Filtered Teacher Profile
I Am A Rural Teacher: Mary McHugh - Sweet Briar, ND
November 4, 2025
Mary shares her passion for designing effective education in a small North Dakota school
North Dakota, Teacher Profile
Kelsy Sproul - Sedan, KS
October 1, 2025
Kelsy shares how she found herself on a new path through education
Kansas, Teacher Profile, Podcast, Teacher Feature: Kansas
Eric Nichols - Crane, OR
May 21, 2025
In a widespread community in Harney County, Oregon, the community is the school.
Place-Based Education, Teacher Profile, Rural Resilience, Teacher Feature: Oregon
Ms. Jennifer Pratt, M.Ed. - Houston, MS
May 13, 2025
Houston Alternative School educator and 2024 National Signature Project Award recipient brings place-based learning to life through garden and outdoor classroom initiatives.
Power of Partnerships, Grants in Place, Kansas, Mississippi, Place-Based Education, Teacher Profile, Teacher Feature: Mississippi
Lisa Furlong - Ukiah, CA
February 17, 2025
From a young child not ready for school to becoming a lifelong learning advocate, Lisa Furlong shares that her community is why she put down teaching roots in rural California.
Regional Hubs, Northern California, Teacher Profile, Gratitude, Teacher Feature: California
Scott Simmons - Pineland, TX
December 11, 2024
Scott Simmons shares what makes Pineland, TX so special.
Teacher Profile, Podcast, Teacher Feature: Texas, ETX
Tammie Hodnett Marlow – Cleveland, MS
November 21, 2024
Highlighting the innovative programs created and led by Mississippi Rural Teacher of the Year winner, Tammie Hodnett Marlow, the award winning science teacher at Cleveland Central Middle School in Cleveland, MS.
Regional Hubs, Power of Partnerships, Kansas, Mississippi, Place-Based Education, Local Philanthropy, Teacher Profile, Teacher Feature: Mississippi
Amanda Bedell - Charlevoix County, MI
October 8, 2024
A Michigan island serves as a classroom where the school is the community.
Regional Hubs, Indiana & Great Lakes, Place-Based Education, Teacher Profile, Rural Resilience, Teacher Feature: Michigan
Connie Skrmetta - Delisle, MS
August 20, 2024
Highlighting the innovative programs created and led by Mississippi Rural Teacher of the Year winner, Connie Skrmetta, the Health and Physical Education Teacher at DeLisle Elementary School in DeLisle, MS.
Regional Hubs, Power of Partnerships, Kansas, Mississippi, Place-Based Education, Local Philanthropy, Teacher Profile, Teacher Feature: Mississippi
Todd Willis - Tate County, MS
July 9, 2024
Highlighting the innovative programs created and led by Mississippi Rural Teacher of the Year winner, Todd Willis, an innovative 3rd grade Teacher at Coldwater Elementary School in Tate County, MS.
Regional Hubs, Kansas, Mississippi, Place-Based Education, Local Philanthropy, Teacher Profile, Teacher Feature: Mississippi
Dr. Brandon Renfroe - Geraldine, AL
May 6, 2024
How rural-focused Higher-Ed programs nurture K-12 education.
Alabama & Black Belt, Teacher Profile, Podcast, Teacher Feature: Alabama
Sophia Elswick - Toulon, IL
March 28, 2024
A music teacher at Stark County High School in rural Illinois, shares her story about finding community and herself while teaching in rural communities.