At this gathering, Jan's guest will be Michael Nelson, a leadership coach and thought partner for the Instructional Leadership Collective. He has been a public school educator for more than 40 years, as a teacher, principal, curriculum and instruction director, assistant superintendent, and superintendent. In 2019, he was selected as the Washington State Superintendent of the Year. He is now co-blogging Peter DeWitt’s Finding Common Ground Education Week Opinion blog.

Welcome to our 2024/2025 Elevating Teacher Voice discussion series, hosted by Jan Iwase. The format is simple. A guest educator (or educators) will read out loud one of their blogs or essays, and then open up the session for discussion. No pre-work, no homework, no fuss, just deep listening, conversations and fellowship.