Dr. Roberta Lenger Kang

Dr. Roberta Lenger Kang is a world-renowned expert in modern techniques for teacher training and development. Her work at the Center for the Professional Education of Teachers at Columbia University takes her around the world where she and her team are brought in to overhaul teacher training programs in ways that align with the local curriculum, needs of students, and social customs and norms that can affect the incentive structures for how students and teachers learn.

Dr. Kang holds an Ed.D. from Teachers College at Columbia University, where her research work and dissertation (“Assessment Matters: Negotiating the New York State English Regents Exam”) focused on the history and pitfalls of high-stakes testing in the NY Department of Education.

She is also the host of the successful podcast for professional educators, “Teaching Today”.