Carey Swanson

Chief Program Officer, Literacy

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Carey Swanson
A Quote That Inspires Me

"Out of all the texts in the world, why do I want to put this text in front of my students at this time?" ― Alfred W. Tatum

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About

Carey (she/her/hers) is the Literacy Chief Program Officer at Student Achievement Partners, where she works to support educators, partners, and organizations at all levels to draw from the integration of research and practice to effectively support students' literacy development. She holds a B.S. in film from Northwestern University, an M.S. in teaching from Pace University, and an M.Ed. in school leadership from Teachers College, Columbia University.

Experience

Carey has spent close to 25 years in education, working as a school leader and classroom teacher in New York City, and an educational consultant, teacher, and leadership coach before joining SAP. She is passionate about fulfilling the promise of learning that public education offers through better connecting research and practice. Carey lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with her artist husband, two energetic, active, and often entertaining children, and their dog, Darla.

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More from Carey

  • Elementary School
  • Middle School
  • Literacy

The Stories We Were Sold: Reflections on Knowing Better, Doing Better in Education

Over the past month or so, the podcast Sold a Story by Emily Hanford via American Public Media has had quite an impact, permeating conversations amongst scholars, parents, and teachers on social media… Read More

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  • Elementary School
  • Middle School
  • High School

An Expanded Set of Pillars for High-Quality Literacy Content

“Can we take a step back and talk about what we mean by literacy? What do you mean when you say literacy content?” Dr. Abigail Amoako Kayser, Assistant Professor, Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction,… Read More

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  • Elementary School
  • Middle School
  • Literacy

Designing Culturally Relevant Text Sets

Leveraging the power of text sets to support culturally relevant instruction In this post, the design team behind a new text set prototype shares insights from their process thus far. This draft Text… Read More

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