Andratesha Fritzgerald , EdS, serves as Director of Teaching, Learning and Innovation for the East Cleveland (OH) City School Districts and has been a teacher and leader in urban schools for nearly 20 years.  Her life’s work is to awaken, celebrate and activate the brilliance of teachers, leaders, and students to actualize achievement wherever it seems possible.

She has been a speaker at CAST’s annual UDL Symposium and state conferences for teachers, and is a keynote speaker and professional development provider with Novak Educational Consulting.  A self-proclaimed Jeopardy enthusiast and imagination expert, she loves writing and dreaming out loud with her husband, two children, and committed educators who believe in academic success for all.