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About the Author

Jennifer D. Klein, a product of experiential project-based education herself, taught college and high school English and Spanish for nineteen years, including five years in Central America and eleven years in all-girls education. In 2010, Jennifer left teaching to begin PRINCIPLED Learning Strategies, which provides professional development to support authentic student-driven global learning experiences in schools. She has a broad background in global educational program planning and evaluation, student-driven curricular strategies, single-sex education, student service travel, cultural inclusivity, and experiential, inquiry-driven learning.

From 2010–2017, Jennifer worked as a consultant and teacher coach for a variety of educational organizations, including World Leadership School (Colorado), TakingITGlobal (Toronto), the Centre for Global Education (Edmonton), the Buck Institute for Education (California), the Institute of International Education (Washington, DC), and the International Studies Schools Network of the Center for Global Education at Asia Society (New York). In 2017, Jennifer was hired as head of school at Gimnasio Los Caobos, a preK–12 project-based school outside of Bogotá, Colombia. As a school leader, writer, speaker, and bilingual workshop facilitator, Jennifer strives to inspire educators to shift their practices in schools worldwide.

Jennifer’s articles have been published in Independent School, The NSSSA Leader, and The Educational Forum. She has blogged for a variety of forums, including EdWeek, The Partnership for 21st Century Learning, World Leadership School, the Buck Institute for Education, and her own Shared World blog. She has facilitated workshops in English and Spanish in Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Palestine, Sierra Leone, and the United States. Jennifer holds a bachelor of arts from Bard College and a master of arts from the University of Colorado at Boulder, both in literature and creative writing.

To learn more about Jennifer’s work, visit PRINCIPLED Learning Strategies (http://principledlearning.org) and follow her at @jdeborahklein on Twitter.

To book Jennifer D. Klein for professional development, contact pd@SolutionTree.com.