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What are AACTE Holmes Scholars saying about their program?
The AACTE Holmes Program supports students who self-identify as racially and ethnically diverse and are pursuing graduate degrees in education at AACTE member institutions. Founded in 1991 for doctoral students, the Holmes Program now provides mentorship, peer support, and professional development opportunities at 40 institutions.
VIDEO: Kerisa Baedke, Teacher
Kerisa Baedke is a teacher who’s always full of energy and eager to engage her students. See how her unique approach to teaching about Latinx culture has made a lasting impact on her school community and inspired her colleagues.
MEDIUM: Why are we so willing to sacrifice the wellbeing of educators?
Why are so many of us so comfortable asking teachers to work in unsafe conditions at great sacrifice to their own well-being even as they make demands that they return to a safe workplace? Part of the answer is how we think about teaching in this country.
VIDEO: Teaching Partnerships in Community Schools
Community Learning Center Institute's neighborhood network of partners brought in Cincinnati’s first poet laureate, Pauletta Hansel, to forge connections with students around writing as a way to explore their identities and interests.
VIDEO: Dear Educators, Don’t Quit!
VIDEO: A heartfelt message by teachers for teachers. We share in this struggle together. Don't quit, remain positive, and continue to make connections with your students. You've got this.
VIDEO: Recruiting, Supporting, and Retaining Teachers and Principals of Color
Highlights from a panel discussion on recruiting, supporting, and retaining teachers and principals of color. From the Research & Revolt for CRE Conference, organized by Education Justice Research & Organizing Collaborative (EJ-ROC). October 6, 2019.
VIDEO: Kim Burnim - Keeping the Promise of Public Education
Educators are some of children's first role models. Kim Burnim shares how her daycare teacher, Ms. Chandler, not only inspired her love for reading but led her to give back to the next generation as a Kindergarten teacher herself.
VIDEO: Aaron Harris - Being seen in the classroom
Aaron Harris, a New York City public school teacher, shares his experiences as a teacher of color in the classroom, and how race and ethnicity inform the role educators play in their students’ lives.
VIDEO: Raising a Critically Conscious Teaching Force
CRE Stories: Raising a Critically Conscious Teaching Force shows Paul Forbes and Natalie Zwerger working to develop individual school and district-wide understandings of race, power, and privilege.
VIDEO: Amplify - Empowering KC's Educators of Color for Student Success
Dena Simmons discusses the power of bringing together educators of color to discuss their authentic experiences and be leaders in decision making in schools.
VIDEO: Hinds Community College and Delta State University 2+2 Program
The 2+2 program, is a partnership between Hinds Community College (HCC) and Delta State University that offers junior- and senior-level courses for a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education.
VIDEO: Jeffery Cole on Today's Students, Tomorrow's Teachers
"It's a mentorship program designed to support personal and professional growth." Hear from Today's Students, Tomorrow's Teachers Alumnus, Jeffery Cole.