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CHRIS LEHRMAN - Christa McAuliffe Keynote Thursday, Dec. 2nd, 2010

Chris is the founding principal of the Science Leadership Academy, a progressive science and technology high school in Philadelphia, PA. Chris returned to his native Philadelphia after nine years as an English Teacher, Technology Coordinator, Girls Basketball Coach, and Ultimate Frisbee coach at the Beacon School in New York City, one of the leading urban public schools for technology integration. In June 2010, Technology & Learning Magazine named Chris one of the "30 Most Influential People in EdTech". In 2009, Chris was honored with the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development's Outstanding Young Educator Award. Chris was named as one of "40 Under 40" by Philadelphia Business Journal in 2009. In 2006, the National School Board Association named Chris one of "20 to Watch" among American administrators. Chris has spoken at conferences all over the world, including TEDxNYED, the National Association of Secondary Schools Conference, the Building Learning Communities conference, the National Educational Computing Conference, the Philadelphia Area Educational Technology Conference, the Yahoo Cybercitizen Conference, the Innovative Learning Conference, the Council of Educational Facilities Planners Regional Conference, the K12-Online Conference, the International Conference on Technology and Education, and at LinuxWorld. Additionally, he has worked with many schools and districts in the U.S. and England as a consultant. Chris received his B.A. in English Literature from the University of Pennsylvania and his M.A. in English Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Chris is the father of two sons Jakob and Theo.

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