Ben A. Birdsell
Education Visionary, Leader, Teacher & Agent of Change
• Founder of Skoodat, a SaaS company turning education data into useful information, in real time.
• Founder & President of the Assoc. for Effective Schools, Inc., a nonprofit organization focused on improving the education system, working to ensure all students achieve and succeed.
• Creator of the More Effective Schools process, a validated K-12 comprehensive reform model that improves student achievement and restores quality and equity to local education programs.
• Sr. Consultant and leader of successful organizational change processes and professional development for hundreds of schools and thousands of educators across the US.
• Teacher of the deaf and advocate for learning by all.
Areas of interest:
all aspects of teaching & learning, curriculum, performance, special education, turning education data into useful information, translating research into "best practice", organization development and change processes, innovative uses of technology
Organizations/Affiliations:
International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI), Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), National Staff Development Council (NSDC), American Educational Research Association (AERA)
