#46: Law School to Master Teacher: Megan Allen shares her teaching journey

Megan Allen

Mt. Holyoke College

Her passion in education is focused on one major tenet: the successful transformation of our education system, led by professional educators. Megan's current areas of research are around teacher leadership, cultivating teacher leadership capacity in pre-service teachers, career continuums in education, education policy and its impacts on the classroom, and working with high-needs populations.

http://www.teachingquality.org/blogs/MeganAllen

@redhdteacher

In this episode you will learn:

Why she never considered being a teacher in high school or college

How Ally McBeal and Boston Public changed her life path

What Megan is doing to developing a graduate program in teacher leadership

When collaboration with colleagues can make a difference

How failure can help teachers grow

The epic fight that broke out in her classroom and what she learned from it

Why summers are essential to teacher growth

What blogs you should follow like Jose Vilson, Donalyn Miller, and  Bill Ferriter

What reflection means and how to do it properly

How to build relationships on social media

Megan's book recommendations:

  Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

  This Is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education

  Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

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