Meet Our Induction Mentors
Induction Mentors guide our alumni during their first two years of teaching in New York City public schools. Alumni are matched and paired with Induction Mentors who visit their classrooms to assist them with curriculum development, lesson planning, classroom management, and more. For 2022-2023, we have nearly 10 Induction Mentors, and you can learn more about them below.
Experience & Expertise
- Former K-12 Educator (7 yrs)
- Adjunct Instructor, City College
- Dual Language/Bilingual Ed, TESOL, Differentiation
- CUNY-NYSIEB Featured Teacher & Researcher
Experience & Expertise
- Former K-12 Educator (10 yrs in LA & NYC)
- Founding member of the BELA Charter High School
- Ethnic Studies, ELA, Social Studies, TESOL, Differentiation, Activism
Experience & Expertise
- Former K-12 Educator (20 yrs NYCDOE)
- Professor, BMCC, Hunter, Brooklyn & City College
- Ph.D., Anthropology
- ELA, Social Studies, ENL/TESOL, SPEd
Experience & Expertise
- Former K-12 Educator (7 yrs)
- Founder and Director of The Black Teacher Project
- Partner of the POSSE Foundation
- Ph.D., Urban Education
- Social Studies, ELA, Leading from the classroom, Talking about race, with young people
Experience & Expertise
- A 30-year career in education
- 6-12 Teacher
- Staff Developer
- School Leader
- Teacher leadership, TESOL, Literacy Development, ELA, Social Studies, Navigating conversations with school leadership
Experience & Expertise
- Former K-12 Educator (13 yrs)
- Bilingual Ed, Science, STEM, Differentiation
- Instructional Coach (Science)
- He is taking a break this year but is available to share resources and thought partnerships.
Experience & Expertise
- Former K-12 Educator (11 yrs)
- Mentored 1st-gen undergrads through CUNY
- Ph.D., Urban Education
- ELA, History of Ed, Africana Studies, Ethnic Studies, Post-Graduate Mentorship, Leading from the classroom
Experience & Expertise
- Former K-20 Educator (10 yrs)
- Online Curriculum & Instruction
- Research/Teaching: STEM, Ethnic Studies in Science, Race & Anti-Blackness, Abolition, Decolonial Science/Education
Experience & Expertise
- 9-12 integrated arts with humanities HS teacher (20 yrs)
- Staff Developer: music/theatre: vocabulary/healing justice
- body-based liberation practices
Hear Testimony from Current Mentor Teacher & 2017 Alum Vincent Pham
Learn about TR@TC through the eyes of Vincent Pham, a 2017 graduate of the program. He answers the following questions:
1. How TR@TC supported him during Induction.
2. How TR@TC has continued to engage with him throughout his career.
3. How TR@TC has supported him in developing his teacher leadership skills and/or workshopping new endeavors.