John Lydon Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois

Hosted hundreds of educators from around the country each year to learn student-centered, community-based learning and restorative justice practices; improved strategic planning and shared leadership; developed robust schoolwide systems (e.g., MTSS, assessment batteries, standards-based grading, teacher onboarding, student information and parent connectivity); increased vertical curriculum alignment and rigor; facilitated professional development and coached teachers; led national and state credentialing processes evidencing exceptional student achievement in mastery of knowledge and skills, character development, and high-quality work; guided teachers in becoming leadership fellows and winning national educator awards

Midwest

Led organizational change in schools across the country; developed strategic plans, coached leaders and teachers, facilitated professional development, and created systems to monitor progress toward long-term goals; achieved multiple national school spotlights and shepherded the opening of a new school

Cambridge, Massachusetts

Developed undergraduate Harvard College students to become teachers through individualized coaching and tailored professional development cycles

Chicago, Illinois

Wrote innovative curricula fusing literacy and the arts; facilitated authentic learning experiences to drive exceptional student growth; informed schoolwide policy, led professional development, and coached teachers

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Transformed the size and scope of the music program within a year

Master Of Education (M.Ed.), Language And Literacy (Coaching Strand)

Bachelor Of Music Education

Activities and Societies: Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia