Professional Biography
Chris Lehmann is the founding principal and CEO of the Science Leadership Academies, a network of inquiry-driven, project-based schools in Philadelphia. SLA was named the Dell Center of Excellence for Technology in Education and is considered a national model in the School 2.0 movement. In 2013, Chris co-founded the non-profit Inquiry Schools to help schools create more empowering, modern learning experiences.
Chris is the 2014 winner of the McGraw Prize in Education. He was named the 2013 Outstanding Leader of the Year by ISTE, and in November of 2012, he was named one of Dell’s #Inspire100 – one of the 100 people changing the world using social media. He has spoken at dozens of conferences and has worked with schools all over the country. Chris is co-author of Building School 2.0: How to Create the Schools We Need and author of the education blog Practical Theory.
