Consulting Expert Across All Fields of Education
WJK Education Consulting was founded by a vanguard of the educational industry, Dr. Wendy J. Katz. With nearly 4 decades of experience that included one on one teaching as well as administrative roles, she understands the field inside and out. Learn more about our different consulting services that can help all different clients below.
- Leadership Coaching and Training
In any organization, strong leadership is key to success. With our help, you can coach existing leaders or train new ones so that you can improve the way your entire school or district operates.
- Curriculum Design
We offer elementary and middle school practitioner expertise in the following curriculum areas:
- Common Core Standards
- Lesson Planning and Design
- Pedagogy
- Research Based Instructional Practices including Robert Marzano, Mike Schmoker, Tom Guskey, Douglas Reeves
- International Baccalaureate
- Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences
- Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick’s Habits of Mind
- Talent Development
- Classroom Walk-throughs, Instructional Rounding (Richard Elmore)
- Gifted and Advanced Programming
- Lesson Study
- Grading Practices
- Differentiated Instruction
- School Improvement
School or District Transformation
After an opportunity to interview key leaders and personnel in a school, Dr. Katz examines the relationships, school culture, curriculum, instructional strategies, formative and summative assessments, leadership configuration and structures, scheduling frameworks, academic rigor, family involvement, business and community partnerships to develop a master plan for improvement, restructuring, to assist the school or district leadership. This work must be systemic and takes place over several years with multiple visitations. Classroom Walk-throughs are also customized to help the school/district leaders identify patterns and trends in the school so they can strategically begin working on areas that need improvement or change. Dr. Katz often uses the work of Richard Elmore whereby school/district leaders identify a problem of practice and then develop Action Steps for improvement.
Another systemic approach used with schools and districts comes from the work of Richard and Rebecca DuFour and Robert Eaker’s Professional Learning Communities. The collaborative nature of this approach helps schools/districts understand that their efforts should always incorporate these four key questions:
- What do I want students to know and be able to do?
- How will I know when they have learned it?
- What will I do when they don’t learn the intended content?
- How will I handle students who already know the content?
- Group Facilitation and Problem Solving
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- Organization and Service Excellence
Using the research and work of Quint Studer, Studergroup in Health Care, Dr. Katz has applied the “must-haves” originally successful in healthcare to the education arena.
- Systemic District Leadership Development
We help to create career pathways for aspiring leaders in school districts including programs such as:
- Leadership Exploration
- Leadership Academies for aspiring administrators
- Administrative Internships
- Induction program for new administrators
- Transition Teams for New Principals
- Principal Certification Programs
- Mentoring
- Education Conference Planning
We offer a full range of services to improve your next education conference, including:
- Themes, decorations, food, and entertainment
- Keynote speakers and break-out sessions
- Scheduling
- Development and Marketing
