Articles
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Spotlight: Lacy Rivera (NM '19)
February 7, 2020Professional learning coach Lacy Rivera (NM ’19) started teaching as a stepping stone to working on educational policy. She never expected to fall in love with the classroom: “Educators can be agents of change that multiplies across communities and grows over the years.”
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Spotlight: Dr. Johnnie Marshall (GA '19)
February 3, 2020Dr. Johnnie Marshall (GA ’19) had many inspirational teachers growing up, but not one African American man. That’s one of the reasons he became an educator: “I wanted to be a beacon of light for young scholars, especially those who resembled me.”
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Spotlight: Jennifer Williams (LA '19)
January 31, 2020For English teacher Jennifer Williams (LA ’19), success is making a meaningful connection with each student. “A great relationship is all the success I need,” she says. “With that, all else will follow.”
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Spotlight: Brian Allman (WV '19)
January 30, 2020Brian Allman (WV ’19) spends a lot of time talking with his sixth graders about their interests outside of school. “I am genuinely interested in their lives, but I’m also looking for ways to work it into a social studies lesson,” he says. “They have to be able to connect to the material.”
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Spotlight: Brooke Lee (OK '19)
January 29, 2020The most important lessons in Brooke Lee’s English class are about perseverance: “Failing makes us overcome obstacles and try harder.”
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Spotlight: Princess Francois (NY '19)
January 28, 2020Princess Francois (NY ’19) inspires students by sharing her own life experiences without hesitation. “I confronted and defeated many of the same challenges they face,” she says. “Not only did I survive, but I am thriving.”
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Spotlight: Nathan Yaussy (OH '19)
January 27, 2020Endless days in a lab with buckets of dead bugs drove Nathan Yaussy (OH ’19) from research science to teaching: “I realized that I needed people to talk to.”
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Spotlight: Katie McQuone (CA '19)
January 24, 2020Katie McQuone (CA ’19) originally planned to teach elementary school, but when a job opened up leading the Video Production Academy at her alma mater, the fit felt right. “High school students are on the verge of figuring out their whole life,” she says. “It’s so exciting to help them get on their way.”
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Spotlight: Brian Cox (WY '19)
January 23, 2020Principal Brian Cox (WY ’19) believes middle schools need educators whose skills reach beyond their subject areas: “Teaching developmental behavior and coaching kids through an awkward phase of life requires the best and brightest.”
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Spotlight: Nick Peruski (MI '19)
January 21, 2020In addition to math and career skills, Nick Peruski (MI ’19) teaches resiliency: “Life is full of inevitable setbacks, but when my students encounter one, I hope they are able to pick themselves up, dust themselves off and move on.”