Joe Lofstedt is the Founder of Lofstedt Coaching, LLC and has been teaching and coaching students and teachers for nearly a decade. Joe has a deep belief that all students can learn rigorous material when empowered to leverage their prior skills and knowledge. He believes that this is possible when educators are supported, have collaborative working relationships and receive coaching. In his experience as a teacher, instructional coach, assistant principal and principal, he has seen how children meet and exceed growth when educators continuously reflect, plan and execute. Joe is a graduate of the University of Scranton and the University of Houston with his B.S. in Early and Primary Education and his M.Ed in Educational Administration and Supervision. He founded two primary schools in Eastern North Carolina with a team of talented and hard working educators serving as a grade-level chair, instructional coach, assistant principal and principal.