School Me

Rowena Shurn, a 14-year classroom veteran and current NEA senior Program and Policy Analyst Specialist, talks to us about focusing on human connection in the classroom and teaching with compassion for students’ circumstances.

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Kyle Serrette, a Senior Policy Analyst at NEA, helps us understand community schools — what they are, how they work, and how they’re helping students across the country succeed.

Learn more about community schools and how to transform your local school into one here: http://www.nea.org/communityschools.

Or, visit one of Kyle’s recommended resources here: https://communityschools.futureforlearning.org/

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Shari Collins, a semi-retired training specialist from Omaha, NE, with 33 years of educational experience, discusses building relationships throughout both the classroom and the community.

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Rachael Poppe, a 15 year teaching professional from Green Bay, WI, shares her knowledge about resources for educators and NEA’s Early Career Learning Labs.

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Rochelle Greenwell, a 3rd grade math paraeducator in Kent, WA with 8 years of experience, talks about the foundation for a good relationship between teachers and paraeducators.

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Courtney Dooley & Tameka Mays are a teacher and paraeducator team who’ve spent 2 years together in their math and science classroom in Newcastle, DE. They share their tips about the teacher/paraeducator relationship and how to get the most out of it while supporting students.

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Tricia Lucie & Whitney Barber share school year preparation tips from the perspectives of a classroom teacher and a paraeducator. This dynamic duo exemplifies a supportive and successful teacher-paraeducator relationship.

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Candace Gautney, a high school testing coordinator in Tallahassee, FL, and a 15 year educational professional, talks about gauging student progress and ways new educators can reach out to their coordinators for support within instruction and testing environments.

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Melody Andrews, a high school English teacher and student leadership mentor in Dumfries, VA, talks about working with student leaders in the classroom and providing them with the tools they need to help them in the future.

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Andrea Beeman, an 18-year paraeducator from Maple Heights, OH, shares the ins and outs of professional development for ESP and the benefits of PD.

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