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Chief Literacy & Languages Officer | Carnegie Learning
Dr. Suzanne Simons is a passionate advocate for literacy and language education and leads the Carnegie Learning literacy and world language product and instructional design teams. Most recently, she spearheaded the development of Lenses on Literature, an innovative and equity-minded ELA core curriculum for grades 6-12. Prior to joining Carnegie Learning, Dr. Simons built the team at the nonprofit Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) and led them for seven years. Under Dr. Simons' leadership, the LDC team developed the instructional model that serves as the basis of Lenses on Literature, which after extensive testing with 55,000 middle and high school students, showed impressive gains in a single school year. Dr. Simons brings more than 20 years of experience to Carnegie Learning—in public schools, higher education, teacher training, school reform, disciplinary literacy, curriculum, assessment, district transformation, publishing, EdTech, and more.