Darren Hudgins

Hello, I’m Darren and I'm the CEO of Think | Do | Thrive. Think | Do | Thrive works with educators, school leaders, districts and school organizations to help them build upon their culture, strengthen human capacity, and inspire the souls of social servants.

Darren knows first hand how difficult it is to cultivate and lead an environment of learning on a day to day basis let alone manage the rapid changes that are disrupting our society.

Darren has spent his life supporting and fostering unique learning experiences in education on the front lines. He is a former secondary teacher, a district coach, staff developer, speaker, facilitator, developer of technology integration programs and a youth coach. In addition to his work in schools themselves, Darren has also held several roles including the Director of Instructional Technology for a nonprofit consortium, OETC. There he had the pleasure of building a vast community of facilitators to help lead several different boutique professional development experiences (IntegratED Portland | AcceleratED Portland, SPARK and Leading Schools to name a few). He has facilitated several keynotes for an array of schools, organizations, and parent advisory groups. His workshop topics include matters such as instructional strategies, leadership, capacity building, change management, media literacy, design thinking, CTE, STEAM, cohort/cadre models, project-based learning, and technology training that have been delivered over the vast United States.

Darren is the coauthor of a book titled: Fact Vs. Fiction: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in the Age of Fake News. He has/is consulting for Future Ready Schools, Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, ISTE, Nearpod, as well as, various school districts.

Along with a strong passion to improve education and thrive in the human condition; Darren is a Google Certified Innovator (#GMTV12) and holds an M.Ed. from Pacific University along with dual bachelor's degrees in Human Development and Social Sciences.