Quotes

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  "Your lessons will mean nothing if you don’t take the time to build relationships with your students." — Advice for First-Year..." (read more)

  Katie McQuone Botello (CA '19)

  Video Production Academy Coordinator, Sunnyside High School
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  "Humanity always comes before academic content, so take the time to listen to your students, give them space to be themselves, and..." (read more)

  Dr. Manuel Rustin (CA '11)

  Teacher, John Muir High School
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  "Seek out mentors in the profession who push you to be better, not complacent."

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  Nathan Gibbs-Bowling (WA '13)

  Teacher, American Community Schools
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  “Self-assessment and data-driven instruction are crucial in developing a learning environment focused on acquiring new skills. As..." (read more)

  Therese Shain (MO '18)

  Special Education, Point Elementary School
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  “I love learning with the students and working with them. I don’t have all the answers. They give me answers. We talk. I truly believe..." (read more)

  Rebecca Streff (NE '18)

  Teacher, North Bend Central Elementary School
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  "Creating an environment that makes students feel safe, loved and motivated to do their best is the most wonderful feeling. I have never..." (read more)

  Brittany Larson (ND '18)

  Teacher, Century Intermediate School
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  "I feel like I can make a change every day with the kids I work with. They change me in return. It's the most important job in the..." (read more)

  Sarah Compton (WI '18)

  Math Interventionist / Coach, Northside Elementary
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  "I don't know how I deserve this, all the staff and teachers here are phenomenal. I do what I do because of them. I want to do what they're..." (read more)

  Krystal Contreras (TX '18)

  English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR) Instructional Coach, San Benito Consolidated Independent School District