Teacher Who Paints the Picture for Congress
Megan Allen is an articulate teacher who paints the picture for Congress, to show what support for education means for a struggling student. Watch here to see a clip on YouTube as she brings education alive vividly, to let Representatives know what vital effects it has on children’s lives, and what would be lost if budget cuts are made. No blaming here. No attacks. Just a passionate teacher making her work visible for decision-makers. And there are more such clips of her testimony for you to watch and hear as well. Let’s cheer her on, and not leave her making such statements alone!
Interested in Megan’s perspective? Here’s her blog: http://transformed.teachingquality.org/blogs/megan-allen
In her most recent post, she shares her 2-minute elevator speech for USDOE Secretary Arne Duncan… good stuff.
Thanks for spreading the wisdom of Megan Allen — one of a growing number of teacherpreneurs with the Center for Teaching Quality who teach students everyday, and lead policy and pedagogical reforms beyond their districts and states. CTQ connects, readies, and mobilizes teachers, in a robust virtual community, so they can lead the transformation of their profession. Megan is an exceptional teacher (and I was so fortunate to be in her class with her fabulous students this morning at Shaw Elementary in Tampa FL). But she is not exception.