Ben Shepard serves as the Targeted Cognitive Intervention (TCI) Curriculum Coordinator and is a member of the Data and Research team at The Carroll School in Lincoln, Waltham, and Wayland, Massachusetts. He has the pleasure of working across Carroll’s Elementary, Middle, and Upper School divisions. In this role, Mr. Shepard coordinates research, data analysis, and the deployment of the school’s TCI program.

As an alumnus of Carroll (2002), Ben is fortunate to work at a school that has had such a profound impact on his life. While giving back to Carroll’s incredible community brings him great pride, his primary professional goal is to bring evidence-based teaching approaches beyond the school’s walls to have a positive impact on education as a whole. He has learned that conducting research and curriculum development within a school environment like Carroll is challenging, requiring collaboration, dedication, and significant flexibility to iterate on ideas, strategies, and pedagogy to find successful outcomes. Through this work, it has become clear to him that in education, one size does not fit all, and he hopes to contribute to a better understanding of what works for whom.