“An instructional strategy is only as effective as the learning that results from its implementation.”- Connie Scoles West

Connie Scoles West, BSEd, MEd, spent her career in K–12 education as a classroom teacher and administrator in Cincinnati, Ohio, before joining Instructional Empowerment as an independent staff developer in 2012. Connie brings expertise to her work from years of experience in a broad spectrum of leadership roles, including gifted education, mentoring, instructional coaching, school improvement, curriculum, professional development, and teacher evaluation. She has presented at numerous conferences on topics in literacy, mathematics, coaching, and curriculum and instruction. Connie earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.