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Learning that moves ideas into practice.

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I design learning experiences, curriculum, and AI-enabled tools that help educators put research into practice.

I partner with mission-driven organizations and schools to create rigorous, equitable, and scalable learning for educators—both virtually and in person.

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Current and recent collaborations

Digital Promise
Ed3 Global
reDesign
edsUP

What I do

I create the structures, experiences, and tools that help educators turn ambitious ideas into durable practice.

Learning design & curriculum

Learning pathways, educator resources, and curriculum grounded in research and built for real-world use.

Professional development & facilitation

Adult learning experiences that turn ideas into sustained practice through facilitation, coaching, and useful tools.

AI-powered tools for learning

Practical AI tools and workflows that strengthen design, expand access, and keep humanity at the center.

Educators collaborating with sticky notes during a design-thinking workshop.
Collaborative inquiry turns ideas into shared practice.

A career built around learning

From classrooms and makerspaces to systems-level learning design.

My work brings together teaching, curriculum leadership, instructional design, and product-minded learning design. I care about making complex ideas usable—and helping educators create meaningful learning with and for their communities.

What partners say

Across leadership, curriculum, and learning design work, partners value a practical approach that carries ideas through to implementation.

Cintra Horn

“Margaret is both extremely talented and refreshingly humble. The consummate professional, one of her gifts is guiding innovation from idea to implementation.

As Middle School Director, I personally benefited tremendously from her clarity of purpose and steady guidance toward realization of significant initiatives such as the design and delivery of Student-led Conferences.”

— Cintra Horn, Assistant Head of School for Student Support

Kim Walker

“Margaret is a highly-skilled, empathetic systems thinker! As an international speaker with an extensive professional learning network, she has a wealth of experience working with individuals of all ages and a wide range of skill levels.”

— Kim Walker, Lower School Director