Trevor Mattea is a first-grade teacher at Emerson School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with extensive experience in progressive education. He previously taught at Stevenson PACT Elementary School and Cascade Canyon School in the San Francisco Bay Area and High Tech Elementary Chula Vista in San Diego. Throughout his teaching career, he has designed interdisciplinary projects, fostered student-engaged assessment practices, and engaged whole families through home visits, classroom volunteering opportunities, and parent book clubs.
Previously, Trevor served as the education program manager of Imagineerz Learning and hosted the New Books in Education podcast. He has led workshops nationwide on deeper learning, digital portfolios, and technology integration.