Ep 46: Maria Fenwick, Founder and Executive Director of The Teacher Collaborative
In this episode of Catalysts for Change, Jill talks to Maria Fenwick, founder and Executive Director of The Teacher Collaborative. A former teacher in Boston Public Schools herself, Maria talks to us about how teachers are dealing with the pandemic and navigating remote teaching and learning.
Maria has spent her career working with and supporting teachers across Massachusetts as a teacher in Boston Public Schools and, most recently, as an independent consultant. In 2016, Maria founded The Teacher Collaborative, which connects teachers across schools and districts, supports them to develop solutions to common challenges, and empowers them to share their ideas to make schools better places for students to learn. Maria and her team at The Teacher Collaborative work with teachers across the state to empower their voices, accelerate improvements in schools and districts in Massachusetts, and more, through teacher-directed programming.
As teachers have had to adapt to the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, we talk to Maria about how teachers are supporting their students, how they’ve adapted to address challenges in their classrooms, and the current state and future of education. If you would like to learn more about Maria and The Teacher Collaborative and how to support them, check out the resources below: