Rick Dahlgren Email & Phone Number

Rick Dahlgren is a Chief Executive Officer at Center for Teacher Effectiveness based in Ketchum, Idaho, United States, North America. Award-winning educator, national trainer, and classroom management expert, Rick Dahlgren is a nationally recognized leader in classroom management and student behavior. He has helped schools across the country reduce disruptions, restore order, and improve student success. With decades of experience at elementary, middle, high school, and university levels, he has worked with school districts in nearly every state to address the most challenging classroom behaviors, including aggression, defiance, apathy, and disruption. As the driving force behind Time To Teach, Rick has trained over 400,000 educators, equipping them with practical, research-backed strategies that create structured, high-achieving learning environments. His expertise goes beyond temporary fixes—he provides educators with sustainable solutions that allow teachers to teach and students to learn. Through the Time To Teach Train-the-Trainer program, Rick empowers educators to become certified trainers, giving schools and districts the ability to develop in-house expertise to sustain long-term success, reduce classroom disruptions and office referrals, strengthen student engagement and academic performance, boost teacher confidence, job satisfaction, and retention, and create a positive, structured, and respectful school culture. Unlike one-time workshops that fade over time, Time To Teach provides ongoing mentorship and support to ensure trainers can successfully implement and share the strategies with their teams. Schools leave Rick’s training sessions with an actionable plan that produces immediate results—starting the very next day. Rick is known for his dynamic, engaging, and entertaining training style, making complex classroom management techniques easy to understand and implement. His common-sense approach resonates with educators at all experience levels, from new teachers struggling with classroom control to seasoned professionals looking for fresh strategies. If your school is facing classroom disruptions, teacher burnout, or declining student engagement, it’s time to take action. Join Time To Teach and become the expert your school needs.