Member Spotlight: Jasmine Merlette, Teach For America-AL Member
Meet Jasmine Merlette, Third Grade Teacher, All Subjects, currently serving with Sun Valley Elementary School, a service site of the Teach For America-AL AmeriCorps program. 1. What motivated you to join AmeriCorps? I wanted to be a part of a group of service-oriented people and help do the work already being done. AmeriCorps allowed for that to happen. 2. What would you like to get out of this service opportunity? I enjoy the leadership development associated with doing serv
Member Spotlight: Julia Ramminger, Teach For America-AL Member
Meet Julia Ramminger, 7th Grade Science Teacher, currently serving with Hudson K-8, a service site of the Teach For America-AL AmeriCorps program. 1. What motivated you to join AmeriCorps? I was motivated to join AmeriCorps through my desire to serve in communities that serve students like me. 2. What would you like to get out of this service opportunity? I would like to grow in my knowledge of my community and develop as a leader while encouraging growth in my students. 3. W
Member Spotlight: Jake Landen, Teach For America-AL Member
Meet Jake Landen, 7th Grade Science Teacher, currently serving with JCIB Middle Years Programme, a service site of the Teach For America-AL AmeriCorps program. 1. What motivated you to join AmeriCorps? I was motivated by the inequity that I saw around me. The Teach for America-AL AmeriCorps Program allows me the opportunity to work directly with the issue of education that is driving the inequality. I am motivated by the students because they are our future. 2. What would you
Member Spotlight: Jessica Roberson, Teach For America-AL Member
Meet Jessica Roberson, 11th grade English Language Arts Teacher, currently serving with Selma High School, a service site of the Teach For America-AL AmeriCorps program. 1. What motivated you to join AmeriCorps? I was motivated to join AmeriCorps because I wanted to be an active part of a community working to advance justice and education for students in rural areas. 2. What would you like to get out of this service opportunity? I want to continue growing and learning as a te
Member Spotlight: Kara Halfaker, Teach For America-AL Member
Meet Kara Halfaker, 8th Grade Math Teacher, currently serving with Putnam Middle School, a service site of the Teach For America-AL AmeriCorps program. 1. What motivated you to join AmeriCorps? I wanted to impact kids and build their math confidence. AmeriCorps allowed me to do just that. 2. What would you like to get out of this service opportunity? I would like for my students to enjoy math. 3. What will your service focus on for the 2019-20 program year? During this progra
Member Spotlight: Jane Whitaker, Teach For America-AL Member
Meet Jane Whitaker, 3rd Grade Math and Science Teacher, currently serving with Hayes K8, a service site of the Teach For America-AL AmeriCorps program. 1. What motivated you to join AmeriCorps? I joined AmeriCorps because I wanted to help the community and city that I grew up in. 2. What would you like to get out of this service opportunity? I would like to be able to feel like I have made a difference in a few lives. I know teachers are vitally important to a child's upbri
Member Spotlight: Elizabeth Mojica, Teach For America-AL Member
Meet Elizabeth Mojica, 9-12th Grade Spanish 1-2-3 Teacher, currently serving with Woodlawn High School, a service site of the Teach For America-AL AmeriCorps program. 1. What motivated you to join AmeriCorps? I joined AmeriCorps because the organization aligned with my overall goals but more importantly, my values. 2. What would you like to get out of this service opportunity? I would like for this service opportunity to help me grow as a thinker and an advocate for honest an
Member Spotlight: Jake Landen, Teach For America-AL Member
Meet Jake Landen, 7th Grade Science Teacher, currently serving with JCIB Middle Years Programme, a service site of the Teach For America-AL AmeriCorps program. 1. What motivated you to join AmeriCorps? I was motivated by the inequity that I saw around me. The Teach for America-AL AmeriCorps Program allows me the opportunity to work directly with the issue of education that is driving the inequality. I am motivated by the students because they are our future. 2. What would you
Member Spotlight: Hazina Dorius, Teach For America-AL Member
Meet Hazina Dorius, 7th Grade Social Studies Teacher, currently serving with Wilkerson Middle School, a service site of the Teach For America-AL AmeriCorps program. 1. What motivated you to join AmeriCorps? Through AmeriCorps, I wanted to help provide opportunities for underperforming students to strengthen their reading skills so that they will have better opportunities in life. 2. What would you like to get out of this service opportunity? The ability to connect more of my
Member Spotlight: Hazina Dorius, Teach For America-AL Member
Meet Hazina Dorius, 7th Grade Social Studies Teacher, currently serving with Wilkerson Middle School, a service site of the Teach For America-AL AmeriCorps program. 1. What motivated you to join AmeriCorps? Through AmeriCorps, I wanted to help provide opportunities for underperforming students to strengthen their reading skills so that they will have better opportunities in life. 2. What would you like to get out of this service opportunity? The ability to connect more of my
