Category: Teacher Features

“I always want for the kids in my classes to feel like that: heard, seen, and known.”

“Every once in a while, I wander and look in other people’s classes: I’d like to see what people are doing in other disciplines. How do they handle…

We spoke with David McCullough, founder of the American Exchange Project, about building connections across barriers.

We spoke with Rebecca Marcus, English Teacher and Founder of Paper Paragon, whose “favorite moments aren’t even when someone says something really brilliant; it’s when you can look…

“…community matters. Teaching starts with our relationships to one another and trickles down to students.”

“…I want my students to know that I’m as much of a learner as they are. I want them to see me learning and engaging with content.”

“For me, especially as a young teacher who’s still trying to figure it out, I’ll have students who will try to take the conversation in a completely different…

“I’m working with a professor from grad school to bring authentic texts into vocabulary instruction that amplify diverse voices and expose students to issues of justice and equity.…

“I love the silence when we’re all together in a moment when someone’s said something that really lands. It’s an ineffable presence, not even contained in a voice.…

“One thing I love is when a student has that a-ha moment where they connect the concept we’re discussing with some kind of real world knowledge where the…