by Dianna Tejada | 7.11.19
As a young person, I didn’t know what it was like to feel valued – and that’s part of what lead me to teaching. Students are at the forefront of
by Wendy Garay | 7.8.19
As a gay educator, I didn’t feel comfortable sharing my identity with my students at first. Before coming out, I wanted to make sure I was a permanent member of
by Kit Golan | 7.2.19
Some of my middle-school students love math and confidently tackle every challenge problem. But some of the kids who are struggling can’t imagine math ever making sense. One day I
by Maurice McDavid | 6.26.19
During my junior year of college, I couldn’t figure out what was so special about the history class I was taking. Finally it hit me: I loved that class because for the first time in my life, my teacher was an African American male.
by Marian Dingle | 6.24.19
I’m in my 20th year of teaching, and I’ve long considered myself an advocate for equity work – but it wasn’t until more recently that I decided to really intentionally join conversations with my fellow teachers about building more equitable classrooms.
by Teacher2Teacher Team | 6.21.19
Second-year teacher Edwin Minguela recently reached out with a question, hoping to get some insights from the T2T community about how to spend summer break.
by Andrea Marshbank | 6.17.19
As summer starts, I’m about to sit down with a Google Doc I created last August, before the school year started. It’s called, “Things to Do Better Next Year.”
by Erik Sievert | 6.10.19
When I first started teaching, I believed it was important for students to see teachers like me celebrating their diversity and supporting their self-expression – but I wasn’t confident about where to start.
by Eric Calderon | 6.7.19
As a special education teacher, my mission is to make sure every child knows they have limitless potential. Students come into my class carrying all these different diagnoses and labels, but I don’t see labels when I look at them. I see a group of students with unique learning styles.
by Jeremy Owoh | 5.22.19
“All students need what I needed: teachers who are determined to make learning accessible to every one of them.”
