Dan Callahan

Dan Callahan, Training & Professional Learning Specialist

Dan Callahan is an award-winning educator in professional development and instructional technology. He currently works as a Training & Professional Learning Specialist for the Massachusetts Teachers Association, where he creates professional learning experiences for its 113,000 members. He also teaches as an adjunct faculty member at Antioch University, where he designed the curriculum for the Next Generation Learning graduate program for Instructional Technology. A co-founder of the Edcamp movement of unconferences, Dan served as the first Chair of the Board of Directors for the Edcamp Foundation. Dan previously taught in Upper Darby School District, PA, as a Special Educator and Burlington Public Schools, MA, as an Instructional Technology Specialist. He has lead dozens of workshops at conferences including ISTE, AASL, NWP, EduCon, and many regional conferences. Dan was honored with an Impact Award by the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences in 2013 and the MassCUE Pathfinder Award in 2014. He blogs at http://dancallahan.net and tweets as @dancallahan.

Training & Professional Learning Specialist at Massachusetts Teachers Association

September 2014 - Present | Boston, MA

Instructional Technology Specialist at Burlington Public Schools

August 2010 - June 2014 | Burlington, MA

Special Education Teacher at Upper Darby School District

August 2002 - June 2010 | Drexel Hill, PA

St. Joseph's University

2001 – 2002

Master of Science in Education

Concentration: Reading & Special Education

St. Joseph's University

1997 – 2001

Bachelor of Science

Concentration: Elementary & Special Education

The intersection of Progressive Pedagogy and Instructional Technology