About The Learning Coach

Gregg Goodhart

Teacher for more than 30 years. Department chair for 13. Now a coach, clinician, and consultant who shows students and teachers how the brain really learns.

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30+

Years of teaching

Years as department chair

Schools and institutions

Published

The American String Teacher

Hi, I’m Gregg

Three decades in the classroom

I have been teaching for over three decades. I spent much of that time trying to figure out how to do it better.

For 13 years I chaired and built a department at Servite High School, one of the most prestigious high schools in the country.

I wanted better answers for myself and my teachers. I found them in cognitive and behavioral neuroscience and psychology.

What Changed

Tests got easy to pass once real learning was happening.

Gregg Goodhart

Finding What Works

Keep what works, drop what does not

I started with just a few of those principles in my classroom, and I got real results.

Over the years I kept what worked and dropped what did not. Students began to genuinely learn the material.

Along the way I found what it takes to build a love of real learning, not just passing tests.

A music teacher professional development session

Beyond My Classroom

It worked for everything

To my surprise, the same principles applied to everything. I coached teachers in the arts, sciences, math, languages, and history, along with our sports coaches.

Colleagues pushed me to share the work more widely. That started my work as a clinician and consultant. I love creating lightbulb moments in teachers and students.

I gave my first general conference presentation in Providence, Rhode Island in 2013. My flagship talk is called My Dog Ate My Talent! I also wrote Why Music Education Matters in Academics for The American String Teacher, the ASTA journal.