Allison Lahl

Allison Lahl is an English teacher and the ninth-grade dean at Pacific Ridge School in Carlsbad, California. Having gotten her start in high school education at High Tech High, a project-based learning school, Allison is passionate about using PBL to bring joy and creativity to academic classes, like her ninth-grade English classroom. She believes that learning concrete and essential skills can and should be balanced with opportunities for students to explore who they are and what they are passionate about, all while having fun.