Teacher Spotlight

Teacher Appreciation Week: A Spotlight on Our Science Teacher Partners

By Cat McGee /

In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, we present words of appreciation from the principals of three our science teacher partners.

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Partner Spotlight: Q&A with Shadia Daniels

By Claire Cronin /

Shadia Daniels is the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Business and IT Cluster Manager at Chicago Public Schools. She works in partnership with the Geospatial Semester Project to bring GIS to the IT and business clusters. In honor of February being CTE month, Shadia sat down with Claire Cronin to discuss the various pathways and opportunities offered to students through the department.

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Partner Spotlight: Q&A with Don Yanek

By Claire Cronin /

In honor of National Mentoring month, we are spotlighting Don Yanek who is a computer science instructional coach for the Chicago Public Schools. Don shares his experiences of coaching and mentoring fellow computer science educators.

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Teacher Spotlight: Q&A With Stephanie Morales

By Claire Cronin /

Stephanie Morales is a 7th grade science teacher at John W. Garvy Elementary School in the Chicago Public Schools. Claire Cronin talked with Stephanie about her Puerto Rican heritage and her experiences with Journey to El Yunque.

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