Kate Barker

Kate Barker has over 10 years of experience in the field of education, specializing in English language instruction. Kate is currently working at Duolingo as a Senior Educational Content Developer, a role they have held since March 2023. Prior to their current position, they worked as an Educational Content Developer at Duolingo from June 2021 to March 2023. Kate also has experience as a TOEFL Rater at ETS from August 2019 to May 2020. Kate previously worked as an ELI ESL Instructor at the New York Institute of Technology from December 2016 to January 2019, and as a TLC ESL Instructor at St. John's University from June 2017 to December 2018. Before that, they served as a POE ESL Instructor at Queensborough Community College from February 2014 to October 2016, and as an IEP & ESL Instructor at North Seattle College from June 2012 to December 2013. Overall, Kate Barker has a strong background in language education, with experience in curriculum development, language proficiency assessment, and ESL instruction.

Kate Barker has a Master's degree in Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor, which they earned from Seattle Pacific University between the years 2010 and 2012. Prior to this, they obtained a Bachelor's degree in Italian Language and Literature as well as Spanish Language and Literature from St. John's University, where they studied from 2005 to 2008.