CHAD CARLSON

Chad Carlson (M.Ed.) is CEO and President of Idea51. Chad joined the Idea51 team after helping design and lead the implementation of One Stone’s innovative, project-based Lab School. He has over twenty years of experience in education and has extensive experience leading teams, designing curriculum, directing programs, and implementing innovative initiatives. He has served as a School Director and IB Program and Curriculum Coordinator in several independent schools, an IB consultant for the International Baccalaureate Education Network (IBEN), and an NWAIS Accreditation Coordinator. Chad has contributed research to the International Baccalaureate Organization in the areas of instructional methodology and assessment and with the University of California San Diego’s Center for Research, Equity, Assessment & Teaching Excellence (CREATE).