Emergent Strategies

I research, write about, and support K-12 education to help schools and school leaders prepare for, embrace, and shape educational change. By partnering with teachers and educational leaders, I support the forward momentum of student learning.

About Jessica Flaxman, Ed.D.

Adapting Systems

Schools are made up of all kinds of systems, large and small. Through collaborative relationships, I help schools and school leaders to adapt systems and create practices to move schools forward.

"What we pay attention to grows"

– Adrienne Maree Brown

Growing Leaders

People and learning are the engines that propel schools. As a leadership teacher and practitioner, I partner with aspiring and emergent leaders as they prepare to lead educational change for tomorrow's students.

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“A person is a text in continual becoming”

– Diana Masny

Writing & Research

Independent School Magazine Article

Listening Lessons: Understanding the TeacherExperience

Listening to teachers reveals what they need most today: fair compensation, meaningful support, and recognition as professionals.

Storying the Gap: Women’s Leadership Literacies

Gender inequality in K-12 school leadership persists. Women hold 41% of top roles but struggle in larger schools. This study of 30 female heads in 2020 unveils unique leadership skills.

Navigating the New Normal: Teaching in the Age of AI

As educators, we should engage students in conversations about where and how they see novel technologies impacting their own worlds, and what it might change for their capacities in the future.