Teach Indy received over 50 applications and 90 nominations from schools across center township. On Saturday, April 30, Teach Indy hosted the second Teach …

We’re featuring Teach Plus Impact Essays from educators across Indianapolis, highlighting their Innovation Change projects. The work is ongoing and their …

We had such an amazing weekend in Indianapolis celebrating teachers on college football’s biggest stage: the College Football National Championship Game! …

We’re featuring Teach Plus Impact Essays from educators across Indianapolis, highlighting their Innovation Change projects. The work is ongoing and their …

By Allison Burgeson At the beginning of the school year, many teachers spend time teaching students to select just-right books to read during independent r …

Morgan Snydermsnyder@visitindy.com317.797.5512 Earl Martin Phalen started his network of public schools to provide every student, regardless of family inco …

Morgan Snydermsnyder@visitindy.com317.797.5512 Indianapolis Host Committee and College Football Playoff Foundation to celebrate teachers from across the co …

Hello Teach Indy! We hope you had a wonderful winter break! We missed you. We have been waiting a whole year for this week to arrive… it’s fina …

Nick Swift – nswick@visitindy.com 317.417.4195 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INDIANAPOLIS, IN – (December 14, 2021) – As part of the lead up to the 2 …

By Lisa Wills Positive, productive learning environments are essential to students’ academic success. Unfortunately, positive learning environments don� …

By JaVaughn Hardaway (she/her/hers) It’s 4:30 a.m. and it’s still dark outside. The rest of the world hasn’t even dreamt of waking up yet. It’s the …

By Rico Francis Creating space for connection, fellowship, and belonging for Indy educators. Nearly 600 teachers have begun their teaching careers across C …

By Shannon Brown As I approach my 10th year in education, I have started to reflect on the lack of teachers, especially in the schools where I’ve taught, …

By Sammy Jacobs “Gym class” has a certain connotation in the education world. Some view it as an elective or “special” subject area, like an organi …

By David Pappas Teachers are heroes. Until we are villains.  Schooling comes under fire in every modern generation for being irrelevant to the times: …

By Jeff Mayo Stage lights illuminated us. I began waving my baton to cue the piano and then my students, who began singing “For Good” from Wicked. As t …

By David Pappas A basic application of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs to education suggests that a student who feels threatened will not learn, just like a …

Teach Indy received over 60 applications and 90 nominations from schools across center township.  On Sunday, April 11, Teach Indy celebrated the final …

By Allison Burgeson I grew up in a small rural community in northeast Indiana with next to no diversity in any of the schools. Now, I’m a white teacher i …

By Rachel Chambers When I was in graduate school to become a school counselor, I was constantly lectured about self-care. While I always thought it was a n …

By Lydia R. Glover A phrase that my mom uses a lot is “we are in a WHOLE pandemic” — and that is the perfect way to describe my last 12 months. I …

Registration is now open for inaugural Teach Indy Educators Conference Registration is now open for the 2021 Teach Indy Educators Conference, presented by …

By Shaina CavazosAssistant Director – Communications & OperationsOffice of Education Innovation The educators were recognized this past summ …

Media Contact : Morgan Snyder, Visit Indy 317.797.5512 INDIANAPOLIS, IN (January 12, 2021) – Members of the College Football Playoff (CFP) and the Miami …

Teach Indy, Teachers’ Treasures, and The Mind Trust, in partnership with the 2022 College Football Playoff- Indy Host Committee, are asking for volunteer …

Rebecca is a fourth-grade teacher in her third year at Paramount School of Excellence – Cottage Home. As told to Shaina Cavazos In my first year, it real …

Bonnie is a math teacher and among the founding group of educators at Riverside High School, which opened in 2017. As told to Shaina Cavazos My dad was a s …

Ashley is an English teacher and Literacy Specialist at Victory College Preparatory Academy. As told to Shaina Cavazos Going into college, I came in with t …

Morgan is a school counselor at Charles A. Tindley Accelerated School. Previously, she was an English and senior capstone teacher. As told to Shaina Cavazo …

Rahul is an eighth-grade math teacher at Victory College Preparatory Academy, where he has also served as Director of College Transitions and interim princ …

The entire city joined Teach Indy in celebrating Indianapolis educators on Sept 14th.  Thank you to the College Football Playoff (CFP) Foundation for …

INDIANAPOLIS – (September 14, 2020) – The College Football Playoff (CFP) Foundation and 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship Hos …

Jeff is a fifth-year music teacher at Matchbook Learning at Wendell Phillips School 63, where he also helps lead elementary social-emotional learning. As t …

Ronak is a middle school science teacher at KIPP Indy College Prep Middle. As told to Shaina Cavazos I teach science, which I’m really fortunate to do. I …

Lauren works with English learners and kindergarten through fourth-graders on reading intervention at Enlace Academy. She’s been an educator for six year …

Angela teaches seventh- and eighth-grade English Language Arts at Vision Academy at Riverside. She has been an educator for more than 10 years. As told to …

This week a new, powerful tool for Indiana educators was launched – the Indiana eLearning Lab. The Lab is a hub for lesson plans, resources, and comm …

Jennifer is a second-grade teacher at Tindley Genesis Academy and has been an educator for more than 30 years. As told to Shaina Cavazos I grew up in the c …

Orleta is a fifth-grade social studies teacher at Ignite Achievement Academy at Elder W. Diggs School 42. As told to Shaina Cavazos I’ve been a teacher f …

OEI received dozens of nominations and applications from across the city For months we’ve been combing through heartfelt nominations and impressive appli …

Teach Indy is launching a blog! As a partnership between Indianapolis Public Schools, The Mind Trust, and the Mayor’s Office of Education Innovation, we …