National signing event

Posted on June 30, 2023

Twenty-four Educators Rising students from across the country signed letters of commitment to continue to pursue education at the collegiate level as their friends cheered them on.

Calvin Plante & Finding his purpose

Calvin Plante wanted to make a difference. EdRising showed him how he could achieve that goal as a teacher. It was the fall of 2020. Calvin Plante was starting his freshman year of high school amid the COVID-19 pandemic. His cross-country season had just...

Classroom Environments & Spring Cleaning

Student Perspectives on Classroom Environments

Rapid Response Survey March 2026: Spring Cleaning One of the joys for some during the spring season is the opportunity to roll up your sleeves and pull out the gloves and supplies to “spring clean” your home. The ritual we call spring cleaning became the topic for our...

Next-Generation Educators Share What Will Shape Their Decision to Teach

At a time when schools across the country are struggling to recruit and retain teachers, a new RapidResponse poll from Educators Rising offers something rare and powerful: direct insight from the next generation of educators. Respect and support will determine whether...

Honoring all our competitors

Congratulations to all the students, teacher leaders, and others who attended our conference this year. We hope your experience at this year’s conference in Orlando was one of connection, inspiration, learning, and laughter! If you missed the awards ceremony, check...

Around the conference on Sunday

The final day of the conference featured lots of breakout sessions, tired student and teacher leaders packing up, and networking lunches for students and teachers. The traditional human bingo game gave students one last chance to meet and interact with others as they...

Breakout session: Writing for publication

Current and future educators have important perspectives to share about our schools, and the Educators Rising conference showed them how to bring their thoughts to a wider audience. At the Writing for Publication breakout session on Sunday, Teresa Preston, PDK...

Breakout session: Managing small group work

Some of us love to share our ideas in small groups and, without prompting, naturally assume a leadership role. Others participate through listening, notetaking, or researching and collecting materials. Miriam Morgenstern’s Saturday breakout session was on teaching a...

Breakout session: Kappan discussion guides

Rising educators and teacher leaders joined PDK Director of Programs, Anne Morris, at a Sunday breakout session to learn about discussion strategies for the Kappan Monthly Discussion guides. These guides are available as a resource for Educators Rising members. Each...

Breakout session: Grow your own summits

One of the first Sunday morning breakout sessions was titled “Grow Your Own Models: Preliminary Results from the Spring Grow Your Own Summit.” PDK Director of Programs Anne Morris discussed with participants how Educators Rising is working to bring together different...

Breakout session: Getting started with the Educators Rising curriculum

As the Saturday breakout session led by Lisa Rollins of PDK International began, participants discussed the challenges of the educator shortage as well as the lack of representation of educators who reflect their communities. Rollins asked attendees to stand up and...

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