About
Our Mission
We partner with schools, districts, & states to build knowledge of literacy best-practices, supporting struggling learners, data-based decision making, and MTSS/RTI implementation.
Our History
Glean Education started as an advocacy journey over 30 years ago. Our founder, Jessica Hamman, grew up in a family of education professionals - her father, Emerson Dickman, was president of the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) who helped create the definition for dyslexia. Her mother was a professor and teacher trainer. They became involved in the field while advocating for her brother with dyslexia in the public school system.
Two decades later, Jessica found herself advocating for her own son with dyslexia. As she began supporting her child through school, she found that there was still the same lack of knowledge about dyslexia as there was before. Much had been accomplished by her parents and other leaders in the research field, but on the ground and in the schools, there was still much work still to be done.
In January 2016, Jessica launched Glean Education bringing her background in early literacy and online instructional design to build online content in literacy and special education for in-service teachers and districts. Glean is now actively working with schools, districts, and state departments of education around the country (and world) to build teacher knowledge and support implementation through an innovative PD approach. We are thrilled to become such a trusted space for educators.
“I thoroughly enjoyed the training. The interactive simulations help educators and parents better understand how their students experience the learning environment.””
What We've Achieved
Launched our Blog in January 2016.
Trained over 5288+ teachers and practitioners around the world…and counting.
Received Tiny Fellowship by 4.0 Schools to create a lean, sustainable, and socially conscious business.
Launched five expert-guided courses in dyslexia and literacy best practices (more to come!).
Piloted courses in schools and districts to vet content and improve delivery models.
Approved by Oregon, Arkansas, Massachusetts, Washington, Texas, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania state departments of education, Chicago Public Schools, and the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) to provide CEUs.
Listed on the California Department of Education’s Notable Professional Partner Organization’s List.
Listed on the Oregon Department of Education’s Approved training list.
Listed on the Colorado Department of Education’s Professional Development opportunities list.
Launched Glean’s Research to Practice Podcast in January 2019. Launched Glean’s Ed Leaders in Literacy Podcast in July 2019
Approved by the National Association of School Psychologists to provide professional development for the state’s educators.
Participated in California’s Superintendent for Public Instruction’s Literacy Workgroup.
Partnered with Washington State Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to train staff state-wide on dyslexia awareness
Approved By
Meet Our Nationally-Recognized Content Experts:
Emerson Dickman, JD - Past-president of the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) and special education attorney in New Jersey for 50 years. Find him at emersondickman.com.
Georgette Dickman, MA LDT/C OGT/TH - Adjunct Professor at Fairleigh Dickinson’s Center for Dyslexia Studies and recipient of the Margaret Byrd Rawson Lifetime Achievement Award from IDA.
Jan Hasbrouck, PhD - Nationally recognized for her research on student reading fluency and reading assessment and past professor at University of Oregon and Texas A&M University. Find her at gibsonhasbrouckassociates.businesscatalyst.com/about-us/about-jan.
Laurice Joseph, PhD - Professor and Program Chair of School Psychology at Ohio State University. Find her at ehe.osu.edu/directory/?id=joseph.21.
Jessica Toste, PhD - Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education at University of Texas at Austin. Find her at education.utexas.edu/faculty/jessica_toste.