Category Archives: Teachers at ED
Teachers@ED: Assistant Secretary Deb Delisle
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Deborah Delisle, says that after thirty-seven years in education, her “heart lies with kids everyday,” and is grounded in her role as a teacher. Delisle joined the Department of Education in April after … Continue reading
Teachers@ED: Steven Hicks, Special Assistant for Early Learning
Teaching is in Steven Hicks’ blood. Almost everyone in his immediate family – including his mother, father, and all of his seven younger sisters – has either taught or teaches today. And Hicks is no exception. “I didn’t decide I … Continue reading
Former Geometry Teacher Supports States as Their Reforms Take Shape
Editors Note: Teachers@ED profiles some of the hundreds of current and former educators who work at the U.S. Department of Education, and how their experiences in schools inform their work for the agency. One of Tate Gould’s favorite memories as a teacher … Continue reading
Teachers@ED: José Rico
Editors Note: Teachers@ED profiles some of the hundreds of current and former educators who work at the U.S. Department of Education, and how their experiences in schools inform their work for the agency. Carlos and Celia Rico had big hopes for their … Continue reading
Teachers@ED: Newton Piper, Customer Service Specialist, Office of Special Education Programs
Editors Note: Teachers@ED profiles some of the hundreds of current and former educators who work at the U.S. Department of Education, and how their experiences in schools inform their work for the agency. When Newton Piper started out as a … Continue reading
Teachers@ED: Vanessa Tesoriero, Small Business Innovation Research Program Specialist
Vanessa Tesoriero lost her hearing at age 17, which was all the more challenging due to a great love of music. “I grew up playing the piano, flute, guitar, and singing,” Tesoriero said in an interview for the Homeroom Blog. … Continue reading
Teachers@ED: History Teacher Brings 20 Years of Teaching to ED
Charles Henderson taught high school and middle school for over twenty years in Indiana and in Michigan. After a long and satisfying career, rather than retiring, Henderson took his passion for students, learning and U.S. history to the Department of … Continue reading
A Place at the Table
“You don’t have to wait for a place at the table. You can take a place at the table or create your own table. I think of the Civil Rights movement. They didn’t wait for a place at the table. … Continue reading
Teachers@ED: Lisa Vazquez, Information Resource Specialist
A passion for empowering individuals guided Lisa Vazquez’s teaching career throughout a broad range of schools and subjects. Her diverse skill set and varied teaching experiences enabled her to develop novel, “outside-the-box” techniques for empowering students and encouraging them to … Continue reading
Teachers@ED: Brad Jupp, Senior Program Advisor on Teacher Initiatives
With fifteen years of classroom experience under his belt, former English teacher Brad Jupp now finds himself in Secretary Duncan’s office as a senior program advisor on teacher initiatives. In that role, Jupp uses his on-the-job knowledge of the profession … Continue reading