Celebrating great teachers in rural places.
The I Am A Rural Teacher Campaign is dedicated to providing resources and giving voice to rural teachers.
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These narratives showcase the perspectives of rural educators. Read the viewpoints and recommendations of rural teachers.
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Rural Educators Across Borders
In addition to sharing rural teacher stories, we provide resources and events to connect educators across the globe.
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The key to making it through the first few years as a rural teacher is a lot of support. We’ve got a guide on how to find it and how to give it.
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Featured Teacher Story
Being a teacher is a calling that can reach you at any time of life, even if you are on another career path. Crystal Stevenson is a high school English teacher in rural Iowa who changed careers and began teaching in her mid-thirties. She sat down with Rural Schools Collaborative to talk about how this impacted her life and fulfilled her sense of purpose.
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Nurturing Hope, Resilience, and Community in Oregon’s Treasure Valley
Education is an invaluable force for the health and strength of rural communities. Osbaldo (Ozzie) Gonzalez, a first-year, Dual Language elementary teacher in Nyssa, Oregon, knows this first-hand. Ozzie is passionate about building a sense of hope, empowerment, and determination in his students, a lifelong mindset that he worked hard to cultivate within himself.
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