creating Change in Your Schools
- Planning, Implementation, and Monitoring: The Key to Continued Success
In addition, Dr. Kamm is currently working with several districts and state departments of education on the development of leadership evaluation systems that are aligned with improved student achievement. To support this work, she consults with educational software companies focusing on the design of digitized school improvement products and leadership evaluation systems.
Dr. Kamm is also guiding districts and state departments in the development of a rigorous curriculum design. This curriculum model aligns the Common Core State Standards with formative assessment practices and engaging instructional strategies that are unified in well-constructed units of instruction. In addition, she is facilitating the development of district-wide grading and professional development policies that support this dynamic work in curriculum, assessment, and instruction.
With extensive experience at the university, public school, and corporate levels, Dr. Kamm brings a unique blend of real-world experience and international research to her presentations. She is the author of programs that have been presented throughout the United States, Canada, South America, and Mexico.
Dr. Kamm completed her doctorate in Leadership and Policy. Her dissertation concentrates on the impact of professional development programs in changing the assessment pedagogy of secondary teachers in urban high schools. She also recently authored several articles on Ohio’s Leadership Development Framework and published a chapter, “Accountability and the Data Team Process,” in Data Teams: The Big Picture. In addition, Dr. Kamm just completed a chapter titled “A Framework to Support Successful Leadership” in Activate: A Leader’s Guide to People, Practices, and Processes. She is currently coauthoring two books: The Formative Process and The Reflective Leader: Implementing a Multidimensional Leadership Performance System.
Dr. Kamm is known for her passion, energy, and thoroughness. She combines poignant stories and stimulating activities with sound information to produce her lively and engaging sessions. Away from work, she and her husband, Richard, enjoy their five children and ten grandchildren. They are also enthusiastic about cooking, golfing, reading, watching movies, and spending time with friends.
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What Clients Say
“Connie is an excellent trainer, I don’t think I have met anyone else as qualified, personable and focused on helping us be as successful as we can. Love her!”
—Tisha Bouwmeester, Colorado League of Charter Schools, CO
“Both David and Connie were excellent presenters and knew the information very well. They could easily give a variety of examples and address all questions. This indicated a broad awareness and understanding of the topic by both presenters.”
—Julia G. Gregory, Director, Olympia Professional Development Academy, Richland School District One
“Fantastic job, Connie. Your positive attitude is contagious. Everything was very engaging!”
—Lindsay Rolwes, Reading Teacher, Lake Villa School District 41, IL
“I really enjoyed the time allowed to discuss/share – well placed within the presentation and appropriate to our efforts.”
“The connections (stories) are very helpful with understanding concepts. Having read the book is a great plus for a session of this type.”
“Appreciate insights. Knowledgeable. Thank you for keeping a good pace. Genuine. Clarifying our future and confirming our path.”
“Fantastic connection to the Learning Leader. The clarity you provided and insights were invaluable.”
“Excellent presentation. I enjoyed the stories, you have so much experience with schools all across the US. that your dialogue is very rich. Thank you – I can’t wait to get going with initiatives.”
