Ben B. Pittman

Ben B. Pittman has a diverse work experience in the field of education and professional learning. Ben B. currently works at IXL Learning as a Senior Professional Learning Specialist, a role they have held since May 2023. Prior to this, they were a Lead Professional Learning Specialist at IXL Learning from June 2021 to May 2023. Ben B. also worked as a Professional Learning Specialist at IXL Learning from March 2020 to July 2021.

In 2022, Ben joined Vocabulary.com as a Lead Professional Learning Specialist, a role they held from January 2022 to May 2023. Ben B. also worked at Rosetta Stone as a Lead Professional Learning Specialist from June 2021 to May 2023.

Before their roles in the edtech industry, Ben pursued a M.Ed in Mental Health in Schools from the University of Missouri-Columbia, which they completed in October 2021. Ben B. also founded and served as the Lead Instructor at Voyager Customized Language Solutions from October 2019 to July 2021.

In the earlier years of their career, Ben worked as the Department Chair for World Languages at Calvert School from July 2015 to September 2019. Prior to that, they were the Director of Blended Learning at KIPP New Orleans from June 2011 to June 2014. Ben B. held various roles at KIPP schools, including Business Operations at KIPP McDonogh 15 School for the Creative Arts & Leadership Primary from June 2011 to June 2013, and a Spanish Teacher at KIPP Central City Academy from July 2010 to June 2011.

Ben started their teaching career at Greater Gentilly High School, where they worked as a French/Spanish Teacher and Varsity Basketball Coach from April 2009 to June 2010.

Ben B. Pittman's education history begins in 2004 when they obtained a BA in French Language, Literature, and Culture from the University of Maryland. In 2007, they studied at La Sorbonne in Paris, although no degree or field of study is specified.

In 2009, Ben obtained a Teaching French as a Second or Foreign Language license from TeachNOLA, The New Teacher Project. Ben B. also obtained a LA Level 1 Teaching License for French K-12 from the Louisiana Department of Education in the same year.

From 2014 to 2016, Ben pursued a Master of Education (MEd) degree in Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Ben also holds additional certifications. In 2004, they obtained a Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) certification from i-to-i TEFL. In 2009, they achieved an Oral Proficiency Interview - French rating of Advanced (high) from ACTFL.