In this episode of Leading from the Classroom, 2018 Maryland Teacher of the Year Josh Carroll tells us about the impact climate change is having on schools in his state—and how entire communities are rising up to the challenges. 

In this episode of Leading from the Classroom, 2018 Nebraska Teacher of the Year Michelle Helt tells us the story of how going to one of the country’s most prestigious primary schools transformed her own feelings of inadequacy. 

In this episode of Leading from the Classroom, 2018 Michigan Teacher of the Year Luke Wilcox shares the secret behind his approach to getting kids to connect with new ideas at school: Experience first, formalize later. 

In this episode of Leading from the Classroom, 2018 Minnesota Teacher of the Year Corey Bulman shares why he believes building connections with students is key to his job as a teacher—and why it’s so important to inspire the teachers of tomorrow. 

In this episode of Leading from the Classroom, 2018 Florida Teacher of the Year Tammy Jerkins discusses the challenge of finding and keeping good teachers—and why she believes the solution lies in creating a support system for new teachers.

In this episode of Leading from the Classroom, 2018 Tennessee Teacher of the Year Cicely Woodard discusses why it’s important to challenge all students, even the star students—and why all students need teachers who believe in them.

In this episode of Leading from the Classroom, 2018 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year Michael Soskill shares what happened when his students met a classroom of kids from Nairobi—and the lessons it taught them about helping others. 

In this episode of Leading from the Classroom, 2018 New Jersey Teacher of the Year Amy Andersen tells us how one deaf child in a daycare inspired her to advocate for language equality and change how school systems treat deaf early learners.

In this episode of Leading from the Classroom, 2018 North Dakota Teacher of the Year Leah Juelke tells us how a class project about immigration became a powerful school-wide movement to help students support one another in what she calls, “the power of empathetic teaching."

In this episode of Leading from the Classroom, 2018 Illinois Teacher of the Year Lindsey Jensen shares how an encounter with a stranger on a plane inspired her to write a poem—and rediscover why she’s meant to be a teacher.