The Skills That Matter: Teaching Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Competencies in Any Classroom

About Amy S. Gaumer EricksonPatricia M. Noonan

Pattie Noonan Ph.D. is an associate research professor at the University of Kansas where she centers her work on providing and evaluating professional development related to improving education for all students. She holds a firm belief in the capacity of students with and without disabilities to achieve positive post-school outcomes through college and career readiness. Much of her work entails providing professional development to middle and high school leadership teams while working in close collaboration with state departments of education. Her research often focuses on measuring collaboration then using the results to improve teaminga critical yet elusive component of educational improvement. To this end she has published books articles and an integrated framework all of which translate research results into practical applications. Throughout this process Dr. Noonan continually improves her interactive adaptive professional development practices in both virtual and face-to-face settings. She lives in a 100-year old farmhouse in Lawrence KS with her husband John. Together they enjoy remodeling old homes and exploring the world. Amy S. Gaumer Erickson Ph.D. is an associate research professor at the University of Kansas. Her work focuses on the implementation of evidence-based instructional practices within a Multi-Tier System of Supports (MTSS) that empower students with and without disabilities to become socially and emotionally engaged career-equipped lifelong learners. Through her collaboration with state departments of education Dr. Gaumer Erickson designs high-quality professional learning and implements evaluations that track the fidelity of implementation as well as the short-term intermediate and long-term outcomes and impacts. Gaumer Erickson has taught at the middle and high school levels and within urban suburban charter and alternative schools. She also has a passion for rural schools growing up in a farming community of 1500 people. Gaumer Erickson has published numerous articles measures and books and has been providing high-quality professional development to thousands of secondary-level educators across multiple states for over a decade learning from these educators through a practice-based research approach.