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Couldn't have done it without you, Brandon and Lee!

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Couldn't have done it without you, Brandon and Lee!

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My TFs made a world of difference to the module I taught in Spring 2.  We launched just we all were switching to online teaching, so I relied on these wonderful colleagues for everything from Zoom co-piloting to building community through breakout group discussions and intensive practice sessions. At every step of the way, they were supportive, flexible, and creative. Bravo, dear Brandon and Lee!
- Allison Pingree

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Tina and Tara, I can't thank you enough for being my partners in teaching A710J.  Our ~50 students couldn't stop telling me how much they appreciated your kindness, patience, and wisdom. Teaching during this unusual and challenging semester meant we went through highs and lows together, but every day, you made me a better teacher and our class a better experience for our students. I am so grateful to you, and more than that, I miss you.

with my profound respect and friendship,

Matt

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What a joy it was to teach A801 Education Policy Analysis and Research in Comparative Perspective with you last fall. It feels like a century ago. I enjoyed our weekly meetings on zoom to prepare classes and sections,  our discussions to callibrate our grading,  and I especially enjoyed listening to you reflect on our students' learning, with care and attention, and very good sense that their learning and not the readings, were the most important goal. Together we held our students to a high standard and helped them produce work which some of them expressed was work they did not they were capable of doing. To see them develop real consulting projects for Ministers of Education, write chapters for books, prepare and deliver professional presentations at the Global Conference gave me not only great joy, for I know how formative these experiences are for students, but great gratitude for your work, for I know how hard you worked to make it possible for students to produce the very best work of which they were capable. You are gifted teachers, I hope you can always stay true to holding your students to high standards, for themselves and for those they will go on to serve.
Fernando

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Oh my goodness, Jane, Rosa, Mariam, Sarah, & Emily, you are the BEST!

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Oh my goodness, Jane, Rosa, Mariam, Sarah, & Emily, you are the BEST!

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Wow, it's hard to put it in words. Thank you, to the fabulous group of Teaching Fellows who made S-012 and S-030 so amazing this year. The students felt so empowered, and they have made clear how much your kindness and wisdom allowed them to have such a special experience and to feel so supported and heard (not to mention, to learn statistics!). Thank you. And it's hard not to specifically mention the spring. I mean, whoa. Thank you for turning something that could have been so traumatic into something that was beautiful, creative and so very rewarding for our students (I cannot thank you enough, you amazing people, you).

Hugs,
hadas

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What a semester!? We've been through thick and thin this semester, and yet somehow still managed to accomplish our goals. I know it was possible, because you are CHAMPS. It could not have been done without you, your creativity, your sacrifices, and your high level of investment into students' lives. Thank you for being everything from social workers to sounding boards. As one student put it, "This class was the most comfortable place to sit in the discomfort of self-reflection." This was all your doing. As another said, "Salt makes us thirsty, and like salt, this class has created a deeper desire to better understand the cultural histories and familial experiences of people who identify differently than I do. I'm grateful to this class for creating space for me to engage with other people's stories and experiences." You did that. All in all, THANK YOU 1000Xs for being SO great.

Your colleague and friend,
Jo

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Thank you, A827 TFs Josh, Emily, & Ran!!

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Thank you, A827 TFs Josh, Emily, & Ran!!

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TFing for a brand new course is always a difficult and unpredictable task. Add in the challenges of this particular semester and... WOW! You guys had a lot on your plates. And yet, you not only tackled the tasks in front of you, but you embraced them with patience, good humor, and energy. I honestly don't think that Aisha and I could have made it through without you.  Thank you for being co-designers, co-instructors, co-Zoom-hosts, and co-basically-everything-ers for the past few months.  I am so grateful for all three of you and can't wait to celebrate your amazingness in person soon.
With sincere gratitude,
Dana

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Lynneth,

There are no words to express how grateful I am for you. Your wisdom, kindness, and amazing organizational skills were an anchoring point through my first year at HGSE (and the crazy year it was!).  You have enriched the MBE course with your intellect, pedagogical skillfulness, infinite positive energy, and passion for issues of equity and diversity. One of our students summarized it best: "You are amazing!" Thank you so much for everything you did for the students!

