How Teachers Can Use the KIPP Framework for Excellent Teaching to Improve Their Practice By Jen Keyte, Teaching and Learning Labs, KIPP Foundation One of the things I love most…
Three Ratios to Improve Classroom Success
By Dave Levin, KIPP Co-Founder The central idea behind focusing on classroom ratios is to ensure that our students are doing as much of the heavy cognitive lifting and having…
How Do We Keep Great Teachers Teaching?
By Jen Keyte, Teaching and Learning Labs, KIPP Foundation At KIPP, we believe our teachers are the keepers of our mission –teachers are the ones who will ultimately determine how…
Making Equal Opportunity Real: Why We Partner with KIPP
By Carol E. Quillen, President of Davidson College In a democratic society, a child’s future cannot be determined by the economic status of his or her parents. Equal opportunity must…
It’s time for Gratitude. Are you ready?
By Lisa Altman, Instructional Sharing Manager, KIPP Foundation It’s almost Thanksgiving. At this time of the year, we receive lots of messages about showing thanks to those who impact our…
Why TSA Needs a Lesson in Classroom Management
By Dave Levin, KIPP Co-Founder Why is my two ounce bottle of Purell a threat to national security at the Orlando airport but not at LaGuardia? This was the question…
Getting Hooked on Teaching and Hooked on KIPP
KIPPster spotlight on Liz Coughenour, Teacher Leader Program Manager Liz Coughenour recently joined the KIPP Foundation as the Teacher Leader Program Manager. In this role, Liz designs relevant professional development opportunities…