Uppercase: Showcasing our Nation’s Best Teachers
We chat with some of our nation's very best teachers to hear what they’re most passionate about. Gain insights, hear anecdotes, and learn alongside expert teachers.
Hosted by Beth Schmidt, founder of Uppercase, an app for teachers to get answers from experts.
- Update frequency
- every 26 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 6
- Years Active
- 2024
Kristen Poindexter
Kristen Poindexter has been a Kindergarten teacher in MSD Washington Township for 23 years and is currently teaching at Allisonville Elementary School.
Kristen is the recipient of several national awa…
Deanne Moyle-Hicks
Deanne Moyle-Hicks, the 2022 Nevada Teacher of the Year is a 30-year veteran with a National Board Certification. Deanne graduated from Eureka High, a rural school in central Nevada and earned a teac…
Marta García
Marta García is an elementary school ELD teacher to multilingual sudents in Salem, Massachusetts. She came with the program "Visiting Teachers from Spain" and she has worked in Salem for 17 years as …
Sergio de Alba
For 23 years, Sergio de Alba, a fourth-grade teacher at R. M. Miano Elementary in Los Banos, CA, has focused on establishing a system geared toward developing achievement for our most marginalized st…
Dr. Gina Pepin
Dr. Gina Pepin holds an Ed.D. in Teacher Leadership and a MS in Reading & Literacy K-6. She is the 2023-2024 and 2018-2019 Region 1 Teacher of the Year for Michigan. Dr. Pepin teaches in a rural elem…
Dr. Caryn Long
Caryn Long is a veteran educator of 35 years with experience across all levels from K-College. Caryn’s passion is in Elementary STEM-based teaching. She is a Presidential Award for Excellence in Math…