Shira is a creative and passionate educator with twenty-five years of experience teaching and learning in New York City and beyond. She has been deeply involved in advancing educators’ practice through active classroom coaching and modeling, strategizing with school leaders, collaboratively planning and facilitating professional learning experiences, and supporting teacher leaders and teams. By leveraging deep listening, skilled facilitation, and a mastery of adult learning principles, she has galvanized hundreds of educators around a shared vision for transformative practice. Shira also served in a senior role at an educational non-profit, working closely with district leaders and staff to coordinate and manage a new teacher induction program in the Bronx.
Inspired by the possibilities of the classroom and the humor of young people, Shira brings her passion for team building and collaboration to all of her work, leaving partners with both a deeper theoretical understanding and practical applications of the topic at hand.