Sara O’Brien

Instructional Designer

Sara works as an Instructional Designer on a variety of projects at the Teaching Systems Lab. She began her work with the Lab as a member of the team creating the online course Youth In Front: Understanding and Supporting Student-Led Activism, in partnership with Learning For Justice. She now works on several other MOOCs and supports teacher educators using the Lab’s online practice space Teacher Moments. Sara also works as an Instructional Designer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, developing and facilitating professional development for educators. She holds a B.A. in English from Harvard College, an M.A. in Education from Stanford University, and an Ed.M. in Instructional Leadership from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.