Differentiated Coaching for Educators

Differentiated Consulting Associates was founded by Jane Kise, Ed. D., (INFJ) to further the work of helping educators meet the needs of every student in their classrooms, whether adults or children. Kise is an educational consultant, specializing in team building, coaching, and school staff development. She is a past President of the Association for Psychological Type International. She is also the coauthor of over 20 books, including her series from Corwin Press titled Differentiated Coaching: A Framework for Helping Teachers Change, Differentiation through Personality Types: A Framework for Instruction, Asssessment, and Classroom Management, and Differentiated School Leadership (2007). Other titles include Using the MBTI Tool in Organization and Introduction to Type and Coaching. She holds an MBA in finance from the Carlson School of Management and a doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of St. Thomas. Kise has worked with diverse organizations, including Minneapolis Public Schools, The Bush Foundation, the Pennsylvania Department of Education, and numerous other institutions. She has taught writing at the university level and is a faculty member of the Center for Applications of Psychological Type. In 2005, her research on using type in schools won the Isabel Briggs Myers Award for Outstanding Research in the Field of Psychological Type.

Dr. Beth Russell (ENFP) worked with Dr. Kise to develop Differentiated School Leadership. Dr. Russell is Director of the Institute for Learning, Minneapolis Public Schools. Prior to serving in this position, she served as a middle school principal in Minneapolis and other districts. She holds a BS in Child Development and Family Relations from Colorado State University, a Masters in Social Work from the University of Minnesota and a doctorate in Educational Policy and Administration from the University of Minnesota.
Russell has worked in both urban and suburban school systems introducing type. She views type theory as a vehicle for helping students self advocate for how they learn best, and helping teachers to identify new strategies so that all students can learn. She has presented at NSDC, World Futures, ASCD and National Urban Alliance conferences. Russell volunteers as an assessor for the University of St. Thomas Principal Assessment Center and provides peer reviews for educational books for a local publisher.

Fatma Al Hawsawi, (INFJ) is an Educational Consultant in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She currently works as Head of the Development Unit and as a Skill Coordinator in The English Language Institute, Girls' Colleges, King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Al Hawsawi holds a Bachelor in Education with an English Language Major. Prior to serving in King Abdul Aziz University, she worked for more than 17 years in the Saudi Ministry of Education as a Teacher, Supervisor and as an Educational Trainer.

Fatma Al Hawsawi believes in the power of type to help people maximizing their success; therefore, she is working hard to bring type & its applications to her community. She worked with Dr. Kise to develop and present differentiation workshops based on the needs and expectations of the Saudi Educational Community. Al Hawsawi presented at the 2009 Association for Psychological Type conference in Dallas. She has published an article in the Bulletin of Psychological Type and she is looking forward to participating in more type conferences and events in the future.