Dennis Sparks, PhD, serves as a “thinking partner” to leadership teams of education organizations that are committed to the continuous improvement of teaching and learning for all students. He is emeritus executive director of the National Staff Development Council, having served from 1984 to 2007.Dr. Sparks has spoken to numerous groups and written on a wide variety of subjects for many major educational publications - including Leadership 180, and is a contributor for On Common Ground. He is the author of the blog Leading for Results (dennissparks.wordpress.com) about school leadership. His work can be further explored at solution-tree.com and you can follow him on Twitter at @DennisSparks