Annie Smith

Annie has spent the last 25 years working with recent immigrants and refugees in both New York City schools and through the International Rescue Committee. Over 6 years, she was part of a small team that developed a specialized curriculum and teacher training for SIFE with Developing Literacy under the auspices of the NY State Education Department. She contributed to the thinking that honed an understanding of SIFE with Developing literacy and to the theoretical framework that undergirds the Bridges curriculum. As PD Director she designed and led teacher training and provided technical support to schools around programming, intake, and instruction for SIFE.

Annie has a BA in College of Letters from Wesleyan University and an MA in Curriculum and Teaching from Teachers College. As an adjunct professor for the Bard Master of Arts in Teaching program she has supervised students in the field and taught courses including Methods and Literacy and the Adolescent Learner. She is director of Bright Minds Educational Consulting, which she founded in 2008.