Get REAL! - Teacher Stories
The perspectives, insights, and experiences of teachers unequivocally inform teacher preparation and teacher professional development. Of greater importance are these critical factors and their power to inform student learning in K-12 classrooms.
JOHN FUNK: HANDS ON, DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE CLASSROOMS
Clinical Instructor, University of Utah
“To make a child learn well, they need to be a life-long learner.”
WHY TEACH?
Dr. Addie Stanton
“Why not teach?”
PIPER NUETZEL: WHY I TEACH
Lead Teacher in Lower Elementary at Elizabeth Academy
“I love being able to spend my days experiencing the world through the eyes of a little kid.”
SHEFALI SHINTRE: WHY I TEACH
Lower Elementary Teacher at Brookview School in Michigan
“To start somebody at that young age and be able to make a difference, I think that’s a really good way to give back to the community.”
ARON WEISS: TEACHING IS IMPORTANT
Lead Teacher in Upper Elementary at Elizabeth Academy
“Teaching is the process of passing on knowledge and experience from one generation to the next.”
