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Alyssa Gallagher

Alyssa Gallagher

About

Alyssa Gallagher co-leads BTS Spark in North America, helping school leaders across the United States and Canada access leadership coaching and professional development. Alyssa combines experience of school leadership and school district administration with expertise in leadership development. She spent 20 years in the U.S. public education K–12 sector, filling many roles, including teacher, principal, and assistant superintendent. Under Alyssa’s guidance, Los Altos School District (California) became a nationally recognized leader in educational innovation, and her work was featured on CNN and by Forbes, Wired, The Economist, and 60 Minutes. Alyssa has coauthored two ASCD books: Design Thinking for School Leaders (2018) and Design Thinking in Play (2020).

Primary Topics

Leadership
Articles by Alyssa
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Instructional Strategies
Will Design Thinking Kill the Rubric?
Alyssa Gallagher & Kami Thordarson
5 years ago

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This Year, Lead Like a Designer
Alyssa Gallagher & Kami Thordarson
6 years ago

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How to Build a Culture of Empathy to Support Design Thinking
Alyssa Gallagher & Kami Thordarson
6 years ago

Books by Alyssa

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Design Thinking in Play: An Action Guide for Educators (Print Book)

$31.95

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