Catherine Birch provides instructional support to students and teachers at Beverly Hills Intermediate School in Pasadena, Texas. She began her Summit Learning journey three years ago when she made the leap into personalized learning. Birch has continued to lead the change in Pasadena ISD and was selected as a Summit Learning Spotlight teacher in the spring of 2018. She discovered the power of education while teaching English in Spain after graduating from Texas State University in 2011. During that time, she realized that changing the world starts with changing your community. She is now pursuing an M.Ed. in Digital Learning and Leading from Lamar University. Birch is highly passionate about the idea that high-poverty and high-achieving schools can exist and has dedicated her professional life to making this dream a reality in Texas and beyond.