Jean Sharp - Consultant

With more than 30 years of executive leadership and management experience in the education and software publishing industry, Jean has led content development and instructional design teams in the creation of digital learning solutions that meet the learning needs of our K-12 students and educators today.  For the past ten years, Jean served as the Chief Academic Officer and Vice President of Content Development at Apex Learning where she was responsible for driving academic leadership in the market and setting the vision for curriculum and instructional design in Apex’s digital learning solutions. Today, Jean engages in relevant and meaningful ways to support education by aligning her research and writing with her commitment to improving the learning and life outcomes for all students.  Jean serves on several Curriculum Advisory Boards as well as the Executive Committee for the Digital Learning Collaborative.  Jean has written numerous articles and blogs and participated in many webinars and conference presentations on topics that impact education.

My Why: 

I am driven by a core belief that all children deserve access to high-quality learning opportunities to reach their full potential. As a young girl, my parents instilled in me both the value and importance of education and I have dedicated my career to supporting great teaching and learning, both in the classroom and online.
 
I have chosen education as my life’s work. And, like others who have made a similar choice, I believe with conviction that our job, in fact, our responsibility is to support the students we’re serving. We must strive to make learning accessible to every student. While we understand the time, pace, path, and place for learning may be different, there is no question that it’s the learning that matters. Now, more than ever, we recognize that our success depends on our ability to navigate the future of education together.