Elliot Washor, Ed.D. has been involved in developing new forms of education and school design for more than 45 years as a teacher, principal, administrator, designer, video producer, speaker and writer. Twenty-five years ago, Elliot co-founded Big Picture Learning and the Met Center in Providence, RI, recognized by President Barack Obama and many other international organizations as one of the most innovative high schools in the world; one which should serve as an example to any educator focusing their efforts on student-centered, real-world learning where the student is the curriculum and the community is the school. Elliot’s educational philosophy—one which is embedded at the core of Big Picture’s successful school design—is that practice should inform theory and that theory should inform practice, a cycle that can lead to profound change.