Research & Publications
JANUARY 2018
Dr. Sheri Williams’ 2017-18 Publications and Presentations, related to TAG POLLEN Leadership
Publications and Reports
Williams, S., Otero, G., & Florez, V. (2018). Mobilizing to shape rural outcomes: Perspectives of school, university, and community partnerships in rural America and Australia. In R. M. Reardon & J. Leonard (Eds.), Making a positive impact in rural places: Change agency in the context of school-university-community collaboration in education. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Martinez, G. & Williams, S. (2017, October). Federal Priority Request for Research sponsored by U.S. DOE. Title: Educational reform and responsiveness of a public university to Indigenous nations in New Mexico: The preparation and development of aspiring rural and Indigenous teachers and leaders. Proposal accepted in the 2018 UNM Advocacy Agenda by Gabriel P. López, Vice President for Research.
Williams, S. & Kalvesmaki, A. (2017, June). Unpublished Report on New Mexico’s ESSA plan for the preparation and development of school leadership in urban, rural, tribal and BIE communities. Referenced In: M. D. Young, K. M. Winn & M. A. Reedy (2017). The Every Student Succeeds Act: Strengthening the focus on educational leadership. Educational Administration Quarterly, 53(5), 22 pages.
Presentations: International
Williams, S. (2018, July 9-11). The4th international dialogue on relational learning and leadership. Co-leader. Sponsored by the Center for Relational Learning (CRL) and Flinders University. Cairns, Queensland Australia: Jamescook University.
Williams, S. (2017, July 6-7). Third international dialogue: The practice of relational learning and leadership. Invited Respondent. Sponsored by the Center for Relational Learning (CRL) and Flinders University, Australia. Santa Fe, NM: Hilton on the Plaza.
Presentations: National
Secatero, S., Williams, S. & Simpson, R. (2018, June 6-8). POLLEN: A holistic blessing for Indigenous purpose, thought, and action. Presentation at the 2018 Native American Advocacy Institute (NASAI). Honolulu, HI: Kapiʻolani Community College-University of Hawaii.
Williams, S. & Myers, H. (2018, April 15). Preparing Social Justice Leaders. Invited Panelist at the 2018 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting of the Learning and Teaching in Educational Leadership Special Interest Group (LTEL SIG). New York, NY: Crowne Plaza.
Williams, S. (2017, November 17). ESSA roundtable: What is your state’s plan for school leadership? A cross-state analysis of State ESSA plans. Presentation at a Special Session of the 2017 University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Annual Convention by members of the UCEA Policy Team and Research Associates. Denver, CO: Sheraton
Secatero, S. & Williams, S. (2017, October 6). The gathering of POLLEN: The program success of planting Native school leaders. Presentation at the 48th Annual Native Indian Education Association (NIEA) Convention. Orlando, FL: Caribe Royale Orlando.
Williams, S. & Poitra, C. (2017, April 26). Invited Mentor for Native American Mentee. Emerging Scholar Program. 2017 American Educational Research Association (AERA) William L. Boyd National Educational Politics Workshop. San Antonio, TX: Grand Hyatt.
Presentations: State
Williams, S. (2017, December 1). The call to action to elevate school leadership in New Mexico. Invited Presentation at the New Mexico School Superintendents Association (NMSSA). Albuquerque, NM: Embassy Suites.
Williams, S., Olguin, S., Romans, R., Lopez, P. (2017, July 20). Leading equitable schools through university-school-community collaboration. Presentation at the 2017 annual meeting of the New Mexico Coalition of Educational Leaders (NMCEL). Albuquerque, NM: Embassy Suites.
Williams, S., Secatero, S., Harvey, M., Swan, K. & Sandoval-Cate, P. (2017, February 23). Engaging Native American graduate students in persisting and succeeding as aspiring school leaders in Native country. Presentation at the 2017 annual meeting of the New Mexico Higher Education Assessment and Retention Conference (NMHEAR). Albuquerque, NM: Hotel Albuquerque.
Presentations: UNM
Williams, S. (2017, February 21). Invited Panelist. The future of women and education in a divisive America: A panel on women, intersectionality, and the future of education. Sponsored by UNM’s College of Education Graduate Student Leadership Alliance (COE/GSLA). Albuquerque, NM: UNM Travelstead Hall.
NATIONAL NETWORK FOR EDUCATIONAL RENEWAL
UNM COE has spearheaded a new article series entitled "Profile of a Changemaker," celebrating the achievements of educational visionaries in our communities who exemplify the power of partnerships and democracy in education. To start this series off is the story of Deanna Creighton Cook from the Albuquerque Public School district in New Mexico. Creighton Cook is the brains, and the brawn, behind The Homework Diner.
Deanna Creighton Cook is so deeply involved in her numerous initiatives that when her husband asked recently what she was planning to “take off her plate,” her automatic response was telling.
“I just looked at him and said, ‘sleep?’”
It’s a humorous response that many working parents relate to and reach for when responsibilities overwhelm. But, given the scope of Creighton Cook’s work, it’s hard to imagine she gets any sleep as it is.
Creighton Cook and her family, husband Eric Cook and children Wells, Anson, and Maeve, moved from Vermont to Albuquerque, New Mexico, in June 2010, when Eric was hired at Sandia National Laboratories. Coming from a district with low student populations in each school, Creighton Cook was initially intimidated by the much larger school in her neighborhood: Manzano Mesa Elementary.
“In Vermont we had something like eighty students in our entire elementary school,” she says. “Here in Albuquerque there were eight hundred.”
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