Award Winning Educator
Glenn Robbins
Best Selling Author
Speaker/Consultant
speaker
The Best Seller
Calm In The Chaos:
Ancient Stoic Wisdom for Successful School Leadership
I Won’t Back Down:
How Educators Can Turn Rejection Into Redirection
About
My Story
Glenn has been awarded numerous administrative international, national, and state recognitions including the EDTECH Digest International District Leadership Finalist, National Exemplar of Education Award Winner, Named Top 100 Educational Influencer in the US, Northeast Innovative Superintendent Award, NJ Visionary Superintendent Award, Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools Member, NASSP Digital Principal of the Year, Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Winner, SETDA Student Voice Award Winner, a NASS (National Association of School Superintendents) Technology (AI) Innovation and Application Superintendent of the Year, and as a National Superintendent of the Year Finalist. He has been invited to the White House and the US Department of Education several times in the past three administrations. He is also the proud recipient of a National Superintendent Certification, and serves as an AASA National Governing Board Member, AASA Aspiring Superintendent Mentor, Chair of NJASA Technology Committee, and Harvard Business Review Advisory Council.
Glenn has been recognized across the globe for his innovative school and district improvement methods, and has been featured in numerous conferences, books, podcasts, and other publications. Glenn is passionate about helping school leaders create schools where every student and educator can have the opportunity to succeed to their utmost potential in a VUCA world.
Bio
Resume
My Awards
National Technology (AI) Innovation Superintendent of the Year
National Association of School Superintendents
Sep 2024
Awarded the Technology (AI) Innovation and Application SOY 2024.
National Superintendent of the Year Finalist
Sep 2024
Finalist for 2024 National Superintendent of the Year
Top 100 Influencer In Education
May 2024
Selected by DA Magazine as a Top 100 Education Influencer.
National VFW School District of the Year - Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Award
Nov 2023
Smart/Maher VFW National Citizenship Education Teacher Award- Award to Brigantine Public School District. State and National District of the Year
National Exemplar of Education Award
Humanex Ventures
2023
Selected by Humanex Ventures for the National Exemplar of Education Award for the culture and climate building as an education leader.
Northeast Innovative Superintendent Award
Tech & Learning
2022
Tech & Learning Innovative Leader Award – Northeast Innovative Superintendent Award 2022/2023
NJ Visionary Superintendent Award
ClassLink
2022
Selected as the NJ Visionary Superintendent Award Winner
Selected To League of Innovative Schools
Digital Promise
May 2021
Top District Security and Safety Award of 2020
Joint Insurance Funds (JIF)
2020
NJ Spotlight School
NJAMLE
2018
Superintendent To Watch
Ed Dive Magazine
2017
One of six school administrators from the US selected.
SETDA Student Voice Award
SETDA
2017
First and only School selected from NJ in the country.
National Digital Principal of the Year
NASSP
2016
Samsung Solve For Tomorrow Award
Samsung
2014
New Jersey State Award Winner
Top 40 Under 40
Atlantic City Weekly, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa and the Atlantic City Junior Chamber
2014
Awarded an AASA National Superintendent Certification
Member of the CoSN Empowered Superintendent Panel
Invited to the White House by President Obama as a distinguished educational leader in the United States.
Invited to the US Department of Education, multiple times, to learn/network/work with various educational leaders from across the US. Met the past 3 US Secretaries of Education
Mentor for AASA National Aspiring Superintendents
Led two districts as Superintendent to be designated by the New Jersey Department of Education as a “High Performing School District.”
Led districts as Superintendent to be designated by ADL as a No Place For Hate School.
New Jersey representatives for AASA National Governing Board for 4 years.
Testified at the NJ State House.
Contributed to countless educational books, and numerous podcasts.
Speaking Topics
from past and current:
What is Your District’s Calling Card?
Mister Rogers Community Project:
Leading Like Ted Lasso in a Roy Kent World
(Culture/Team Building)
Rethinking All Learning Spaces:
Engaging All Students with Esports in Education:
Updating Your School/District to 3.0 with AI
Finding Calm in the Chaos:
Positive Psychology in Leadership
”Two Wolves”
Creating A Maker Culture
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