Dan Ryder has taught for nearly 20 years at Mt. Blue Campus in Farmington, ME. After 19 years as an English teacher, he is now the Education Director of the brand new Success & Innovation Center at Mt Blue, a Gear Up Research Grant funded program to explore multiple pathways to student success. Dan advocates for the end of dumpster projects -- long term learning experiences that just end up in the trashcan because they lack authenticity and purpose. Co-founder of education consultancy, Wicked Decent Learning, and an advocate for online tribe finding, Dan can be followed @wickeddecent on social media