Kindest wishes,

Ola

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When you signed up at last minute to be a TF with a brand new, partially designed course, you didn't know that we really had to stretch our skills to keep it being a "hopeful" class! Thank you so much for both of your ongoing support, your genuine interest in the content, your calm/positive presence in classroom or zoom, and your organization that more than offset my disorganization. I am also glad I got to see the photos on your wall and the dog on your lap for the last 7 weeks!

You are definitely the helpers I looked to! With many thanks!

Junlei

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What a semester!? We've been through thick and thin this whole year, and yet somehow still managed to accomplish our goals. I know it was possible, because you are CHAMPS. It could not have been done without you, your creativity, your sacrifices, and your high level of investment into students' lives. Thank you for being everything from social workers to sounding boards, and of course, supervisors. You really went above and beyond on every level, and I am grateful to you and for you. I'm very proud to claim you as our own at PSP, and I'm honored to call you my colleagues and friends. THANK YOU 10000Xs!

With gratitude,
Jo

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Beautiful people on the last day of class.

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We got lucky that we got it done before the distancing, but your work continued long after that. I feel like you are my TF in the classroom and then again in the real world in Somerville - all for the same thing! Your help is awesome, and your curiosity and willingness to learn and play with new ideas was a model for all our students. It was such a pleasure to work with you in teaching and in research, and have more years to come!

Looking forward to it all. I can't sum up your qualities better than what was written on the chalkboard during our last class as qualities of a "learning and community facilitator".

More to come!

Junlei

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Martha, words cannot express accurately my gratitude for the many ways that you have nurtured, pushed, supported, and loved our practicum this year. Your voice and wisdom have been central in shaping our community, and you have been a cherished comrade for me as I struggle and grapple with the best ways to do this work. Your work inspires -- and has inspired -- each of us to continue to try to write our own liberation. And I know that you do the same for the youth whose lives you touch. Thank you for being you.
With love, Gretchen

(art by Amanda Gorman, from amplifier.org)

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Thank you for being such an amazing co-pilot and partner this spring, Kimm. You have been a rock during this crazy time, sitting calmly at your kitchen table, always with an idea or reassuring word -- reminding me, always, to keep queering the quarantine :) You brought so much to our class this semester - both in terms of your positive and loving energy, and in terms of your brilliant and never-ending knowledge. As the students themselves wrote, you were the perfect match for us, a critical part of our T312 community, and a wise guide in our learning. We were SO lucky to have you. With love, Gretchen

(art by Skye Sturm, from amplifier.org)

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While the fall feels like a lifetime ago, I can't pass up the opportunity to thank you three DEEPLY for all of your support with H331. It was such a gift to have each of you join me in that course, both in terms of your guidance/support for students and in terms of your guidance/support for me. You each brought unique wisdom and energy to the room. Thank you!

Sending you love & light,
Gretchen

(art by Celeste Byers, from amplifier.org)

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What would our class about human interactions be without the two of you being there for all 50+ students and for me! H208 is my favorite class to teach, and you made it such a pleasure to teach it! Thank you for all your support for the students, for me, and all the good humor, common sense, and thoughtful feedback you brought to the class, for the students, and again, for me! I really appreciate how much you think about the content and concepts of the class, on top of thinking through all the mechanics of teaching. And thank you for the painstaking way you kept track of Teachly and reminded me that I have more than a few blind spots when it comes to "inclusion". That was a great lesson for me. Emily H., I wish all the best moving into your defense year - and Anna K., I am glad I'll get to see you a lot in the years to come!

Thank you for making a class about human development truly "developmental!"

Junlei

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Though the class is long over, I still don't quite know how the class worked! :) Without the two of you as the common thread, I don't know how three rotating faculty members could've weaved everything together for ProSem. Thank you for all your support for me and for the students before and after the graduate student strike last year, to make sure that the course was as connected and organized as it could be! You understood the classes better than any of us did! Truly!

Thank you and best wishes on finishing your doctorate!

