David Penberg is an educational leader, teacher, and writer who’s work is devoted to making the world worthy of our children. He supports schools and community spaces to reimagine learning in a democratic world.

David is both an urban and an international educator. His leadership has emerged and developed over a biography of apprenticeships and mentorships, one of the most profound being life abroad. Culture, relationships and how we replenish our “communities” are central to his vision of flourishing schools and community spaces. He has led workshops, facilitated communities of practice, taught and led community centers, as well as independent, international and charter schools. A teacher, educator and writer, David’s love for learning and unabated curiosity in people and the magic of place, have anchored his work with students and educators for 40 years.  

He holds an MS in Leadership and Supervision from Bank Street College and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of British Columbia. 

David is presently engaged in leading instructional and cultural rounds in schools and organizations. Deployed as a framework for school change  and a form of quality control based on the medical rounds model, it is designed for educators and leaders seeking  alignment and coherency between their mission/vision, and the complex realities (practices, structures) on the ground.