Ruth Ellen Mattingley
Ruth Mattingley is an author and educator with over 30 years of experience who has guided districts and schools in developing and implementing strategic plans that have resulted in improved student achievement.
- Improving Graduation Rates
- Teaching
- Improving Student Achievement
- Leadership Development
- System Improvement
- Visible Learning
Workshop
- Improving High School Graduation Rates: K-12 Strategies that Work: This workshop will provide participants with the opportunity to examine strategies that have been proven to strengthen student achievement and high school graduation rates in a variety of contexts. The improvement strategies highlighted in this seminar have been shown to be effective across the globe. Participants will assess the strengths and challenges of their educational systems and determine which of the lessons learned about what works internationally can be applied to their educational context.
What People are Saying
“Ruth Mattingley is an outstanding leader of educational improvement. As a school district leader, she earned a reputation as a caring and persistent advocate for students, as well as an effective instructional leader of staff. She brought these same qualities to her work as Senior Executive Officer in the Ontario Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat, laying the foundation in the early years of Ontario school reform for our province's internationally recognized success in raising literacy and numeracy results for our students in kindergarten to grade 6. She continues to provide advice and guidance to our reforms from time to time. Ruth is a gifted speaker with a deep knowledge of change, curriculum, and assessment. She is an engaging presenter and an effective change leader.”
Mary Jean Gallagher, Assistant Deputy Minister
Ontario Ministry of Education