Middle School Teacher, Achievement First

As a Teach for America corps member, Danielle taught middle school in the Kansas City Public Schools. She then joined Achievement First in New York, where she has taught 8th-grade literature and writing for the past eight years. Danielle was named a Stage 5 teacher by the network, their highest level of recognition, and has written a robust literature and philosophy curriculum for the 8th-grade students at her school. Forgoing opportunities to lead, Danielle chose to remain in the classroom. The greatest work she can do for students, she believes, is to deliver excellent classroom teaching daily. She has also worked with Cadence Learning as a Mentor Teacher and curriculum writer, helping build units for students across the United States and record videos of her instruction for those units with a small group of students. Danielle earned her B.A. in politics, philosophy, and economics from King’s College and M.Ed. degrees from the University of Missouri St. Louis and Relay Graduate School of Education.