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Robert Eaker

Robert Eaker, Ed.D., is the former executive vice president and provost at Middle Tennessee State University and former fellow with the National Center for Effective Schools Research and Development. Dr. Eaker has written widely on the issues of effective teaching, effective schools, helping teachers use research findings, and high expectations for student achievement.

Dr. Eaker and Dr. Richard DuFour co-authored Creating the New American School: A Principal's Guide to School Improvement; Professional Learning Communities at Work: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement; Getting Started: Reculturing Schools to Become Professional Learning Communities (co-authored with Rebecca DuFour); Whatever It Takes: How Professional Learning Communities Respond When Kids Don't Learn (co-authored with Rebecca DuFour and Gayle Karhanek); and the newly released Learning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities (co-authored with Rebecca DuFour and Tom Many). Dr. Eaker is also co-editor of On Common Ground: The Power of Professional Learning Communities, a collection of essays from leading educational authors and consultants.

Dr. Eaker has spoken at numerous national meetings held by the National Association of Secondary School Principals, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, and the National Center for Effective Schools Research and Development. He was also chosen by Phi Delta Kappa for the "People in Educational Evaluation and Research" interview series. He regularly consults with school districts throughout the nation regarding school improvement issues with content that is grounded in current research and that also addresses the concerns and problems of contemporary school practitioners.

Dr. Richard P. DuFour
Rebecca B. DuFour

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