Monica Brady-Myerov:
Listening Expert, Author, Entrepreneur and Reporter
Listening Expert
Monica is a listening - learning expert, author of a new book, Listen Wise: Teach Students to be Better Listeners, founder of an education tech start-up Listenwise, and a former national reporter. She is an acknowledged leader in the emerging science of listening as an educational tool and is a frequent speaker, workshop presenter, panelist and moderator.
Author
Listen Wise: Teach Students to be Better Listeners is a comprehensive guide to listening skills as an innovative tool for educators. Monica equips educators, who are working to reach students, with evidence-based and tested approaches to learning through listening. This practical book demonstrates that all students, especially ESL and struggling readers, can benefit from a focus on listening and learning. Monica also writes a regular blog on EdWeek Digest.
Entrepreneur
Monica Brady-Myerov is the Founder and CEO of Listenwise, an award-winning listening skills platform. Listenwise harnesses the power of listening to advance literacy and learning in all students.
Reporter
Monica began her journey as an award-winning public radio reporter. Before starting Listenwise, Monica was a Senior Reporter and Assistant Managing Editor at WBUR, Boston’s NPR news station. After graduating from Brown University, she was a freelance reporter in Kenya and Brazil. She worked at the Christian Science Monitor in Boston as a producer and then as a reporter in Washington, DC. She also worked on National Public Radio’s Washington Desk.
Affiliations
“She is a quick-study in learning about the education market and will make a lasting impact.”
Marci Goldberg, Education Industry Executive