Brian J. Kosena

Brian J. Kosena, EdD, is an educator and district leader who serves as Chief Learning Officer for Westminster Public Schools in Colorado, where he oversees teaching and learning services and the district’s competency-based system initiatives. He was previously the founding principal of John E. Flynn A Marzano Academy, a preK–8 school of innovation and the first campus in the Marzano Academies network, and has also worked as an instructional technology coordinator and high school social studies teacher since beginning his education career in 2006.

Dr. Kosena coauthored Test-Specific Thinking: Teaching Students to Think the Way Tests Make Them, which focuses on helping educators analyze and integrate common assessment structures in English language arts and mathematics to better prepare students for high-stakes tests. He holds a bachelor’s degree in international affairs from the University of Colorado Boulder, a master’s degree in secondary education from the University of Phoenix, and a doctorate in educational leadership and equity from the University of Colorado Denver.