About Eric
Eric is a facilitator and strategic advisor who supports schools in making sense of what’s changing in education. He specializes in learner-centered assessment, human-centered leadership, and strategic program design.
Eric has worked with hundreds of schools and learning organizations around the world to think differently about when, where, and how learning can happen. Most recently, he spent ten years at Global Online Academy (GOA), first as an instructional coach and ultimately as Chief Program Officer. He led the growth of GOA's Student Program, building a catalog of passion-based courses and training bricks-and-mortar teachers in high-quality instructional design and online facilitation. He launched GOA's adoption of competency-based learning (CBL) and designed related professional learning and a CBL Toolkit. In 2020, during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Eric developed GOA's program for middle leaders, focusing on competency-based, human-centered practices.
Prior to GOA, Eric spent 12 years in the classroom, teaching English, Spanish, and journalism to middle school, high school, and college students. Working with students is where Eric developed his passion for designing learning experiences. Eric currently serves on the board of the Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools (ATLIS). His Substack newsletter "Learning on Purpose" has been featured in The Marshall Memo and The Educator's Notebook. Eric has a M.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.A. from Cornell University. He lives on Cape Cod, MA, USA.
Eric has worked with hundreds of schools and learning organizations around the world to think differently about when, where, and how learning can happen. Most recently, he spent ten years at Global Online Academy (GOA), first as an instructional coach and ultimately as Chief Program Officer. He led the growth of GOA's Student Program, building a catalog of passion-based courses and training bricks-and-mortar teachers in high-quality instructional design and online facilitation. He launched GOA's adoption of competency-based learning (CBL) and designed related professional learning and a CBL Toolkit. In 2020, during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Eric developed GOA's program for middle leaders, focusing on competency-based, human-centered practices.
Prior to GOA, Eric spent 12 years in the classroom, teaching English, Spanish, and journalism to middle school, high school, and college students. Working with students is where Eric developed his passion for designing learning experiences. Eric currently serves on the board of the Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools (ATLIS). His Substack newsletter "Learning on Purpose" has been featured in The Marshall Memo and The Educator's Notebook. Eric has a M.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.A. from Cornell University. He lives on Cape Cod, MA, USA.