Junlei

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What can I possibly say to thank the three of you for the support, wisdom, push, reassurance, friendship and help that you have provided to me over the years? September feels like a lifetime ago, but I am so grateful for each of you - both in the context of this class and (more importantly) in the context of the energy and love that you put out into the world. Always.
Sending you love,
Gretchen
PS: although a somewhat ridiculous play on words, you know I love Ricardo Levins Morales and this felt fitting :)

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Dear CB, Sue, Nicole, Patrick, Paulina, Peter, and Emily,
There are no words for how grateful I am for your creativity, generosity, and care. You are the magic of T550!
❤️,
KB

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Dear Laura,
Thank you, truly, for your years of leading the T550 facilitation team—and modeling for all of us a fearless playfulness!
Gratefully,
KB

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Dear Emily and Laura,
Thank you for adventuring with me on this first-run course, full of projects and (unexpectedly) Pictionary! You two are absolutely wonderful—a sentiment I know is shared in abundance by our community.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
KB

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"Arts of Communication" Love for Anita Krishnan!

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"Arts of Communication" Love for Anita Krishnan!

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Dear Anita,
I wanted to send you so much love for all you've done to make "Arts of Communication for Educators" such a success these last two years. You have been an indispensable part of the teaching team, sharing your time and talent with such generosity and skill, guiding the students with your office hours support and critical feedback, and inspiring all of us to be brave storytellers. It was an honor to have you as a student, and a privilege to have you as a colleague. You have taught me so much and made me better at what I do. You are, quite literally, a rock star!
Much affection and admiration,
Tim

P.S. I'm including the picture below, from our teaching team dinner at Dali in December, during happier and healthier times. I can't wait to see you in person again soon!

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My TFs are superheroes! Matt Lenard & Susha Roy (S054) and Linda Rosenbury (A134)

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My TFs are superheroes! Matt Lenard & Susha Roy (S054) and Linda Rosenbury (A134)

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Faster at grading than a speeding bullet! More powerful at coaching students than a locomotive! Able to leap tall data sets in a single bound! Look around Gutman (virtually)! It's Matt, Susha, and Linda--it's Super-TFs!
As a first-year professor, I relied heavily on all of you to advise me on developing my courses and learning experiences for students. Thank you for being a great support to me and advocate for our students, to make my courses the best they could possibly be. I--and our students--are so grateful.
With so much appreciation, Carrie

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Diana has been one of the most amazing TF I've had the chance to work with - always ahead of things and ready to do whatever needed to be done!! I keep hearing stellar comments from students at how supportive she was throughout the semester. I couldn't dream of a better TF for T514. Thank you for your hard work, Diana!! 👏

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From norm-setting and group facilitation to virtual contributions and masterful feedback analysis: A710D was engaging, rigorous, and downright fun because of you. Your thought-partnership on lesson plans, recommendations for class activities, and equity-focused grading practices took the course shell and made it extraordinary. On behalf of all the learners you influenced--myself included--thank you, thank you, thank you. It's been my privilege to work with you, and look forward to staying connected as colleagues for years to come.
With love and gratitude, Julie

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Eric, Haley, and Laura!
You have each demonstrated expertise in our shared subject matter, in teaching, in flexibly adapting to our changing circumstances, and in skillfully helping our students with what they need.  As I result, I was able to focus much more on my role and to trust in you.  And I ended up enjoying our work and learning together this semester so much.  Thank you for your very professional, responsible, committed, and caring work. I am very grateful!
Best,
Deb

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Max,
Thank you for providing such and accepting, supportive, and gently challenging presence for our students this semester.  As I am reading their final work, I believe they were able to engage all the more powerfully because of your feedback and modelling.  That has been particularly important this semester with such much chaos and so few sessions in a module.  Thank you!
Best,
Deb

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Thanks so much for all your input to h-250 in the fall. I think it was a lively, stimulating and fun class. Our students felt supported - and appropriately challenged - by your comments and feedback. Hopefully, I'll get the  book of the course written soon and if I could get feedback from your both...
All best wishes, Paul.

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Many thanks for TFing ah-103 - especially during the final challenging weeks. Your help made the online transition as smooth as it could possibly be. We definitely retained a sense of community. Meantime, the final papers look good and include provocative suggestions for next year.
All best wishes, Paul.

