Lin Kuzmich

Lin Kuzmich is an educational consultant, adjunct professor, and author from Loveland, Colorado specializing in differentiating instruction.  She served Thompson School District in several roles, including the Assistant Superintendent, Executive Director of Secondary and Elementary Instruction, Director of Professional Development, Assistant Director of Special Education, Vision Specialist and Reading Teacher, and was a building principal for nine years.  Ms. Kuzmich’s school was named a 2000 winner of the John R. Irwin Award for Academic Excellence and Improvement.  In addition, she has served as a classroom teacher in high school reading, high school and middle school English/Language, K-12 special education, and fourth through sixth grades.

For the past decade she has been involved in staff development through several universities and the Tointon Institute for Educational Change.  Ms. Kuzmich is an Adjunct Professor at both Colorado State University and University of Northern Colorado.  She is a Senior Consultant for the International Center for Leadership in Education.  Ms. Kuzmich provides training and consulting to school districts around the country and presents at numerous national conferences.

Ms. Kuzmich is a prolific author and has written several best-selling books.  The following is a list of her publications:

    Redefining Literacy in the 21st Century-Strategies for Grades 7-12 (pending publication fall 2006) International Center for Leadership in Education.

    Tools for Teacher Teams that Get Results (pending publication winter 2006) Corwin Press.

    Differentiated Literacy Strategies for Student Growth Grades 7-12, (2005) Corwin Press, co-author Gayle Gregory. (Bestseller)

    Differentiated Literacy Strategies for Student Growth Grades K-6, (2005) Corwin Press, co-author Gayle Gregory. (Bestseller)

    Data Driven Differentiation in the Standards Based Classroom, (2004) Corwin Press, co-author Gayle Gregory. (Bestseller)

    “Taking Professional Care of New Teachers,” CSDC Network News, October 2001.

    School Improvement Planning Using CSAP Results, (1999) Colorado: CBOCES.

    Data Driven Instruction, (1998) Colorado: CBOCES.

    Facilitating Evaluation and Supervision in a Standards-Based Classroom, (1996) Colorado: CBOCES, Co-authored with Randy Zila, Linda Gleckler and Pete Denzin.

    "Neurophysiological Development: A Review for Educators,” The Journal of Professional Studies, Vol. 5 No. 1, Feb. 1980.

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