Peter Carpenter
Peter Carpenter (pcin2teaching@gmail.com) is a veteran educator with a 30-year track record of positively impacting public education in Harford County Public Schools, Maryland. During this time he has served in numerous roles, from teacher to coach; from principal to Director of Organizational Development. No matter the role, Peter's focus remains to joyfully equip and empower educators to better serve their students. Now residing in Clermont, Florida, Peter has launched his own company, Leadwise Coaching and Consulting whose mission is to help educators and leaders take their leadership or instructional vision to victory. An ICF and Gallup certified coach, Peter is also a past president of Learning Forward, Maryland, and has served Learning Forward national as a member of their Conference Planning Committee, Host Committee Chair in 2023, and is currently a member of the class of 2026 Learning Forward Academy. He has presented at the national conference three times; twice as a pre-conference presenter.
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Supercharging your adult learning: It's better together!
For those of us who can think way back and recall the Maytag repairman commercials, we may remember chuckling about the guy's predicament of coming into work each day and dealing with unyielding loneliness (as the appliances never seemed to need servicing). Fast forward to now, and the flood of […] -
Breathe life into your adult learning
I was recently scrolling Instagram, where a quote posted by a friend in her stories caught my eye. This seemingly simple, unattributed quote caused me to pause: “Deep conversations with open-minded people is an underrated luxury.” I immediately wondered when was the last time I had had a deep conversation […] -
Learning for all is Maryland district’s priority
When we think of professional learning, we usually mean growing educators’ knowledge base, abilities, and mindsets for the purpose of benefiting students. But Harford County Public Schools in Maryland has reframed it with a much broader scope. Professional learning is now called organizational development, reflecting the district’s aim for everyone […] -
Enthusiasm for learning fuels host committee chair
Peter Carpenter is director of organizational development and continuous learning for Harford County Public Schools in Maryland. He is also the host committee chair for the 2023 Learning Forward Annual Conference Dec. 4-7 in Washington, D.C. His previous roles include teacher, elementary curriculum and instruction supervisor, and principal. What professional […]
