Katrina's Sandcastles
Subtitle: Teaching, Believing, and Rebuilding New Orleans
Publisher: Microcosm Publishing
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781621067481
Subjects: Elementary schools; Emergency management
Description: Kaycee Eckhardt created the reading program for innovative New Orleans charter school Sci Academy where students' reading levels improved by an average of over 3.5 years. Eckhardt was the Louisiana Charter Teacher of the Year in 2009. She has gone on to do national education, Common Core advocacy, and teaches literacy development. She was interviewed by Brian Williams on NBC's "Teacher Town Hall" and the subject of the viral documentaries "School Works: The Committed Teacher" and "America Achieves: Symbolism in the Lottery." She continues to work in education policy and lectures to motivate and inspire first year teachers. This is her story.