Casey S. Reason

Dr. Casey Reason is the Director of the Center for PLCs and Virtual Collaboration for the University of Toledo. His six books have won numerous awards, including Phi Delta Kappa book of the year, and finalist for Indie FAB's Non-Fiction Book of the Year Award. His first book was endorsed by the bestselling author of the One Minute Manager Dr. Ken Blanchard and he co-authored a book in 2016 with Dr. Richard DuFour. Casey has designed over 100 digital graduate level courses and training experiences and was recognized in Forbes.com in 2011 for winning a Blackboard International Course Designer of the Year Award. Dr. Reason also was the inaugural Chair of Leadership Studies at Grand Canyon University wherein he oversaw program growth from 50 learners to over 5000 in a period of 48 months. As an urban high school principal, his school was formally recognized by the state of Ohio for dramatic turnaround improvement in student achievement and he’s currently a trainer and advisor for the Ed Communities Network, an international digital collaborative with over 15,000 educators working together to improve professional practice in the name of improving the lives of the students they serve.