TeAChERS' Stories

teachers' stories are offered in diverse formats, from blogs to videos to interviews.
please listen, watch, read, and respond!

What themes do you notice in these stories?  What patterns do you notice across stories? 
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Philadelphia teachers' stories

Transcript of the Philadelphia Teachers' Learning Cooperative April 30, 2020 meeting: an informal sharing of how teachers are experiencing teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic.

gill's story

Gillian Malmon is a member of the Philadelphia Teachers Learning Cooperative. She has taught early elementary grades in the School District of Philadelphia for 24 years. She is also an instructor in the Urban Teacher Apprenticeship Program at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Rachael's story

Rachael is a high school social studies teacher in Chicago, Illinois.  In this video story, she argues for social justice teaching as a practice of continual reflection and change.
Rachael in conversation with Asia at North Dakota Study Group 2020

Jacinda and ella's stories

Since 2016 Jacinda Bowman and Ella Stanley have been teaching science, social studies, and language arts to sixth, seventh, and eighth graders at the James and Grace Lee Boggs School in Detroit. In this interview, they share how they have been teaching since Michigan schools closed their doors in March.  

Julia and Marisol's Story

Julia Putnam and Marisol Teachworth reflect on their responses to middle school students mocking their teacher in an interview with Klo Phillippi.  Please also see Julia's story of the initial event here: FULL VIDEO (Julia was the keynote speaker for the University of Michigan's 2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Symposium. Her part starts at 41:20).

CeCe's Story

Cece Chen has taught Special Education in Texas for five years.  Cece feels blessed to be and loves being a Special Education teacher, where she feels she is able to make the most difference.


​STEPHANIE'S STORY

Stephanie is a Middle School teacher in Chicago Public Schools. More of her writing can be found here.

Jacqueline's story

In this interview clip, Jackson Public Schools elementary teacher Jackie talks with Carol, a teacher leader in Mississippi. Jackie shares a moment from her teaching life that changed her and Carol reflects on what it means for how we educate our children.

OLIVIA and Carol's STORies

In this interview clip, Olivia, a high school teacher in Jackson, Mississippi, talks with teacher leader Carol about vicious cycles in learning and teaching, and the need to recognize the role of privilege in perpetuating systemic racism.


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Teacher story project

A Working Group of the ​North Dakota Study Group