Theron Cosgrave

Theron Cosgrave is an educational consultant with more than 25 years of experience helping school districts and education organizations design and implement learner-centered systems that prepare students for life after graduation. 

 

As founder of Cosgrave Consulting, Inc., Theron partners with districts on Graduate Profile implementation, curriculum and professional learning design, and the thoughtful integration of AI in teaching and learning. The firm builds on two decades of work at Swanson & Cosgrave Consulting, which he co-founded with Michelle Swanson in 2004. Over that time, he has worked with dozens of school districts nationwide and national organizations including NAF, ConnectEd California, and Jobs for the Future on work ranging from project-based learning and integrated CTE pathway development to whole-school design.

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Theron's consulting practice is grounded in a decade of direct work in schools. He spent ten years at Sir Francis Drake High School in Marin County, California — nine as a social studies teacher and his final year as Assistant Principal. He was named Teacher of the Year in 2000.

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Theron holds a B.A. in Political Science and an M.A. in Education from Stanford University, and an M.A. in Education Administration from San Francisco State University. He and his wife live in Davis, California.