With 12 years experience as a classroom teacher, including being named 2002 Teacher of the Year in Wake County schools, Sofi Frankowski has worked with strategies to de-track high school classrooms to ensure an academically rigorous experience for all students. A National Board Certified teacher, she has served in a variety of leadership roles, including mentor teacher, member of the Wake County Superintendent's Teacher Advisory Council and member of the Wake Education Partnership's Board of Directors.
What do surgeons, musicians and teachers have in common? According to a recent article in The New Yorker, they can all benefit from professional coaching—just like elite athletes.
Before I joined the staff of the NC New Schools Project, I was a high school social studies teacher. I was surrounded by hardworking colleagues who ...