Originators
ROBERT J. GARMSTON is an Emeritus Professor of Educational Administration at California State University, Sacramento, and Co- Developer of Cognitive Coaching with Dr. Art Costa. Formerly a classroom teacher, principal, director of instruction, and acting superintendent, he works as an educational consultant and is director of Facilitation Associates, a consulting firm specializing in leadership, learning, personal and organizational development. He is co-developer and founder of Adaptive Schools Seminars with Bruce Wellman. Adaptive Schools Seminars develops organizational capacity for self- directed, sustainable improvement in student learning. He has made
presentations and conducted workshops for teachers, administrators, and staff developers throughout the United States as well as in Canada, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East. He is advisor to Thinking CollaborativeTM, thinkingcollaborative.com, the umbrella organization for Cognitive Coaching Seminars® and Adaptive Schools Seminars.
In addition to educational clients, he has worked with diverse groups including police officers, probation officers, Court and Justice systems, Utilities Districts, The United States Air Force, and the World Health Organization.
Bruce Wellman, a consultant, has served as a classroom teacher, curriculum coordinator, and staff developer in Oberlin, Ohio, and Concord, Massachusetts, public schools. He consults with school systems and professional groups and organizations throughout North America, presenting workshops and courses for teachers and administrators on the patterns and practices of learning-focused classrooms, learning-focused conversations for supervisors and mentors, presentation skills, and facilitating and developing collaborative groups.
He has been honored by the Education Writers Association and National Staff Development Council, and has written for numerous publications on organization and professional development, mentoring, quality teaching, and improving professional cultures.
presentations and conducted workshops for teachers, administrators, and staff developers throughout the United States as well as in Canada, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East. He is advisor to Thinking CollaborativeTM, thinkingcollaborative.com, the umbrella organization for Cognitive Coaching Seminars® and Adaptive Schools Seminars.
In addition to educational clients, he has worked with diverse groups including police officers, probation officers, Court and Justice systems, Utilities Districts, The United States Air Force, and the World Health Organization.
Bruce Wellman, a consultant, has served as a classroom teacher, curriculum coordinator, and staff developer in Oberlin, Ohio, and Concord, Massachusetts, public schools. He consults with school systems and professional groups and organizations throughout North America, presenting workshops and courses for teachers and administrators on the patterns and practices of learning-focused classrooms, learning-focused conversations for supervisors and mentors, presentation skills, and facilitating and developing collaborative groups.
He has been honored by the Education Writers Association and National Staff Development Council, and has written for numerous publications on organization and professional development, mentoring, quality teaching, and improving professional cultures.