In this episode, we meet Alana Melendez, K2 inclusion teacher at the Patrick J. Kennedy School in East Boston. It’s a cold March day when impending snow and the recent shooting in Parkland, Florida are in everyone’s thoughts.  Alana talks about her mother’s influence on her decision to become a teacher, about her determined efforts to meet students where they are and about fostering those leaps of understanding, she calls light bulb moments!

Welcome to Teachers on Teaching!  Boston teachers talking about their work and their lives as educators.  It’s sponsored by the Boston Teachers Union and hosted by Paul Tritter, Director of Professional Learning. Eloise Biscoe, retired BPS teacher, edits and produces the interviews. Paul catches up with these educators between classes during the planning and development period.  He talks to them about their teaching and how being teachers shapes their lives.