Dean of Oxford Teachers College
Reach University
Kimberly Eckert serves as the Dean of Oxford Teachers College at Reach University and Educators Rising Louisiana Founder and State Coordinator. She holds a BA in social work, an MEd in Special Education, and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in e-Learning. An educator for 15 years, Kimberly is an ASCD Champion in Education, a Global Teacher Ambassador, and serves on the Policy Committee for the National Center for Learning Disabilities.
Eckert was a 2020 Global Teacher Prize finalist, 2019 NEA Social Justice Activist of the Year national finalist, the 2018 Louisiana Teacher of the Year, and the inaugural Louisiana Public Interest Fellow for her work developing a state-wide Educators Rising Program for targeted recruitment of a diverse and culturally responsive teacher pipeline.
Kimberly is also a reading specialist, having served as WBR Innovative Programs Coordinator, Deputy Assistant Superintendent of Educator Development at the Louisiana Department of Education, an instructional coach, master teacher, reading interventionist, mentor teacher, English and special education teacher. She recently co-authored a book titled, “Flip the System: US-How Teachers Can Transform Education and Save Democracy” and enjoys cooking, eating cheese, playing video games, and building with Legos with her daughter.
Friday, February 16, 2024
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM MST