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For being such a strong support this semester.  You do so much so well...and you are a wonderful advocate for the academic needs and well-being of PhD students.  I appreciated your perspective, experience, and smoothness all semester long and I know that none of it is easy.  Thank you for caring about others and for building community.
Irene

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I am enormously grateful to you for your contributions to my courses.  You came up with innovative ideas to stretch the minds and imaginations of the students in ways that I never could have done.  Ka Ya challenged S-105 students to make argument maps to see how (or if) Friere's ideas hang together.  Eric challenged S-121 students to draw portraits of Lincoln to enable them to understand how portraits both depend on on and advance understanding of their subjects.  I would never have thought to do either.
Thank you,
Kate

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Dear Danielle, Erica, Jamaal, Steven, and Captain Uche,
Thank you for being such amazing colleagues and thought partners to me last fall in A608 and well beyond! You taught me what real teaming looks like in action and how essential it is to leading and learning! I am forever grateful,
Monica

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It seems like ages ago when you were TFing H700!  Thank you both so much for helping to ensure that class ran smoothly! It was larger than usual this year and I know it is a lot of work to TF with the student research projects and presentations and papers.  I also appreciated how you were both willing to lead tutorials on specific topics (CHILDES, how to make a poster).  It was clear from the final poster presentations how much the students learned from you. I'm so thankful for your dedication and hard work --it was a pleasure working with you both!
Meredith

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Thank you for accompanying me on the wild ride of T234 this past January! What a novel and exciting class with faculty as well as students! You stepped into the fray with curiosity and passion, which benefited us all! Thank you!
Warmly,
Monica

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Without you, I could not have offered such a complex learning experience with personalized supports for a wide variety of students. Each of you brought unique knowledge and skills as instructors, and collectively you helped our diverse learners feel that someone like them was part of the instructional staff. The intrapersonal attributes we worked to build in the fall – resilience, openness to new ideas, entrepreneurship, appreciation of diversity – prepared our students well for the unexpected challenges this spring, and after graduation. (And Eileen brought all these skills into spring’s T545 course, helping to surmount disruption and preserve high quality learning experiences).I hope you are proud of this legacy you’ve enabled. It’s wonderful to have you as colleagues!
Chris

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I am so appreciative of all you have done for the CRT course, from the knowledge you shared with us as a student to serving as the TF for the past few years. You have been a lifesaver, helping to keep us organized, grading, pushing us to think in new ways, and supporting and encouraging the students in our class. From your jokes to your real talk to times you share your vulnerability and your seriousness, everything speaks to your authentic leadership and teaching style (not to mention what an awesome human being you are). Thank you for pushing us to be/do better!!
Gratefully,
Kim

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Our class community was built with your expert facilitation and generous sharing your expertise. Your joy and artful teaching in Zoom break out sessions, literally made every student look forward to Mondays. You made spring semester joyful and productive. You were critical in putting the pieces of a new course together into a cohesive whole!
With gratitude and admiration of your artful teaching,
Rhonda

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Infinite thanks for all your hard work in our H813 Bilingual Learners class!! Your help, your insights and your own research and life experiences made the journey so enjoyable and the learning for me and for all students so much more exciting.
¡Gracias!
paola

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T210 Z1 - Thank you, Sarah and Arlyn & Marissa, too.

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T210 Z1 - Thank you, Sarah and Arlyn & Marissa, too.

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The ELL module couldn't happen without your amazing attention to your team and your sharing expertise in language objectives. Students loved hearing about your teaching experiencs. Your feedback challenged and stretched our students and I am grateful for your insights. Thank you for managing to teach all day and then rush to HGSE. I really appreciate your teaching from the very bottom of my heart.
With gratitude,
Rhonda

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We’ve traveled these uncertain and trying times together this semester and with our fantastic H870 class! Infinite thanks for your support in all things tech-related and so much more! Learning together with you and with our resilient and enthusiastic class brought strength, optimism, and creativity to the uncharted territory we had to navigate together. Thank you for your endless willingness to adjust and offer the very best we could to our students, to innovate on the spot as new circumstances challenged us, and for your exemplary flexibility and efficiency in responding to all our needs!
¡MIL GRACIAS!
paola

