About the Resiliency Guide
The Rural Schools Collaborative invited first- and second-year teachers to serve on the Young Educators’ Advisory (YEA) Council. This program is developed in conjunction with the I Am a Rural Teacher Campaign (in partnership with the National Rural Education Association) and RSC’s Regional Hub Network. Council members advise RSC and its partners on how to best support the recruitment, preparation, and retention of outstanding rural teachers. Our goal is to elevate the perspectives of young rural teachers, and ensure that our ongoing work is relevant and meaningful.
Teacher-Leaders: Meet the 2022-24 Young Educator’s Advisory Council
To learn more about how to get involved with other dynamic and engaged young rural educators in your region and around the world, please reach out to info@ruralschoolscollaborative.org. You can read the bio’s of each Council member on our website, or click their photo.
Partners
Thank you to the NREA and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for their support of this resiliency guide.
Rural Teacher Corps Leaders
Special thanks to our Rural Teacher Corps partners who understand the intentional recruitment, preparation, and placement of teacher-leaders is a rural imperative. Each of these institutions work towards a defined educational studies program focused on the development of empowered and talented rural educators.
Ozarks Teacher Corps | Ozarks and West Plains, MO
Black Belt Teacher Corps | Livingston, AL
Great River Teacher Corps | Macomb, IL
Teacher Allied with Rural Towns & Neighborhood Schools | Monmouth, IL
Eastern Illinois University Rural Teacher Corps | Charleston, IL
Quincy University’s Grow Your Own | Quincy, IL
Southern Illinois University Grow Your Own | Carbondale, IL
Teacher Residency in Rural Education | Durham, NH
Computational Literacy Across Secondary Settings | Chico, CA
Rural Schools Partner Benefit Program | Valley City, ND
Missouri S&T Middle School STEM focused program | Rolla, MO
University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND
University of Wisconsin - Platteville | Platteville, WI
University of Wyoming | Laramie, WY
Morehead State University | Morehead, KY
Why we do what we do: The Rural Advantage
Yes, being a new rural teacher can be challenging, but it is also extremely rewarding. Here is a collection of stories on the absolute best parts of teaching rural.
