Meet Marc Isseks, PhD

Education doesn't need more managers of past practice. It needs innovative leaders who are leveraging technology to breathe new life into cultures of instructional excellence.

Marc has spent over 30 years doing exactly that.

 

Marc is an educational consultant, keynote speaker, and author whose work sits at the intersection of student engagement, instructional leadership, and systemic change. With over three decades of experience as a classroom teacher, curriculum specialist, staff developer, and building administrator in New York City and on Long Island, Marc has seen education from every angle and he's never stopped asking how it can be better.

 

A third-generation educator, Marc carries a deep belief that school should be a place where students are genuinely seen, heard, and challenged. That belief drives everything he does, from the keynotes that energize faculties to the consulting partnerships that help district leaders transform classroom culture from the inside out.

 

Marc is the author of two books on teaching and learning: CAPTIVATE: Engaging and Empowering Students in a World of Digital Distractions, and FORWARD FAST: Making Sense of Education in an Era of Rapid Change. His work has been featured on podcasts, in blogs, trade magazines, and at education conferences across the country.

 

His approach is direct, research-grounded, and built on two central convictions: Every child should attend a great school and that educators deserve the kind of PD that treats them like the dedicated professionals they are.

 

By integrating decades of practical experience with a PhD in Curriculum, Instruction, and the Science of Learning, Marc works with schools and districts of all sizes helping strengthen their adaptive cultures and supporting the engaged classrooms that educators desire and their students deserve.