Khitam Mohammad Email & Phone Number

I am an educator passionate about leveraging podcasts to improve listening skills and narrow educational disparities. Research shows that we spend up to 90 percent of our time listening but only 10 percent of us listen effectively. This has serious consequences on students' long term educational attainment. Listenwise, through its partnership with NPR, has built a repository of over 1,000 curriculum aligned podcasts in ELA, social studies, science and current events. Our listening assessment is the first of its kind in education, providing real time data to teachers and administrators on students' listening skills. I have extensive knowledge of government procurement processes in K-12 and the market forces that drive revenue for early stage education technology organizations. I steadfastly believe that empowering teachers is the best way to move the dial on student achievement.