James A. Bellanca

James Bellanca Chief Executive Officer

Jim Bellanca has more than 40 years of experience as a classroom teacher, alternative school director, professional developer for educators, and intermediate service center consultant. He has published more than 60 books and articles, including bestsellers: Professional Development for Change: Blue Prints for Achievement in the Cooperative Classroom (with Robin Fogarty), Multiple Assessments for Multiple Intelligences, What is it About Me You Can’t Teach? (with Eleanor Rodriguez), and The Graphic Organizer.

Fueled by has passion and commitment to providing professional learning opportunities for educators, Bellanca founded the International Renewal Institute (iRi) in 1970. To complement iRi’s mission of providing world-class teacher training programs and materials, he then launched Skylight (later sold to Pearson Education), the first publishing company dedicated to providing educators with professional development materials that focus on innovative instructional strategies.