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Tyson Koyano is an educator and teacher leader with extensive experience in secondary education, curriculum development, and educational leadership. He has taught history, humanities, English language arts, ethnic studies, and leadership in ¿ìèÊÓƵ Public Schools, including at Cleveland and Garfield High Schools. His teaching and curriculum work emphasizes critical analysis, writing, public speaking, and examining history through perspectives that challenge Eurocentric frameworks.

Koyano is deeply engaged in teacher preparation and educational leadership. He has served as a mentor teacher for ¿ìèÊÓƵ and University of Washington teacher candidates and as a board member of ¿ìèÊÓƵ’s Professional Education Advisory Board, where he has contributed to the development and restructuring of teacher preparation programs. His leadership has also included work in racial equity, ethnic studies, and initiatives supporting students and families of color.

Koyano holds a MiT degree from ¿ìèÊÓƵ and a B.A. in History from the University of Washington. Before entering education, he spent more than a decade with The Boeing Company as a Global Trade Controls Specialist, bringing additional experience in organizational leadership, training, process development, and compliance.

Teaching and Research Interests

Tyson Koyano is currently the instructor and program coordinator for the Benoliel STRIDE Fellowship in the College of Education. His research primarily concerns structural oppression in systems of education and their impacts on BIPOC students and educators. He hopes his role at ¿ìèÊÓƵ can help future teachers become protagonists in the struggle to create a more just society, particularly in schools.