Work with Maggie to strengthen your school’s strategies in:
- Academic strategic planning
- Artificial Intelligence integration
- Curriculum development and evaluation
- Data-driven decision making
- Faculty culture and professional development
- Human-centered innovation
- Student well-being and experience
- Scheduling and program design
In her role at ISM, Maggie does the following.
- Consults in curriculum development, instructional innovation, and responsible AI adoption in both academic and operational contexts.
- Supports school leaders in strategic planning for teaching, learning, and faculty well-being.
- Leads workshops and webinars on innovation in education, learning sciences, and artificial intelligence.
- Advises on change management and leadership development.
- Speaks on the future of learning and technology in education.
- Contributes to ISM’s flagship advisory publication, Ideas & Perspectives.
Learn more about Maggie—
Maggie joined Independent School Management (ISM) in 2025 as a consultant with deep expertise in the learning sciences and a passion for building meaningful, growth-centered school experiences.
Before joining ISM, Maggie served as Director of Modern Learning at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School in Georgia, where she led schoolwide academic innovation initiatives and STEAM programming across all divisions.
From 2011 to 2020, Maggie was a tenured associate professor at Georgia State University, where she directed the Educational Psychology program and led research on technology-enhanced learning supported by federal and foundation grants. Earlier in her career, she served as a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow at the University of Wyoming, coordinating science education programs across Wyoming and internationally.
Maggie holds a Ph.D. in developmental psychology and an M.S. in experimental psychology from the University of Wyoming; she earned a B.S. in psychology from Clemson University. She brings a coaching-centered, human-focused mindset to all her work with school leadership teams.
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My primary goal is to help individuals and teams design and evaluate optimal experiences for growth, development, and learning. Any work I do with AI integration, from writing institutional policies to adopting tools and curricular approaches, always emphasizes a human-centered approach." Maggie Renken, ISM Consultant |
