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Featured Teacher Story
Rural communities are increasingly diverse places, and the concept of queerness as it relates to rural places has proven complex to discuss. Clint Whitten, a former middle school teacher and current substitute at the same school in Blacksburg, VA, bases his doctoral research at Virginia Tech on just that: the intersection of queerness and rurality.
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Sprinkle Diversity Everywhere
With rural populations diversifying in a variety of ways, it is critical now more than ever for teachers to be representatives and role models for the students they serve. Shawntasia Butler is a third-year educator in Morehead, Kentucky, who believes that her identities as a special education teacher and as a black woman are solidly intertwined. We talked with Shawntasia about how she helps students value the ways that diverse rural communities celebrate their differences while bonding over what makes them the same.
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Crystal Stevenson - Elkader, IA
A second career in teaching can rewrite your life story

Osbaldo Gonzalez - Nyssa, OR
Nurturing Hope, Resilience, and Community in Oregon’s Treasure Valley

Maximillion Frommelt - Dodgeville, WI
Young educator inspires innovation at his rural school

Mariah Garzee - Monmouth, IL
TARTANS Alum, Mariah Garzee is inspiring growth & change in her classroom