The Future of Smart - A Conversation with Ulcca Joshi Hansen

Ulcca Joshi Hansen is an author, educational thought leader and
social change advocate with a twenty-year career
dedicated to shifting the foundational values
and approaches that underpin America’s education system. She
currently serves as the Chief Program Officer for Grantmakers for
Education, a partner organization for education
philanthropists as they adapt to the changes impacting our
world.


Ulcca began her career as an elementary school teacher in
Newark Public Schools. Over the last twenty years she
has gained experience across the non-profit, public,
and philanthropic sectors, in the US and abroad, leading
programs, conducting research and crafting policy.


In her most recent roles as Chief Strategy Officer at
Boundless and Vice President at Education Reimagined, she
built partnerships between schools, districts, non-profits and
higher education institutions committed to expanding access
to relationship-based, relevant and real-world learning
experiences in the K-12 and post-secondary spaces. As Vice
President of the Public Education and Business Coalition
she expanded the Colorado Teacher Residency to become the
first residency-based preparation program in the country to
serve both urban and rural districts. She also
redesigned the residency curriculum, grounding new teachers in
the fields of learning science, human development and human
well-being.


Ulcca’s recently released book, The Future of Smart: How Our
Education System Needs to Change to Help All Young People Thrive,
traces the roots of America’s dominant approach to
education, illuminates why so many reform and innovation
efforts over the last three decades have fallen short and
proposes a path forward.


Ulcca earned her Ph.D. in Education and Philosophy from
Oxford University and a JD from Harvard Law School. She has
been recognized nationally for her work in education as a
Harry S. Truman Scholar; a British Marshall Scholar; and a
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellow.


Social Links


LinkedIn: @ulcca


Twitter: @ulcca