We are happy to announce the selection of the 2011 Teaching Tolerance Advisory Board. We received more than 500 applications from outstanding multicultural educators across the country. We selected teachers from each grade category. It was extremely difficult to select just a few teachers from such a remarkable pool of applicants. Please join us in congratulating this year’s advisory board members.
| Preschool-2 | Cameron Calland- Jones, Georgia Vanessa D’Egidio, New York |
| Grades 3-5 | Trevor Scott Barton, South Carolina Dawn DuPree Kelley, Alabama Kathy Stanley, Washington Enid Pickett, Califorinia |
| Grades 6-8 | Melissa Marie Diebel, Nebraska Kathleen Crawford, Kentucky Tamika Lavette Shuler, South Carolina George D. Jones III, Illinois |
| Grades 9-12 | Daniel Ian Rubin, New Mexico Rebecca Jallings, Wisconsin Ameka Cruz, Virginia Cleopatra Warren, Georgia Kim Vinh, California |
| Professional Devel. | Sara Cohan, Tennessee Jennifer Trujillo, Arizona Eileen Hogan Heineman, Illinois Razia Fathima Kosi, Maryland |
| Other Specialties | Michael McDonald, Tennessee Christine D. Cde Baca, Colorado James Hiller, Oregon |
We appreciate the time and dedication of all those who applied. We applaud your efforts to create inclusive schools for all, please consider applying again next year. For educators working in higher education, please note that we will announce a call for applications to the Teaching Tolerance Higher Education Advisory Board later this month.
Links:
[1] http://www.tolerance.org/author/michelle-garcia