Bryan Goodwin

Bryan Goodwin is president and CEO of McREL International, a nonprofit school improvement organization that seeks to harness the power of curiosity and inquiry to empower all learners through rigorously researched professional learning and coaching services for school systems worldwide. He has written many books that translate research into practice for educators, including The New Classroom Instruction that Works: The Best Research-based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement (ASCD, 2022), Building a Curious School: Restore the Joy that Brought You to School (Corwin, 2020), Learning that Sticks: A Brain-Based Model for K-12 Instructional Design and Delivery (ASCD, 2020), and Unstuck: How Curiosity, Peer Coaching, and Teaming Can Change Schools (ASCD, 2018). He also writes a regular column for ASCD’s monthly Educational Leadership magazine. He has shared insights with audiences across the United States, Australia, the Pacific and Caribbean regions, and the Middle East. A former teacher, college instructor, and journalist, Bryan earned his bachelor’s degree in environmental studies from Baylor University and a master’s degree in rhetoric and communication from the University of Virginia.