The founder, president and senior consultant of The Learning Collaborative, FRAN PROLMAN is an internationally recognized teacher, administrator, author, consultant and keynote speaker. She is known for her depth of knowledge, dynamism, energy, practical application and proven track record of results.

Dr Prolman earned her Doctorate in Teacher Training, International Education and Organizational Development from George Washington University and a Master’s degree in Educational Administration and Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Pennsylvania.

She has been a two-time Fulbright Scholar in India and Israel, and has presented numerous papers, workshops and keynote speeches nationally and internationally.

She brings 30 years of experience providing multifaceted work with organizations and school systems throughout the United States and the world. Dr Prolman was a member of the first Understanding by Design trainer cadre for ASCD designing curriculum training throughout the US, a faculty member for ASCD and a senior consultant at Research for Better Teaching training trainers and educating thousands of administrators and teachers in effective learning practice.

Dr Prolman focuses on building human capacity through a variety of avenues. She facilitates leadership retreats for teachers, administrators and executives; delivers organization-wide keynote speeches and workshops, coaches to build highly functional teams; assists organizations and teams in the appropriate use of data, designs professional growth and evaluation systems and brings insight to the change process.

She is a frequent presenter for the U.S. Department of State, ECIS, ASCD, CEESA, NESA, AISA, and Tri-Association.

Dr Prolman is the author of two best-selling books, Building Your Instructional Leadership and Transforming Schools: Leading and Learning in Complex Systems.

GAIL SEAY is currently the Director of Teaching and Learning at the American School of Doha, Qatar. She has worked for over 30 years in international schools in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Bangladesh as well as in the United States and in her home country of Australia.

Ms Seay has written curriculum on the state and school level and piloted assessments written at the state level. She holds degrees from both the United States and Australia. Her teaching experience has covered elementary classroom, special needs, reading specialist and K- 12 art.

Currently, she serves as the Chair of NESA’s Professional Development Advisory Committee (PDAC) and assists in conference planning. She has worked with the AERO project since 2004 and has taught courses in English/Language Arts, Curriculum Mapping and Leadership.

Ms Seay believes that supporting teachers to impact student learning is the most important facet of her school-based job in Doha. She has consulted at several international schools in the areas of curriculum development, goal setting, data mining and teacher leadership.