Josie Jordan

In her quest to help each person discover his or her true purpose and voice, Josie Jordan determinedly advocates for learner-centered classroom cultures and curriculum design. The majority of her 25+ year educator experience has been spent
designing learning opportunities and systems that empower and support learners to be courageous drivers of their own educations.

Jordan helped design two acclaimed competency-based, personalized learning programs in Vermont and now continues her pioneering work with graduate, middle and high school students nationwide. As President and co-founder of SchoolHack Solutions, Jordan works with dozens of innovative schools providing professional learning, consulting, and education technology solutions to implement authentic personalized, competency-based learning.

Jordan’s career as an educator is marked by creative, unique methods that awaken the heart of each and every person. Jordan has spent the last two years distilling and translating her practical experience into a revolutionary software platform called LiFT. Jordan speaks at numerous education conferences in New England and beyond.

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