Dr. Dan Kreiness is an instructional leader, podcast host, author, and speaker who constantly searches for the most effective ways to advance education and produce high student achievement. He is currently an Instructional Coach for Digital Learning in Norwalk, Connecticut. Dr. Kreiness has worked in education for over 20 years as a school administrator, instructional coach, intervention specialist, and classroom teacher while working in districts in New York City metro areas in New York and Connecticut. Dr. Kreiness holds a doctorate degree in leadership and master’s degrees in adolescent education and educational leadership. His original research and dissertation is called “Transformational Leadership to Inspire Growth Mindset in Classroom Teachers.”
Dr. Kreiness is also a published author, with his own title “The Transformational Leader’s Reflection Journal,” and has contributed chapters to titles such as: Impact to Influence: Pathway Portraits of Risk-Takers, Rule-Breakers, and Changemakers; 100 No-Nonsense Things that ALL School Leaders Should STOP Doing; 100 No-Nonsense Things that ALL Teachers Should STOP Doing; and Edumatch Snapshot in Education (2017) Volume 2: Professional Practice and The EduMatch Teacher’s Recipe Guide: Survive and Thrive in the Kitchen and Beyond.
Dr. Kreiness hosts the popular Leader of Learning podcast, which can be found on all podcast apps and music streaming services, and has been named to lists of top educational podcasts and top transformational leadership podcasts. He has also been a featured guest on many other podcasts. He has emerged as an expert presenter at education conferences and trainings on topics including leadership, growth mindset, student engagement, various instructional technologies, and content creation and branding. Dr. Kreiness was named to the 2017 class of ASCD Emerging Leaders.
I support educators through instructional coaching, professional development design, curriculum planning, and classroom technology integration. My goal is always the same: elevate student engagement, improve instructional quality, and empower teachers to grow with confidence.
During the summer, I direct youth learning programs that focus on creativity, collaboration, and community. This work fuels my passion for designing impactful learning experiences that support the whole learner and develop essential 21st-century skills.
I speak at various education conferences and trainings on topics including instructional leadership, growth mindset, student engagement, various instructional technologies, content creation, and branding.
I have amassed over 1,650 subscribers and 550,000 lifetime views on my YouTube channel, where I inspire digital learning and providing practical knowledge knowledge of technologies that can be immediately applied in both professional and creative pursuits.
My podcast, Leader of Learning, which ran from 2017 to 2024, has also garnered 117,000 downloads. It explores transformational leadership in education. It is where educators can come to find inspiration to grow their impact as instructional leaders and realize their leadership potential regardless of their position or title.
