Connection with Raks Derival

In Episode 4, Raks Derival, a high school Science teacher at Innovation Academy Charter School in Tyngsboro shares her journey to becoming a teacher, her love of green chemistry, and how “good teaching” is actually culturally responsive teaching. She shares samples of ways she engages students, even during remote and hybrid teaching, along with her class motto that ensures each student knows they are valued and loved. And, Raks asks host Kat Johnston, the Manager of Professional Learning at The Teacher Collaborative, about the origins of Co-Labs and how bringing teachers together to collaborate, problem solve, and lead is the foundation of the organization’s work. 

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