Credit: Courtesy of Jason Kamras
National Advisory Council member Jason Kamras was a middle school math teacher in the District of Columbia Public Schools [1] when he was honored as the 2005 National Teacher of the Year. Since his early days at the middle school as a Teach for America [2] participant, he led the effort to double the instructional time allotted for math, and he overhauled the curriculum to emphasize educational technology and real-world, project learning.
Kamras is still with the Washington, DC, school system, but he now serves as a special assistant to the chancellor, Michelle Rhee (featured in this Edutopia article [3]. He also advised President Obama's election campaign on education policy [4]. Kamras holds degrees from Princeton University and Harvard University.
He is featured in the following Edutopia content:
- Jason Kamras: Making Connections in Math, Part One [5]
- Jason Kamras: Making Connections in Math, Part Two [6]
- On Teaching and Education: Jason Kamras, Part One [7]
- On Teaching and Education: Jason Kamras, Part Two [8]
Find out more about our National Advisory Council [9].