Grant Lichtman is a nationally recognized thought leader in the drive to transform K-12 education. He speaks, writes, and works with fellow educators to build capacity and comfort with innovation in response to a rapidly changing world. He works with school and community teams in both public and private schools, helping them to develop their vision and strategic imagination of schools of the future. His most recent book, #EdJourney: A Roadmap to the Future of Education, chronicles more than three years of research and visits with more than 70 schools on a solo tour of the United States to find how schools are successfully moving off of the assembly line model of education. Grant is also the author of “The Falconer: What We Wish We Had Learned in School” based on his high school seminar in strategic and creational thinking
Grant is a Senior Fellow of The Martin Institute for Teaching Excellence and a collaborator with the National Business Officers Association. Prior to that he was a senior administrator at one of the largest and oldest K-12 independent schools in California for almost 15 years.
Before working in education, he directed business ventures in the oil and gas industry in the former Soviet Union, South America, and the U.S. Gulf Coast. His work brought him close to center stage in the economic and political transformation of the USSR, the end of the Cold War, and the historic opening of that communist-dominated economy to the outside world.
Grant graduated from Stanford University with a BS and MS in geology in 1980 and studied the deep ocean basins of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Bering Sea. Grant and his wife, Julie, live in Poway, 20 miles north of downtown San Diego. Their son, Josh, is a PhD candidate in systems biology at Stanford. Their daughter, Cassidy, graduated with her BA in Political Science and MA in History from Stanford, and is currently a member of the USA National volleyball team.
Our team of student backpack journalists and backpack scientists will be following your postings. We want to thank you for sharing your book with Kids Talk Radio and sharing your stories about the Philippines. We are pleased that you will be adding educational content to your blog weekly. We look forward to interviewing you about some of your past adventures in Russia and your thoughts about where education is heading.
Kid’s Talk Radio is a pioneering project that is about to come into its own, I think. I will write about it as new projects continue to develop.
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Just want to let you know I was able to read the Falconer over a rainy couple of days at the cabin, too wet to work outside and too cold to fish. Already reaping dividends in my after professional life as motorcycle rider and president of our riding group. A four hour “think outside the box” brainstorming session last night with the core members has infused many with enthusiasm and energy to undertake some innovative changes and seek new ways to growth and development. Thanks for the inspiration and motivation.
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G-Man: You go, buddy! We are pulling for you. We’ve enjoyed the posts, but we suspect the heavy lifting is about to begin. We’re looking forward to the book! George and Karen
Thanks, folks. Hope all is well in your neck of the woods (literally) and all is well with the girls!
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Dear Grant,
This is Debbie Reed from Poly and I would appreciate the chance to talk with you.
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I enjoyed your NAIS presentation and was hoping you had put the slides on the NAIS website. I didn’t take notes. Is it possible to get the slides so I can share them with my Head of School? Thanks.
Charlotte Blessing, Lakeside School
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Grant, Jason Lemire here from St. Anne’s in Denver. It was great to see you again at Tedx Denver. Just completed a scintillating class I’d like to share with you. I am at jlemire@st-annes.org. Shoot me an email and I will reply.
Best regards,
Jason
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