Husnaa Hashim is the 2017-2018 Youth Poet Laureate of Philadelphia, and author of the poetry collection Honey Sequence. She is a sophomore at the University of Pennsylvania from West Philadelphia and Gaithersburg, Maryland. Husnaa has...

Ginny Lowe Connors’ chapbook, Under the Porch (Hill-Stead Museum, 2010) won the Sunken Garden Poetry Prize.



She’s published several poetry collections, including Barbarians in the Kitchen (Antrim House Books,...

Edwina Trentham is a Professor of English at Asnuntuck Community College, where she is also the Editor of Freshwater, a national poetry journal, which celebrated its Tenth Anniversary in May 2009. She has published poetry in a variety of...

David is an ambidextrous thinker who likes big ideas. As a “Tech Ethicist,” he explores our evolving relationship with social media and tech from an ethical, legal, and emotional perspective. Utilizing his background as an attorney,...

Steven W. Anderson is an educator, speaker, blogger and Dad from Winston-Salem, NC.



As a former Director of Instructional Technology and Instructional Technologist and Classroom Teacher, Steven is a recognized expert in...

In this series of videos "60 Seconds with ..." I've asked each person to tell me (in a minute or less) about that one special teacher who made a difference in their life.

"Herb attended the Bronx High School of Science and studied philosophy and mathematics at Harvard from 1954-1958. At Harvard he was president of the Signet Society and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, graduating with an AB degree...

Kirsten holds a doctorate from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she focused on issues of social justice and educational policy, and an undergraduate degree in English literature from Vassar College. Kirsten is a member...

"Herb attended the Bronx High School of Science and studied philosophy and mathematics at Harvard from 1954-1958. At Harvard he was president of the Signet Society and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, graduating with an AB degree...

Michelle Zimmerman, PhD, has taught all grades from Pre-K through 10th within the past 16 years, with a focus on middle and high school since 2009. She has presented her research across the US and Canada since 2007, and to Satya Nadella...

"Herb attended the Bronx High School of Science and studied philosophy and mathematics at Harvard from 1954-1958. At Harvard he was president of the Signet Society and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, graduating with an AB degree...

Joichi "Joi" Ito has been recognized for his work as an activist, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and advocate of emergent democracy, privacy, and internet freedom. As director of the MIT Media Lab, and a Professor of the Practice...

Dr. M. T. Speller is an educational leader with more than 15 years of experience. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of Rochester, and her doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Speller’s...

Born in Manchester, British poet and playwright John Anthony (Tony) Connor left school at 14 and spent 26 years as a textile designer, also serving in the Royal Army. He earned an MA at the University of Manchester. With poet Robin...

Katherine Mangum currently teaches 5th-grade physical science and works with the 6th-grade First Lego League robotics team, G.I.R.L.S., at St. Catherine’s School in Richmond, VA. She also serves as president-elect of the Virginia...

James E. Ryan is the 11th dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. A leading expert on law and education, Ryan has written extensively about the ways in which law structures educational opportunity. His articles and essays...

Dan Rothstein is co-author of Make Just One Change: Teach Students to Ask Their Own Questions. Dan’s work focuses on honoring the work of educators who are driving a movement to help all students learn to ask better questions. His...

Chernor Bah is an advocate for global education and a champion for girls. He leads the Population Council’s work on post-emergency programs for adolescent girls in Sierra Leone.



Before joining the Population Council, Bah...

In this series of videos "60 Seconds with ..." I've asked each person to tell me (in a minute or less) about that one special teacher who made a difference in their life.

Professor Morelli graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1969 with a B. A. in Mathematics. He has an M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy, as well as an M. S. in Computer Science from the University of Hawaii. He has been teaching at...

Dale Russakoff spent twenty-eight years as a reporter for the Washington Post, covering politics, education, social policy, and other topics. From 1994 to 2008, she served in the Post’s New York Bureau, which included covering the...

Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot is an author, educator, researcher, and public intellectual. She has pioneered an innovative social science method called "portraiture," written eleven books, serves on numerous professional and scholarly boards...

Dennis Barone is a Professor of English at the University of Saint Joseph (formerly Saint Joseph College) in West Hartford, Connecticut. He is currently editing two poetry anthologies: New Hungers for Old: One-Hundred Years of...

Amy Nawrocki is a poet who teaches English and Creative Writing at the University of Bridgeport. I graduated with a B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College, and I earned my M.F.A. from the University of Arkansas. She lives now in Hamden,...