Meet our founder
Unleash Learning™ Founder, Dr. William DeJean
I’m Dr William DeJean, founder and CEO of Unleash Learning. I’m also the host of Unleash Learning TV and radio.
I’ve been deep in the education and learning field for 25 years. I have a doctorate in education and two books on the subject under my belt.
I created Unleash Learning – a new way forward for advancing teaching and learning. Because I believe in making learning stick for everyone.
I began my career as a high school teacher in San Diego and taught for 10 years across the US, winning the 2003 San Diego County Teacher of the Year Award, among 26,000 teachers.
While still teaching, I studied for a masters and doctorate in education. It was invaluable to put those theories straight into practice and gain a broader, more inclusive understanding of how we humans learn.
I then moved into university lecturing in the US and Australia. I worked with pre-service teachers and taught teachers as they studied for their masters degrees. I developed university courses and consulted extensively with leadership teams. This gave me an international perspective on education, organisational change and learning that makes a lasting impact.
In other words, I know what great learning and development looks like – and how to embed it across a team.
Whether you’re inside a school or a corporate business, those same educational principles apply. It’s about getting to the core of learning – so you can optimise it. An enduring professional development system.
I’m based in Sydney and travel internationally to support Unleash Learning clients.
You’ll also find me on the educational and professional learning circuit, presenting at public events including:
• TEDX
• Young Minds
• Happiness and Its Causes.
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Keynote topics
A new way forward:
How to lead learning in the era of overwhelm
We’re in a new era. I call it the era of overwhelm. In this new era there’s a new way forward for advancing teaching and learning across your school, district or team. This new way can boost impact and ease stress.
Moving from me to we: Making our wellness and wellbeing a collective opportunity
This keynote will share with you additional ways to support the wellness and wellbeing of both you and your entire team in the era of overwhelm.
The power of inner leadership:
Leading from the inside out
Who you are connects to how you lead. This keynote will share with you what the inner “who” is and how to use it to help our world.
From fading to flourishing: The connection between who you are and what you do
In this session you’ll learn a new way to understand your own wellness and wellbeing and simply ways to reconnect to the source of your own wellness and inspiration.
This makes learning stick for everyone
Is your team working to create long-term learning that lasts? This keynote will show you what it takes and how to put it into action. For good.
How to create and support an inclusive organisation
With the right “inclusion literacy” your team can make intentional choices that will bring out the best in everyone.
