Bobb Darnell is president of Achievement Strategies, Inc., and an advocate for high student achievement and daily professional growth. He served as director of staff support for more than 1,700 staff members in an Illinois school district and taught for more than 20 years, was on the board of trustees for the National and Illinois Staff Development Councils, and has been a member of numerous national and state task forces and committees. Darnell is the author of ASCD's 2002 A Guide for Instructional Leaders: An ASCD Action Tool
and has also written four staff development guides for Wavelength's award-winning educational comedy videos.