Working on It Amanda

A conversation with Jennifer Abel, gifted and talented educator at Shwab Elementary formerly exceptional education at Hermitage Elementary in Nashville, TN. Jennifer was a participant in Stories of Resilient Educators, and Amanda got a chance to follow up with her about her experience teaching during the Pandemic, her predictions for 2021/22, and how other societies value educators.

A spoken narrative and song inspired by teachers and created by teaching artists, this project amplifies and uplifts stories of resilient teachers in Metro Nashville Public Schools during the 2020/21 school year. Teachers applied to be part of a Narrative 4 Story Exchange in an open application process, and in this application they were invited to share reflections on teaching. Five of these applicants were chosen to meet online to share and exchange stories of resiliency in teaching. Project...

When work and opportunities are lost or put on hold during the pandemic, this writer finds a way to slow down, zoom in, and discover luminescence in every day life.