Our Stories
Voices from the Field is part of the I Am a Rural Teacher project. I Am A Rural Teacher shares the stories, experiences, and aspirations of America’s rural teachers. By highlighting the narratives of veteran, new, and future teachers, I Am A Rural Teacher strives to support an education ecosystem where rural teacher-leaders are front and center. This project is supported by the Rural Teacher Corps: A Community of Learners.
Wade Owlett, Elkland, Pennsylvania
January 8, 2020
"I teach students to think historically."
Teacher Profile, Teacher Feature: Pennsylvania
Brittany Williams: I Am a Rural Teacher Regional Advocate, Livingston, AL
January 8, 2020
Teacher Profile, Teacher Feature: Alabama
Sharon Huggins: I Am a Rural Teacher Northern California Advocate
January 8, 2020
Teacher Profile, Teacher Feature: California
The Rural Advantage: A Welsh Report Makes the Case
July 21, 2019
Study looks at the potential benefits and challenges faced by rural schools in Wales.
Power of Partnerships, Rural Educators Across Borders
New Hampshire's Baker River Project
July 11, 2019
Student engagement leads to public impact.
New England, Place-Based Education, Teacher Feature: New Hampshire
Why Rural School Matters: It Makes Us A Community
March 18, 2019
New Hampshire's Debra Norwood on the value of "connectedness."
New England, Place-Based Education, Teacher Feature: New Hampshire
Debra Norwood
March 14, 2019
Debra Norwood is a former rural teacher and the current principal at Piermont Village School in New Hampshire. She's a member of RELN.
Teacher Profile
Telling the Rural Story: A New Hampshire Focus
February 19, 2019
The Rural Educational Leaders Network Explores Social Media
Power of Partnerships, New England
Dakota Crowder
January 31, 2019
Dakota Crowder, Eastern Illinois University, student participant at the EIU Rural Teacher Corps shares her story, Charleston, Illinois
Teacher Profile
Devanne Lawson
January 25, 2019
Devanne Lawson, Eastern Illinois University, student participant at the EIU Rural Teacher Corps shares her story, Charleston, Illinois
Teacher Profile
Brittany Williams
January 15, 2019
Brittany Williams, University Charter School kindergarten teacher in Livingston, Alabama, shares her first-year teaching experience.