Dr. Ferry has acted as a valuable thought partner as we have processed the instructional shifts prompted by NCTM’s Eight Effective Teaching Practices. Laurie has been responsive and realistic as she developed professional development to meet the needs of our teachers. The experiences she created have brought about transferable application and has inspired a growth mindset. She encourages professional risk-taking and failing forward. I would highly recommend forming a partnership with Dr. Ferry as you engage in this transformational work.

Laurie’s expertise has challenged me as an instructional leader to be proactive and targeted in providing feedback to teachers who are already self-motivated and highly effective. Her wisdom, encouragement, accountability, and modeled walkthrough and follow-up conversations have had a tremendous impact on my leadership. It is rare to walk away from an admin professional development session feeling energized and focused, but that’s what every session with Laurie has provided – renewal and the determination to double down on those high leverage practices that will close student achievement gaps and challenge both students and adults to elevate their expectations.

Laurie and her expertise has helped me be more effective in my instruction. The tools and techniques that she teaches truly work and help students learn the knowledge at a deeper level. She helped me think about math instruction in entirely new way and I have been able to help my students get a better understanding of math. The techniques and philosophy also have been beneficial for the chemistry classes I teach. This is by far the best math professional development that I have ever participated in.

Dr. Laurie Ferry-Sales has been an amazing asset to our corporation. Her knowledge of curriculum and instruction is exceptional at all levels. She easily conveys information to teachers in a way that is clear, concise and eye opening. Her time with us has been transformative in the sense that teachers now deeply understand how to unpack standards and apply best practices in order to teach them to mastery.

Laurie has been working with our district for several years. Our math teachers have deep respect for her knowledge of curriculum and instruction, and they appreciate her “clear and kind” approach to working with them as they improve their professional practice. Laurie has modeled lessons, visited classrooms to observe and coach, helped teachers create maps and pacing guides, and worked alongside teachers to improve their math assessments. She gets in the trenches with teachers and does not back away from difficult conversations. Working with Laurie Ferry-Sales has undoubtedly made a positive impact on our teachers’ professional practice and on student achievement in our school. She’s quite simply the best we’ve worked with!

For one of the first times in my over twenty year career in education I can honestly say that professional development was worthwhile and meaningful. Laurie not only shares ideas, but models how to implement them into the classroom. I was amazed at her work inside our classrooms with our students.

Dr. Laurie Ferry-Sales has the innate ability to take research in education and transform it into easy-to-understand, meaningful, practical application within the classroom setting. She is all about growth mindset, risk-taking, and reflection and models those throughout her presentations. Laurie has moved many teachers from “I don’t have time to do that in my classroom” to “I wish I had been doing this a long time ago because my students are really thinking and learning”. As an administrator, it has been powerful to witness the shift in classroom instruction after Laurie’s presence in the district. The biggest reward is watching our students grow and think critically–which is our ultimate goal.

Dr. Laurie Ferry Sales was a great influence on our instructional coaches and teacher leaders in our district. We were able to learn and grow as a district team with the help of Dr. Laurie Ferry Sales because of her expertise and passion for professional learning.