Lisa Almeida

Lisa Almeida

Lisa Almeida is a recognized educator with over 20 years of experience delivering professional development and implementation support to educators. Most notably, she is known for effective leadership and teacher coaching in the areas of standards, assessment, data-driven decision making, and professional learning communities.

Lisa was the national director of professional learning at The Leadership and Learning Center. She is a former distinguished professional development associate, school and district administrator, teacher, and a contributing author to numerous publications, including Fearless Coaching (2023) and Ahead of the Curve (2007).

Lisa earned a bachelor’s degree in English, along with teacher and reading certifications, from the College of Saint Mary in Nebraska and a master’s degree in educational administration from the University of Nebraska Omaha.

Presentations by Lisa Almeida

• Formative Assessments: Simple Strategies to Improve Effectiveness
• Using Short-Cycle Assessments: Taking Implementation to the Next Level
• Using Short-Cycle Assessments: Taking Implementation to the Next Level for Leaders
• Designing Formative Assessments
• Coaching Up Collaborative Teams: Making the Most of It!
• Formative Assessments: Simple Strategies to Improve Effectiveness for Leaders
• Designing Formative Assessments: An Overview for Leaders
• Coaching Up Collaborative Teams: The Site Leaders’ Role
• Collaborative Team Facilitators: Supporting the Teacher-Leader Role
• Standards-Based Reporting: How to Go Beyond the “Grade”
• What Leaders Need to Know About Standards-Based Reporting
• Teacher Evaluation: Next Steps for Teachers
• Teacher Evaluation: Next Steps for Leaders
• Five Strategies to Improving Collaborative Teams
• Five Strategies to Improving Formative Assessments
• Five Strategies to Improve Leaders’ Roles in Collaborative Teams
• Improve Problem Solving: Setting Everyone Up for Success