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From day one, it was clear that you would bring such expertise, and joy to H 390. Your love of the school counseling profession, coupled with a generosity of spirit set such an important tone in our class. I appreciate so much more than I could fit in this tiny box, but let's just say, you made me better this year. I'll forever use Plus/Deltas, even when I know it will be hard to hear the Deltas. Our class benefitted from your energy and compassion and I know you will bring that wherever you go and with whatever you do. How lucky for our field.

With appreciation and admiration,
Mandy

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Thank you for your support of our fellows. Students know that you really see them, care, and pay careful attention to their triumphs and struggles revealed in the chat window, check-ins, and discussion comments. They value your experience, expertise, and humor - especially so late at night on the east coast. I thank you with all of my heart for bringing joy and excitement to building the expertise of new teachers to serve every child with confidence and care.
Rhonda

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Dear Ran, I sincerely thank you for your help and support. As a new instructor of the class, your experiences and knowledge made the teaching smooth and inspiring. I wish you all the best in your future research and work.

亲爱的魏然，衷心地感谢你在这一年的辛勤工作，作为第一次教这门课的老师，我很幸运能有你这样一位有经验、知识丰富的助教，让我这一年的教学轻松、顺利。和你一起工作的过程中充满了启发。再次感谢你的付出，希望你未来的研究和工作都顺利。

Si

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A412 Team - Lucian, Orelia and D'Wayne - Thank you so much for all you did to make the History of American Higher Education a success.  I had so much fun working with you this Fall.  Your combined expertise and wisdom improved the course and made teaching a pleasure.  Our students really appreciated your dedication, attention and openness as they learned new material and new ways to think about higher education.  I hope I have another opportunity to teach with you!

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A412 Team - Lucian, Orelia and D'Wayne - Thank you so much for all you did to make the History of American Higher Education a success.  I had so much fun working with you this Fall.  Your combined expertise and wisdom improved the course and made teaching a pleasure.  Our students really appreciated your dedication, attention and openness as they learned new material and new ways to think about higher education.  I hope I have another opportunity to teach with you!

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Warmly,
Julie

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Querida Rosa,

Infinitas gracias for agreeing to join our H710D teaching team! Your help, support, ideas and insights were invaluable in helping Sarah and I navigate the joys and challenges of teaching our first course. Your contributions enriched our students’ learning and enhanced the beauty of our community. You are awesome! I look forward to learning how your own research and work will enrich the lives of emergent bilinguals and their families. Además de tu ayuda, siempre es un placer colaborar contigo. Espero que este verano te des un muy merecido descanso y que disfrutes de tu familia!

Un abrazo,

Gladys

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Wow, it feels like many moons ago that we were talking about SLCs and feedback on memos! Thank you to each of you for the thoughtfulness and dedication that you brought to the class and for your sincere concern for the needs of every single student assigned to you. I learned from each one of you and trusted you to give me honest feedback. It was truly a pleasure to work with you.
With deep appreciation and admiration,
Liz

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This was a fun class to teach and it was fun to work with you all! You brought a lightness to the work but also a great deal of thoughtfulness and concern for the experiences of the students. I think the students really benefited from the way we co-facilitated the class and the high degree of trust and rapport we established with them and with each other. Thank you so much for making this a great experience:)
Liz

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Thank you Erica and Tauheedah for making A310-- Equity in Action in School Systems-- such an amazing experience. You put your heart and soul into the design of this course and it showed. Thank you for being my co-designers, co-teachers, and co-conspirators. That was fun, even with all of the challenges we faced together this term. With much gratitude for your partnership!
Jen

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Dear Crystel and Jae,
Thanks for being phenomenal TFs this semester -- I couldn't have asked for a better teaching team. I felt like I had true partners in the planning and execution, and the course improved dramatically because of your input and facilitation. I am excited to continue refining the course based on what we learned during this maiden voyage together, and I can only hope that I continue to be blessed with TFs who are as wonderful as the two of you!
All the best, Josh

