Valaida Wise Video Presenter

Dr. Valaida L. Wise (Val) is an educational consultant and a faculty member at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Md. where she teaches diversity and inclusion in the school of education. She served as the Head of School at the National Child Research Center, The Harbor School and Henson Valley Montessori School. An educator for more than 20 years, Val received a Bachelor’s degree in developmental psychology from Syracuse University, an Masters of Art in Teaching with a Montessori emphasis from Trinity College, Washington D.C., a Masters of Art in developmental psychology from the University of California, San Bernardino and holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership from the George Washington University. Dr. Wise also holds an AMS Primary Montessori certification and Charlotte Danielson Teaching Framework Certification.

A Brava award winner, Val has lectured nationally and internationally, most recently on the topics of early childhood education, leadership and diversity, equity and inclusion. She has presented at a variety of national conferences including the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), Zero to Three and the Association of Independent Schools of Maryland and Washington DC (AIMS-DC). Val has written several articles on educational leadership in early childhood as well as Montessori Education. Her most recent article: A Critical Absence in the Field of Educational Administration: Framing the (Missing) Discourse of Leadership in Early Childhood appears in the International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation. She is the chair of the board at Creative Minds International Public Charter School and also serves on the board of several professional, independent school boards. Val is married with 3 children.