Ms. Michelle Cummings

With an extensive career in K-12 education and ed tech, Michelle Cummings has taught high school English and social studies in the U.S. and Switzerland. She served as an elementary principal, high school principal, and assistant superintendent. AASA (The School Superintendents Association) honored her with their Women in Leadership award. Michelle moved into education technology in 2019 and is an education advisor at Brisk Teaching and the former chief academic officer at Teachers Pay Teachers (TPT), where she led teams to improve the quality of the catalog. Michelle is the author of The First-Year Teacher's Survival Guide, 5th ed published by Jossey-Bass. She now supports educators, districts, universities, and ed tech companies as a consultant. Michelle graduated from Brown University and earned her Ed.M at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Born and raised in New Orleans, she now lives in New York City.