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魏然   and   MG
Ran and MG --  both of you were indispensable, in your own ways, to the success of H233/234 and H803 respectively.  Timely reminders, collaborating on designing activities and crafting and responding to assignments, and unceasing attention to the wellbeing of the students.  These are absolutely essential elements that demonstrate, once again, the degree to which distributed cognition is a crucial contributor to any complex task.  Thanks so much for the work (and the overwork) you both put in.
Catherine

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H 341 Teaching Team/ aka Heather J, Shandra, and Laura

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H 341 Teaching Team/ aka Heather J, Shandra, and Laura

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There is not enough space on this wall to express the appreciation I have for you three incredible women. More than the assignments, the class planning, Shandra's amazing ERI presentation, Laura's spot-on real-world examples, and Heather's fantastic simulation, you each brought to our class such incredible expertise and energy. I especially appreciated your willingness to challenge me, and one another, in our planning  in service to creating a robust and caring learning community. I am so grateful to each of you individually for what you brought to this class, but more broadly, for our continued relationships. With love for you,  H341 snacks, the rockin playlist, and SCCT.
Mandy

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Many, many thanks to Danila, Bobbi, Tom and Simone!!!

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Many, many thanks to Danila, Bobbi, Tom and Simone!!!

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Thank you for all the myriad and sensitive ways in which you helped me to make our courses together successful.  You helped me to be a more efficient and effective teacher and contributed invaluable perspective, different from mine, and much appreciated by our students.  Our classes together have been complicated - especially those in the Spring semester- but you have ensured that they run smoothly and our students have the best possible learning experiences while immersing themselves in the practical realities and challenges of our field.  A thousand thanks!
Paul

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Dear Teaching Team,
There are no words to express my gratitude for your love, care and humor throughout the T-014 journey. As you each know, this year was a challenge for me and I wasn't sure I was up to the task of teaching T-014. I appreciate you all for supporting me every step of the way and encouraging me to be my crazy, extra and more extra self.
Megan - I learned so much from your way of thinking about students and from the rich, insightful feedback you offered students on their work. Thank you for being a guest speaker, a meditation guru and  a pedagogical partner and for letting me call you randomly in the middle of the morning to talk my ideas through.  ;)
Parastoo - There is no substitute for the light and energy you bring to class. Thank you for having such a warm spirit and creating a space where students felt welcomed by you, cheered on by you and heard by you. You are the best Zoom hype woman ever!!! Thanks for offering me incredible laughs and for the time you put into making sure we could pull of Final projects! Your organization and commitment was incredible.
Garry - thanks for adding to our community with your new little one and for sharing her light with us in the final class. Thanks also for holding us down on the tech side! I have always believed in music but you taught me so much more about the relationship between songs and freedom work. The clinic you led for the class was one of my all time favorite experiences in life. ;)
Much love, appreciation, respect and reverence to you all!

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Dear Tatiana,
As I shared during the second to last day of class, I am so thankful that you chose to trust me for a second time on the S515 journey and to brave the course again! As you know, I have such deep issues! I panic, I get angsty and nervous, I am a bit of a perfectionist. All the things. You brought such great balance to my insanity and kept me grounded. I so value your instructional instincts and advice and every suggestion you offered made the course even better. Even though there are things to think about, I don't know what this course would be without the teach-ins! They were amazing! You gave me the courage and the clarity to be able to take that risk this year. Thanks for your patience, your care, the thoughtful and generative feedback you offered the course community and for hosting that special time between 1:00-1:10 when we went online. ;) With love, appreciation and gratitude for my new fondness of the color pink,

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Thank you for all your wonderful work in H126. You made this course a better one with your sections and through our thoughtful discussions and your innovative ideas and suggestions. We could not have done it without you! Keep up your wonderful work! Thank you! Nadine & Chuck (who still owe you a lunch after COVID19 times...)

