The T3 Project

T3 was born of the premise that teachers know teaching best. It's a pretty basic concept, but often ignored when setting policy or process for professional development.

The good teacher narrative we espouse is one where we celebrate our knowledge base and skills; where we advocate loudly and proudly for our students; and where in the spirit of collaboration, we work together to make things better.

Over the last seven years we have grown our district-wide, teacher-led PD program to include:

• a sustainable system of leadership around PD and teacher agency at the union and district level

• negotiated support and compensation for teacher-presenters

• memorialized teacher choice in professional development

• recurring, district-wide, conference-style PD events

• a model for other districts to emulate

Our flagship event, Good Teaching Alisal (a nod to CTA GTC), has grown each year. In February 2020, over 70 local teachers presented, many for the first time. In 2021, we went digital.

Not every member cares about politics, or understands bargaining around a pay scale, but every member is connected to what happens in a classroom. Thus we maximize engagement when we organize around pedagogy: professing our craft of teaching, systematically learning from each other, and collectively ensuring our continued agency to do so.

Professional Development and Public Speaking allow me to blend the skills of storytelling with teaching. When I speak:

• on the record as Liaison to the a State Board of Education

• in front of thousands at the MTSS Convention

• while moderating a panel online for Takeover Tuesday

• as an BIPOC advocate at NEA

• or with colleagues and friends at a workshop at the Good Teaching Conference

I speak from a deep knowledge of public education, and matters impacting students and educators from the intersection of pedagogy and policy