Connie Yowell

Connie Yowell

CEO at LRNG by Collective Shift

Location
Chicago, Illinois
Industry
Education Management
Current
  1. LRNG by Collective Shift
Previous
  1. MacArthur Foundation,
  2. University of Illinois at Chicago,
  3. U.S. Department of Education
Education
  1. Stanford University
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Summary

I am honored to serve as the CEO of Collective Shift and to launch its first endeavor, LRNG.

Every young person deserves access to learning that engages, inspires and equips them to reach their full potential, and the goal of LRNG is to make that a reality. Together with committed partners from every sector, we plan to build out the LRNG ecosystem across the country and around the world.

Experience

  • CEO

    LRNG by Collective Shift
    – Present (9 months)

  • Director of Education

    MacArthur Foundation
    – (15 years)Greater Chicago Area

    Oversaw a $150 million program to explore how young people are changing as result of digital media and to develop the new field of digital media and learning, including establishing new approaches to pedagogy and instruction, new games and curricula and supporting new models of schools, libraries and social networks for learning

  • Associate Professor of Policy Studies

    University of Illinois at Chicago
    – (6 years)Greater Chicago Area

    Taught courses in education and social policies for children and youth; children, youth and
    communities; cultural pluralism and educational policy; and educational foundations while focusing on research areas of high school dropout; developmental patterns of Latino youth;
    possible selves; and transitions to adulthood among minority youth

  • Policy Analyst, Office of Policy and Planning

    U.S. Department of Education
    – (less than a year)

    Wrote opinion papers, background briefs, and revisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) for the Secretary of Education

Education

Honors & Awards

  • Distinguished Fellows Award

    William T. Grant Foundation

    An award to support scholars seeking to bridge research and practice, recognizing work with the National Writing Project to develop approaches that integrate web 2.0 technologies into the social practices of teachers

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