Darren Hudgins

Darren Hudgins is an experienced educator with expertise in instructional strategies, leadership, capacity building, change management, CTE, STEAM, project-based learning and technology workshops. As the CEO of Think - Do - Thrive, he works with educators, school leaders, districts, and school organizations to embrace ambiguity, strengthen human capacity, and inspire social servants. With his extensive experience as a former secondary teacher, district coach, staff developer, speaker, facilitator, youth coach he has been successful in building a vast community of facilitators to help lead several different boutique professional development experiences. Darren is a Google Certified Innovator and co-author of the book Fact Vs. Fiction: Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in the Age of Fake News. He also consults for Future Ready Schools, the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, Nearpod, and various school districts. Darren holds an M.Ed. in Education from Pacific University and dual bachelor's degrees in Human Development and Social Sciences from Warner Pacific College.