About Dr. Heather Zuerblis
Heather is a literacy leader who believes that all children can learn to read if they have access to evidence-based literacy approaches. She supports the implementation of our Baltimore partnership.
Before joining Leading Educators, Heather spent over fifteen years as a classroom teacher, literacy instructional coach, and systems level leader in the DC area. While working at DC Public Schools, she served as an inaugural member of the LEAP team, working alongside LE partners to implement this groundbreaking initiative. In this role, she designed districtwide literacy professional development experiences, as well as provided leadership coaching to school-based instructional leaders. Most recently, she served as the Senior Manager of Literacy Professional Development Design at Amplify.
Heather earned her doctorate in Educational Policy & Leadership, with a concentration on Early Literacy Intervention, from American University. Her dissertation focused on centering the experiences of BIPOC school principals as they strategically implemented programing to align to Reading Science. She holds an M.Ed. from Boston University and a bachelor’s degree from James Madison University. Heather also serves on the board of The Reading League’s DC Chapter. She enjoys spending time with her husband, a career Special Educator, her son James, and their new puppy.
Before joining Leading Educators, Heather spent over fifteen years as a classroom teacher, literacy instructional coach, and systems level leader in the DC area. While working at DC Public Schools, she served as an inaugural member of the LEAP team, working alongside LE partners to implement this groundbreaking initiative. In this role, she designed districtwide literacy professional development experiences, as well as provided leadership coaching to school-based instructional leaders. Most recently, she served as the Senior Manager of Literacy Professional Development Design at Amplify.
Heather earned her doctorate in Educational Policy & Leadership, with a concentration on Early Literacy Intervention, from American University. Her dissertation focused on centering the experiences of BIPOC school principals as they strategically implemented programing to align to Reading Science. She holds an M.Ed. from Boston University and a bachelor’s degree from James Madison University. Heather also serves on the board of The Reading League’s DC Chapter. She enjoys spending time with her husband, a career Special Educator, her son James, and their new puppy.
“Students deserve access to evidence-based literacy instruction, provided by a knowledgeable and effective teacher. For far too long, ineffective practices have been the norm. But now that we know better, we can do better."
