Larry Rosenstock Headshot
Report a problem with this profile
[email protected]

Larry Rosenstock    

Founder & CEO of High Tech High; Former Lecturer at the Harvard School of Education

Larry Rosenstock is the founder and CEO of High Tech High, a network of public charter schools focused on project-based learning.

Larry taught carpentry in urban high schools for eleven years before working as staff attorney at the Harvard Center for Law and Education. Returning to public schools, he served as Director of the Rindge School of Technical Arts and then Principal of Cambridge Rindge and Latin School.

Mr. Rosenstock directed the New Urban High School Project of the U.S. Department of Education. He has served as a lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a Visiting Associate Professor at UC Berkeley School of Education.

Larry is the recipient of the Ashoka Fellowship and the McGraw Prize in Education, and serves as an advisor to numerous commissions and boards nationally and internationally. He holds a JD from Boston University Law School, an M.Ed from Cambridge College, a BA from Brandeis University and a Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa from Cambridge College.

High Tech High Learning now comprises twelve K-12 schools, a teacher-credentialing program, and a graduate school of education.

News


What are some of the most memorable learning experiences of your life?
What are some of the most memorable learning experiences of your life? This is a question that Larry Rosenstock, founder and CEO of High Tech High, asked at a seminar, which I attended at HTH in San Diego. Larry says that if you ask this question to a group of people, several characteristics of the learning experiences emerge. “They will be project-based and multi-disciplinary or anti-disciplinary. They will include fear of failure, success and public recognition,” says Larry. These are the basic tenets of HTH where students learn the concepts and skills through project-based learning.
Pondering Urban High School Improvement - Vander Ark on ...
In addition to founding the famous High Tech High, Larry is a former lawyer, ... With blended learning much of the assessment can move to the background and  ...

Related Speakers View all


More like Larry