Leslie Wilson

Ms. Wilson served public education in seven school districts as executive director of curriculum and instruction, high school principal/ assistant principal, special education administrator/ teacher, and adventure-based counselor. She was recruited to co-lead Michigan’s one-to-one teaching and learning initiative, Freedom to Learn (FTL), in 2003 and led the launch of the national not-for-profit One-to-One Institute (OTO), the next iteration of FTL, which is in its second year of operation. Since 2003, Ms. Wilson and team have developed and implemented statewide policies, best practices and research around one-to-one teaching and learning.   One-to-One Institute extensively serves the US and emerging markets through a number of strategic alliances.

As co-chair of the National Steering Committee of One to One Directors, Ms. Wilson facilitates the network and collaboration among one to one visionaries.  She has extensively authored and presented around 21^st century teaching/learning/leadership, one to one best practices and research.  She serves on national and state committees aimed at transforming the education industry. 

As an Education Policy/Program Fellow with the Institute for Educational Leadership, Ms. Wilson facilitated the creation of an advanced fellowship program for educational technology leaders in Michigan. She completed her doctoral coursework in education leadership at the University of Michigan. She holds a master’s in instructional technology from Wayne State University, a special education administrative endorsement from Eastern Michigan University and a bachelor of science in education from the University of Michigan.  Ms. Wilson was a certified adventure based counselor through Project Adventure, an offshoot of Outward Bound.