Who We Are

Chris Hagedorn

For over 15 years, Chris taught in middle-level schools in Quito, Ecuador, Indianapolis, IN and Minneapolis, Minnesota. For 10 years, while working for ORIGINS, he facilitated DEVELOPMENTAL DESIGNS and RESPONSIVE CLASSROOM workshops for K-12 educators and co-wrote CLASSROOM DISCIPLINE: GUIDING ADOLESCENTS TO RESPONSIBLE INDEPENDENCE (ORIGINS, 2009) which earned a Midwest Book Award. With The Culture Piece, Chris expands on his previous experience to provide training and consulting services in POSITIVE SCHOOL-WIDE CULTURE AND CLIMATE. The Culture Piece is now being used in schools across the United States and internationally.

Education

Indiana University, Bloomington
Masters in Secondary Education (1992)

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
B.A., English (1987)

Publications:

Classroom Discipline: Guiding Adolescents to Responsible Independence (Origins, 2009)