Educator Fireside Chat: Building Relationships

Wallace is an educator, researcher, and education designer with over a decade of experience teaching and working in K-12 and Higher Education. Wallace is currently working on his Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies at the University of Wisconsin - Madison where he teaches classes on Educating for Social Justice, Youth and Society, and School and Society. He also works as the Director of Innovation at Black Teacher Collaborative - an organization geared towards proving Black teachers with liberatory learning and professional development experiences and opportunities in their practice with Black students.

An educator at heart and by trade, Susan has had the privilege of serving in many roles throughout her career: classroom teacher, instructional coach, curriculum author, professional development trainer, and school and district success manager. Since joining Gradient Learning six years ago, she has worked with hundreds of schools across the country to transform education. Currently, she is a member of the founding team working on Along. Her passion lies in helping educators build personal relationships with their students.