Leader of Learning is an online education brand that explores transformational leadership in education. Through its podcast, blog, and YouTube channel, it is where educators can come to find inspiration to grow their impact as instructional leaders. It is a community where educators can realize their leadership potential regardless of their position or title. What originally launched as just a blog and was improved with a podcast has now evolved into an educational movement and community of educational leaders who are poised to lead necessary changes in the field of education in the United States and beyond.
Dr. Dan Kreiness is an instructional leader, podcast host, author, and speaker who constantly searches for the most effective ways to advance education and produce high student achievement. Dr. Kreiness has worked in education for over 17 years as a school administrator, instructional coach, intervention specialist, and classroom teacher while working in districts in the New York City metro area in New York and Connecticut. Dr. Kreiness holds a doctorate degree in leadership and master’s degree in adolescent education and educational leadership. His original research and dissertation is called “Transformational Leadership to Inspire Growth Mindset in Classroom Teachers.”
Dr. Kreiness hosts the popular Leader of Learning podcast which was recently ranked #4 on Feedspot’s list of the 20 Best Transformational Leadership Podcasts and #7 on their list of the Best 35 Educational Leadership Podcasts. Dr. Kreiness is also a published author of The Transformational Leader’s Reflection Journal and has contributed chapters to "100 No-Nonsense Things that ALL School Leaders Should STOP Doing," "100 No-Nonsense Things that ALL Teachers Should STOP Doing," "Edumatch Snapshot in Education (2017) Volume 2: Professional Practice," and "The EduMatch Teacher’s Recipe Guide: Survive and Thrive in the Kitchen and Beyond." He is currently under contract with Edumatch Publishing to publish a solo book.
Dr. Kreiness is an expert presenter at education conferences and trainings on topics including leadership, growth mindset, student engagement, various instructional technologies, and content creation and branding. Dr. Kreiness was named to the 2017 class of ASCD Emerging Leaders.
Steve Burnage is a Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts with over 35 years' experience of successful teaching and school leadership.
After spending time as a school principal of a large inner city high school in the UK, Steve is now in demand as an education consultant, inspector and author specializing in developing best practice in educational leadership and classroom pedagogy. Steve is lead inspector of schools for the British Council, leads the school leadership development program for Cambridge University Press and assessment; and is currently developing leadership projects for clients in Bangladesh, China, Egypt, India, Mongolia, Sharjah, and Uzbekistan. Steve is in demand as a keynote speaker and workshop leader and writes regular articles on school leadership and effective classroom practice for the education press.'
Amjad Ali (@TeachLeadAAli) is a teacher, trainer, TEDx speaker and Senior Leader. He currently works four days a week in a start up secondary school and offers CPD/INSET on his other day. Amjad has spent his teaching career working in challenging, diverse schools. He is a qualified SENDCO and was also trained as an Advanced Skills Teacher in Teaching and Learning. Amjad has delivered CPD to all sectors in education from Early Careers teachers to Executive/Head Teachers and CEOs; delivering on a range of topics, all across the United Kingdom and different parts of the world. He has worked with over 250 schools and 1000s of students.
Yvonne Kosiarski is a dynamic international K-12 school director who is also a seasoned school systems lead evaluator and inspector with twenty plus years of inspirational professional experience in designing and leading analytical approaches to challenges and solutions in the education industry. She is skilled in developing strong internal and external relationships to facilitate collaborative achievement of high priority goals with a diverse global approach to solutions and on-going institutional improvement journey while maintaining strong culture beliefs and values; while keeping the institution’s vision and mission at the core of it all. Her confident ability to thrive in an accelerated setting along with her diverse, vast experience in school inspections goes parallel with her use of data analysis, metacognitive skills, and execution of constructive learning strategies across diverse academic sectors. With her solid track record of accelerating growth by leading implementation of robust procedures, skills, processes and policies, she is instrumental in maintaining professional development that ensures the delivery of exceptional performance by all students and staff. Her leadership skills as a visionary educator are uniquely tailored to be adaptive in any challenge she might cross.
Dr. Loay Al Khaja is a Bahraini entrepreneur, business coach, and public speaker who has helped hundreds of thousands of individuals and organizations achieve success.
At 24, he started his own business, driven by a passion for business psychology and entrepreneurship. Over the years, he has mentored over 10,000 professionals and appeared on leading media channels such as MBC, Abu Dhabi TV, and Monte Carlo.
Dr. Al Khaja also creates impactful programs such as:
Renad Turki (@Learnwithms.R) is an AI in Education Trainer, founder of Edtech Academy, a certified KHDA TOT trainer, and edtech content creator on Instagram. Having trained thousands of students and educators, Renad Turki specializes in integrating AI into education. A Google Certified Educator and MSc graduate from the American University of Sharjah, Renad Turki combines deep pedagogical expertise with advanced technology tools to empower educators and transform classrooms. As a speaker at GITEX 2024 and a partner with Injaz UAE for the Google & Microsoft AI programs, Renad Turki brings cutting-edge insights into AI literacy, differentiated instruction, and effective teaching strategies.
Hiba El Hazzouri is an Educational Technology Specialist with over 20 years of experience in education. She began her career as a mathematics teacher and took on progressively higher leadership positions at various educational institutions in Lebanon and the UAE, including Head of Department and Vice Principal. She later became the Manager of the Assessment Department at the Department of Institutional Effectiveness for the ATS system, overseeing 14 campuses. Currently, she is the Director of Creativity and Innovation at Sandooq Al Watan, where she continues to drive educational transformation.
As an Apple Distinguished Educator and Apple Professional Learning Specialist, Hiba founded Pedagogy & Beyond, an EdTech consultancy and training service. Pedagogy & Beyond is an authorized Apple Professional Learning provider in the UAE, and has successfully trained teachers and leadership teams across the UAE, KSA, and Jordan, empowering educators to integrate technology into their teaching practices effectively.
Hiba has led several high-impact educational initiatives, including:
Hiba has a B.Sc. in Mathematics, a Teaching Diploma, and a Master’s in Educational Technology. She also holds a Professional Certificate in Change Management and a Postgraduate Certificate in Data Science and Business Analytics.