Webinar - Creating a Culture of Learning: A Comprehensive Approach to Fostering Growth in Schools

Meghan is an innovative organizational leader, educational administrator, independent consultant, and Learning Experience Designer. Most recently, she served as the Upper School Head of Learning and Innovation at The Mount Vernon School. With over fifteen years of professional experience in Education, Meghan is an enthusiastic learner. She is an advocate for purposeful, project-based learning and teaching, as well as an advocate for mastery learning. Highlights of her work include: Head of Learning and Innovation: Her main role at Mount Vernon was to coach faculty and create a culture of learning and growth. Creator and founding Director of Innovation Diploma: a social impact program designed to empower students to engage in meaningful work within the community. Senior consultant for Mount Vernon Ventures, she has consulted with a variety of schools, working primarily with senior leaders, to implement transformative educational practices systemically. Speaker and Presenter, Meghan has co-created conferences, led design thinking and strategy sessions, and has presented in conferences such as NAIS, SAIS, FCIS, EdLeader21, and Traverse.

Meredith Monk Ford is the Executive Director of FolioCollaborative and guides the organization’s support for its 140+ member schools. Meredith was an independent school classroom teacher and coach, first at the Bryn Mawr School (her alma mater) and then at McDonogh School, both in Baltimore. At McDonogh, Meredith was also a grade level administrator and chaired a task force to enhance professional growth opportunities for faculty. When McDonogh received a grant from the E.E. Ford Foundation to develop a professional growth and learning process that additional schools could use, FolioCollaborative was created and Meredith transitioned to become Executive Director. Meredith’s passion for school leadership and managing the process of change in educational institutions shows through her Folio management. She visits and meets virtually with Folio members around the country to lead seminars, train administrators and teachers, and facilitate conversations around professional growth, leadership and feedback. Meredith received her BA from the University of Maryland and a master’s degree in Liberal Arts from the Johns Hopkins University. She earned a second master’s degree in School Leadership at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.