About Jon  

Jon Bergmann, once a Flipped Classroom pioneer, now champions AI as a game-changer for education—but with a warning. He’s laser-focused on using AI to make mastery learning a daily reality, seeing it as a catalyst for Mastery and Competency-Based Learning. Yet, in his article "AI Will Stupefy Our Students Unless We Do These Six Things," he cautions that without action—prioritizing human connection, critical thinking, and ethical grounding—AI risks turning students into passive, "stupefied" learners. His latest book, The Mastery Learning Handbook, a hands-on guide to this shift, debuted as an Amazon #1 Best Seller, proving his vision still hits home.

Jon’s journey spans urban, suburban, rural, and private schools, with 24 years as a classroom teacher in Colorado before he became a tech facilitator in Chicago’s suburbs. When Flip Your Classroom became a global bestseller, he spent eight years traveling, helping schools and universities swap passive lectures for active learning. In 2019, he returned to the classroom to refine Flipped and Mastery Learning, amplifying his voice among educators. Teachers now see him as a peer, grappling with today’s challenges—like balancing AI’s promise with its pitfalls—while sharing real stories from his full-time science gig and staff development role at Houston Christian High School.

He’s written or co-authored 12 books, translated into 13 languages, and his trophy case includes the 2002 Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching and a 2010 Colorado Teacher of the Year semi-finalist spot. A TED Education advisory board member, Jon urges educators to wield AI wisely: personalize learning, yes, but never let it replace the messy, human growth that builds resilient minds. 

Jon and his wife make their home in Houston, Texas, and have three grown children.

Jon's Books

• Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day
• Flipped Learning: Gateway to Student Engagement
• Flipped Learning for Science Instruction
• Flipped Learning for Math Instruction
• Flipped Learning for English Language Instruction
• Flipped Learning for Social Studies Instruction
• Flipped Learning for Elementary Education
• Solving the Homework Problem by Flipping the Learning
• Flipped Learning 3.0: The Operating System for the Future of Talent Development
• Aprender al revés: Flipped Learning 3.0 y metodologías activas en el aula
• The Mastery Learning Handbook: A Competency-Based Approach to Student Achievement