Mark Engstrom- Lead Questioner

Was

• Mandarin speaker

• Student at Jesuit- Galway, Ireland

• Study Abroad student in England

• Teacher for 23 years

Am

• Father

• Husband

• Planning Change

• Hopeful

Aspires to

• Own a class B Winnebago

• Be an author

• Have golden anniversary

• Be a catalyst for lasting educational change

Mark Engstrom is from New Orleans, Louisiana and was a full-time classroom teacher for fifteen years before moving into administration. He has an M.Ed. in International Teaching and an M.A. in Cultural Geography. Education has landed him in Korea, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, Brazil and various independent and public schools in the United States. Mark has written blog posts for EdSurge, Getting Smart, and Blendmylearning as part of the effort to move schools forward. In addition, he has presented at OESIS, the Association of American Schools in South America, Association of International Schools in Africa, and consulted for Independent School Management. Moving forward, Mark hopes that Socrates - Head of School will spark schools to focus on students as they think about the why, what, and how of leading and learning.