People are lousy at knowing themselves.
Meet the Dunning–Kruger effect.
A strange part of being human is that we're really good at sizing up other people, and wildly inaccurate about ourselves. The less experience we have with something, the more confident we tend to feel about it.
↑ click the chart: David Dunning himself explains it (TED-Ed, 5 min)
Kruger, J. & Dunning, D., "Unskilled and unaware of it," Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Awareness is the missing link.
The gap doesn't close by trying harder. It closes with a reference point: skills awareness that triangulates where you see yourself vs. your actions and feedback from your peers and leadership.
Self-knowledge is timeless. The Greeks and Romans called it gnōsis.
A kind mirror for skills that matter.
We believe self-reflection and feedback are the keys to closing the awareness gap. 2gnoMe turns them into a human narrative about the skills that matter: to you, and to your professional organization.
the 2gnoMe trailer: one minute, worth it
…and here's how it applies to educators
Awareness is where growth starts.
Whatever your framework, every part of the growth cycle sits in one place.
People stay where they grow.
of observed skill changes are improvements
saved per teacher per year
lower teacher replacement costs
Reported across partner districts. How each number is measured →
Works with the framework you already use.
Danielson Framework for Teaching
Built with and validated by The Danielson Group. English or Spanish.
State frameworks
Idaho and Colorado frameworks, already supported.
Your own rubric
Come meet yourself.
Teachers stay where they grow.
Create your portal →Free. No credit card. Live in minutes.