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Kat Clark
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Elevating teacher voices: teachersintheirpower.com
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“The deeper I immersed myself, the more I realized: It was my calling to bring that same superpower to students in my own community.”

Emanuel's story ⬇️
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Emanuel Harper sitting at a table in his French classroom
October 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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In honor of #IndigenousPeoplesDay, recirculating the words of Benjamin Grignon from Menominee Indian School District:

“If students aren't safe, if they’re not comfortable, if they don’t feel loved in your classroom, then they won’t be ready to learn.”

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Double exposure portrait of educator Benjamin Grignon on Menominee Indian Reservation in Wisconsin
October 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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I love this new video and the #AppleLearningCoach program.

Genuine, thoughtful, *human* attention to detail is a beautiful thing.

“Apple just have it right. They've clearly spent time, and they genuinely care. The whole program is done perfectly.”

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Education - K-12 - Apple Learning Coach
Discover how Apple Learning Coach inspires teachers and leaders in the classroom and beyond.
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October 8, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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“Why do I want to go explore space, when there's so much that I can do here on Earth?”

Cesarina's story⬇️
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Cesarina sitting in her classroom with a vase of colorful flowers, beside a monitor that reflects a mirror image of her
September 29, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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“Teaching stood out to me as a way to do something good in the world in a way that had a really tangible impact.”

Harper's story⬇️
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Harper Gambill in his Baltimore classroom
August 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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“At 55, I looked at myself and asked, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’”

Alicia's story ⬇️
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Alicia Jones in her classroom
June 27, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Major project updates went out in today's newsletter!

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May 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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During #TeacherAppreciationWeek, we’re not just saying thank you — we’re creating space for teachers to be heard. 📣

Teachers in Their Power and Xperiential just launched a free guide to help PreK–12 teachers record & publish their stories 🎬🔥
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May 5, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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“It was a wake-up call for me because, as exciting as it was to be a 19-year-old working at the White House... I knew right then that teaching was something I was destined to do.”

Michael's story⬇️
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Michael in his high school history classroom
May 2, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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“James was my friend with Down syndrome who I played dinosaurs with all day... We were all in the same class, learning together.”

Read Winona's #specialeducation story⬇️

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April 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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“I realized that what I needed most was support.”

Follow Nya's #teaching story ⬇️

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Teacher Nya Griffin in her Philadelphia classroom
March 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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We’re launching our first-ever video contest, calling on students to answer the question, 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭?

𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 + 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬!
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1st place wins $2500!
#videocontest #storytelling
March 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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“Honestly, the biggest issue was my confidence. I just did not feel confident teaching. Now, I feel a lot more comfortable and confident. It just took me some time.”

Follow Vanessa's story ⬇️
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Vanessa in her kindergarten classroom
March 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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“We took a group of students from all four of the schools that I work in to the Kennedy Center...

That was a big moment. It was a big moment in our momentum toward our job, which is trying to transform students’ experiences in schools through the arts.”

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Ja’Rahn Leveston | Transforming students through the arts | Teachers in Their Power
My mom taught for 30 years. And after I went to grad school she said, ‘Why don't you get some experience in the city schools?’ I did it, and I haven't left. You get really attached to the work and the...
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March 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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“The special ed students were really authentic. They were hugging each other. They were just really different. I wanted to be a part of that.”

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Kareem Neal in his classroom
February 25, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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“There’s a piece of advice that I love. It’s from the Cult of Pedagogy, and it’s called ‘find your marigold.’

It’s the one essential rule for new teachers... your growth early on depends on who you’re planting yourself next to.”
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Marigolds
February 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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“It was seeing kids connect to our indigenous ways that changed me.”
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Benjamin Grignon | Teaching within the Menominee Indian Reservation | Teachers in Their Power
I was full-on ready to be a full-time artist. And then I was invited to be a teacher at a summer institute in Denver, through the Native American Youth Outreach Program. I think it was seeing those ki...
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February 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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“As #teachers, we have many jobs in the classroom: you’re the doctor, lawyer, parent, counselor, and kids come to school with different needs, and you’re filling that role for them.”
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Ebony Manion | The many jobs of teaching | Teachers in Their Power
–Ebony ManionTeacher at Synergy SchoolSan Francisco, CA
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January 30, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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“When I was finishing up my degree, I became really motivated to want to do my part to make the world a better place. I thought that it made sense to become a teacher.”

Follow Ben's story⬇️
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Ben Williams looks out the window of his social studies classroom in Washington, DC
January 29, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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“That’s when I realized how teachers mobilize in so many different ways, beyond just showing up in the classroom. They’re community activists and advocates, and that’s why teachers are so overwhelmed sometimes.”
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Chris Dier | Collective trauma and collective hope | Teachers in Their Power
–Chris Dier Teacher at Ben Franklin High SchoolNew Orleans, LA
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January 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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“I'm a pretty active person, and I hated being stuck behind a desk. I love that #teaching allows me to walk and move around and be fidgety and animated and kind of goofy sometimes.”
–Ashleen Calhan, Philadelphia

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Ashleen Calhan smiling in her classroom in Philadelphia
January 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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Teachers in Their Power is a storytelling project focused on changing the narrative about the #teaching profession.

It’s time to highlight teachers’ voices and the steps we can take to keep powerful teachers in our schools.

Learn more: teachersintheirpower.com
Teachers in Their Power | A storytelling project
Teachers in Their Power is a storytelling project focused on changing the narrative about the teaching profession.
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January 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM