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by LaQuisha Hall | 7.24.19
The majority of my scholars say they don’t have books at home that are relevant to their interests. They tell me they don’t think there are many books out there that they can connect with. That’s why I start the school year with a special event, which I call our ‘Starbooks Cafe.’
by Dianna Tejada | 7.11.19
As a young person, I didn’t know what it was like to feel valued, heard, seen, or loved by most of my teachers – and that’s part of what led
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.
