Consulting

As a full-service university research center, CASTLE can assist with almost anything related to school innovation, deeper learning, and technology leadership. In the past we have helped with…

    • multi-day district, regional, and statewide leadership academies that transform P-12 school systems;
    • keynotes, workshops, and other professional learning opportunities;
    • targeted research for national ministries of education, foundations, corporations, and school systems;
    • evaluation of school-, district-, state-, and national-level initiatives;
    • think tanks and policy-level discussions;
    • postsecondary course and program development; 
    • policy development for international development agencies; and
    • much more!

Below are some consulting projects that each of us is working on right now. CASTLE is a thought partner with numerous organizations around the world. Do you have an idea to run by us or an initiative you need help with? Please get in touch!

Scott

Scott continues to be in high demand as a keynote speaker and workshop facilitator for school districts and for state, national, and international organizations. Additionally, he has been leading multi-day innovation academies for school leaders and has been working with school systems in Colorado, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Virginia, and Washington on leadership behaviors and organizational support structures for deeper learning. Scott’s 4 Shifts Protocol is being used around the world and he works regularly with classroom educators and instructional / technology coaches to redesign classroom instruction for deeper learning, greater student agency, more authentic work, and rich technology infusion.

Jayson

Jayson has been a speaker, workshop facilitator, and consultant locally, nationally, and internationally. He has worked with international schools such as the American Embassy School in New Delhi, India and the International School of Beijing in China around researching the impacts of their deeper learning initiatives. He has worked for international organizations such as the World Bank and UNESCO. He has worked on a variety of other international projects, including teacher training in Cambodia, designing the 5-year teacher and leader professional development plan in the Republic of Georgia, and online course development in Egypt.