BreakFree Education

Dr. Kaylah Holland is the Director of Instructional Technology & Blended Learning for BreakFree Education, a nonprofit that works to radically improve education in criminal and juvenile justice facilities across the US.

Adjunct Professor

Dr. Kaylah Holland is a part-time adjunct professor for a couple of universities in the United States. She works to educate and empower teachers beginning their careers in their Master's degree programs.

Go Teach Be Love

Dr. Kaylah Holland created an international nonprofit called Go Teach Be Love to foster innovative and sustainable active learning environments. She provides professional development workshops to educators in developing countries.

ISTE Community Leader

As an ISTE Community Leader, Dr. Holland works to empower educators around the globe. She is directly involved in managing the For Coaches, By Coaches monthly meetups and is part of the Global Group. She amplifies the voices of educators across the globe through the Featured Educator program. 

Google Certified

Dr. Kaylah Holland is a Google certified Coach, Trainer, and Innovator. She works to train and coach educators and technology professionals on how best to implement Google Workspace for Education in various educational environments. 

Global Impact

Dr. Kaylah Holland was a pivotal part of the organizing team to create the Global Impact Virtual Conference hosted by ISTE Community Leaders in April 2024. The virtual conference included 13 live sessions and 50 pre-recorded sessions representing 25 countries. 

Shared When Good Enough Isn't Good Enough: ISTELive 24 Lightning Main Stage Talk in June 2024

Named a Featured Voice at ISTE Live 2024 in Denver, CO

Published Putting Out Fires: A Framework for Solving Problems in Your Classroom and School in June 2024

Presented an Ignite Talk on the mainstage at ISTELive in 2023 titled "Advocating for Justice-Involved Youth: Disrupting the School to Prison Pipeline".

Named a Top 30 K-12 IT Influencer by K12 Leaders Magazine

Awarded the 20 to Watch by ISTE in 2022 as an individual making a difference in the field of education

Named a Google Innovator in 2017 as part of the #WDC17 cohort and created Go Teach Be Love as an Innovator project

Conversation with Barbara Bray "Empowering Educators and Championing Student-Centered Classrooms" 

ISTE Live 24 Conference Sessions

Access ISTELive 24 resources here. 

Guest Blog for ThriveinEDU & conversation with Rachelle Dene Poth on the ThriveinEDU Podcast

ISTE Edge Podcast: Educators around the Globe: ISTE Community Leaders Global Learning Conference

ISTE Expert Webinar "Putting Out Fires" in 2023

ISTE Edge Podcast: Working to Restore Justice with Dr. Kaylah Holland and Danielle Maco

ISTE Expert Webinar "Design Like Disney" in 2022

Stronger Together Podcast with Dr. Kaylah Holland and Matthew Joseph

BreakFree Education Edupalooza Podcasts: Stories of student success inside juvenile justice facilities. 

ISTE Summer Learning Academy "Recipe for Success" in 2021

Keep Indiana Learning Blog: How to Create a Sustainable Future

Keep Indiana Learning Podcast: Creating Responsible Digital Citizens

ISTE Blog: Bring the Magic of Disney to Your Classroom

Google Innovator VIA20 Sparkcamp: "Accidental Journey" Webinar

Dissertation - "Transformational Learning Experiences: How Google Innovators are Transforming K12 Education with Active Learning"

Master's Thesis - "Forever Torn Between the Woman Required and the Woman Desired: Women’s Resistance to Society’s Established Image in Kate Chopin’s The Awakening and Marilynne Robinson Housekeeping"

Educators and school leaders survive each day using a "good enough" mentality but remaining in this mentality has crucial consequences for all students - especially those in the juvenile justice system. This session will explore how leaving the "good enough" mentality behind led to virtual reality making an impact in juvenile justice classrooms across the county and will explore ways all educators can help students thrive outside the good enough mentality.

This workshop will highlight ways to eliminate obstacles to lead with yes! This session will showcase inspiring ways technology is being used in educational spaces in JJ facilities, best practices for implementation including asking the right questions of potential programs and creating a successful training plan for all involved.

Students involved in the juvenile justice system often come from and return to public school classrooms after spending time in a secure school located in a detention center or incarceration facility. Join this webinar to learn more about education inside the juvenile justice system and learn how you can disrupt the school to prison pipeline by advocating for justice involved students in your classroom. 

This interactive webinar will use design thinking practices to help participants solve problems using the Putting Out Fires framework. The framework is a critical new step in design thinking that focuses on which solutions yield the best results. Participants will identify a problem, focus on the people involved and analyze all possible solutions by implementing the framework.

BreakFree Education invites you behind the bars to learn more about the juvenile justice system. We will address the school-to-prison-pipeline, school policies, secure schools in jails, detentions, and long-term placements. Two million students walk our hallways each year and return to your classrooms, visitation is required to learn more!

This interactive workshop encourages teachers to think like designers. Participants will strengthen their skills in creating intentional mini-lessons and will generate innovative experiences that empower students to engage in learning. Ultimately, participants will create a mini-lesson and choose from ten innovative experiences that engages students in work that is relevant and meaningful. 

This highly interactive session will address common instructional coach issues and will present five best practices for coaching to make the greatest impact, including relationships, goal-setting, workflows, self-care, and reflection. Participants will leave with a plethora of templates and resources to use in their own coaching practice.

Disney pulls out all the stops when creating an experience each person attending their parks will enjoy. We can replicate this magical experience in our own classrooms by using lesson design principles to create an inclusive & engaging experience for all students. 

This interactive workshop encourages teachers to create intentional lessons utilizing technology in the classroom. Participants will complete an interactive rotating activity using Google for Education products to create innovative digital experiences that empower students to engage in learning that is relevant and meaningful. 

This interactive workshop encourages teachers to think like designers bringing purpose to every minute available with students. To experience best practices in blended learning, participants will complete three interactive stations using Google products to engage students in work that is relevant and meaningful. 

Students engage more in their learning when they can own the end result and have their work viewed by authentic audiences. This interactive session will identify authentic audiences and backward design the end product. Watch how students engage in the content when their products are viewed by peers, family members, experts, community members, and even those around the world. Example student created products from juvenile justice facilities across the US will be provided. 

Deeper learning occurs when the right mixture of resources, activities, and content come together to create a perfectly balanced course. We begin with selecting the cuisine and identifying the relevant topics such as culturally relevant materials, social-emotional learning, personalization, and differentiation. Next, we must consider the palate of each student in the design so they will engage in the work. When designing lessons to include all students, teachers become master chefs creating engaging experiences in the classroom. This session offers practical tips for making your classroom an experience students won’t forget!