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You supported the course in so many ways, both on and offline. I really appreciate your input on course structure and online methods, thoughtful grading, and flexibility in the face of your own upheavals. I couldn’t have done it without you!
Warmly,
Lynne Sacks

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Dear Linda, You asked probing questions as to why I taught the material as I had and what learning I expected from my teaching. You kept our students at the center of our work. Your experience as a practitioner focused on typically underserved students was essential to centering our collaboration on all of our learners. You then took your skills and your first TF experience to the work of successfully co-designing a group independent study. Our collaboration was a highlight of this year.

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Dear Linda, You asked probing questions as to why I taught the material as I had and what learning I expected from my teaching. You kept our students at the center of our work. Your experience as a practitioner focused on typically underserved students was essential to centering our collaboration on all of our learners. You then took your skills and your first TF experience to the work of successfully co-designing a group independent study. Our collaboration was a highlight of this year.

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All the best,
Pamela

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You are amazing.  Thank you so much for your hard work and "can do" attitude from the beginning of the semester through the move to zoom. I am grateful to you for helping me figure out zoom and for staying on top of the breakout groups, reading groups, and perusall.  I appreciated your calm presence, your ability to read the room and communicate students' interests and needs.  Finally, thank you for guiding us in mindfulness and breathing exercises at the class break.  It truly enabled us to relax and focus. You were an essential in helping students move from seeing adolescence as a time solely for identity and truly as an OPPORTUNITY for development.
--Nancy

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H801/H800
Dear Kaylan,
You came full circle. You were the TF for the courses you took as a master’s student, and you returned to the school in which you fulfilled your practicum. “Déjà vu all over again!” However, you brought your professional experiences as a teacher developer and as a teacher preparation researcher to our work. You mentored and counseled the interns to honor the strengths of their learners. You taught classes and expanded your instructional repertoire, while encouraging me to do the same. You introduced me to what was trending on social media. Your input was essential to completing this year remotely and successfully.

All the best,
Pamela

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Dearest Ranya,
You are such an inspiring educator, thinker, and colleague, and your dedication and collaboration to our course last semester made it possible. Thank you for bringing your whole self into the classroom everyday, for pushing me and our students to think more critically about issues of power and history, and for being such a source of light and laughter along the way. I'm looking forward to many more years of collaborative teaching and learning to come!
With gratitude and love,
Celia

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What can i say... you brought AMAZING energy and vision to H236 and to the consultancy project with Revere.  Even as your first time TF-ing H236, you were a pro with design thinking, helping students connect with Revere and understand the unique challenges and benefits of ELL students, and helping students empathize with the struggles that Revere has in meeting their needs.  You hardly missed a beat as we moved the whole thing online and could no longer complete the project as planned. I love the positive energy and the music you brought to each week.  You helped create a real sense of community in the class.  Thank you!  I could not have done it without you.
Nancy

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What an amazing experience I had teaching with both of you for an entire school year! You were truly partners in the work of designing great discussions and learning experiences for our students. You  modeled what great leadership is all about. With  your thoughtful, assertive and supportive approach to pushing our students' reflection in class discussions and assignments, you helped us all grow as leaders. You were instrumental in helping me navigate so many tech things - Zoom; shared folders, so much! I truly could not have done this work your expertise, support and wisdom! Muchas gracias to both  of you!

With much gratitude and admiration,
Margarita

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Thank you so very much for all your work teaching Ed Ethics with me this year. Thank you for showing up an hour before class nearly every day to think through classroom community issues and make sure everything was running smoothly--especially once we moved to remote classes. Thank you for handling PollEverywhere when it foiled my best efforts. Thank you staying on top of student's daily posts and dl'ing and organizing assignments for grading. Thank you for leading the last in-person class when I had to leave for a family emergency. Thank you for your contributions to class discussions. You are truly a top-notch partner for teaching and thinking. This class--the connections we forged between so many people, ideas, practice and policy-- would not have been a success without your dedication and contributions.
With gratitude,
Jake

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Huge thanks, Tara, for taking on this rookie instructor and providing such great guidance, sanity and support.  While we had a terrific group of students, you did so much to make the course work well -- and I think had some fun doing it.  You even educated me about modern grading standards(!)...
Kudos and congrats and mostly gratitude, Rick

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Thank you, Writing Center and Communications Lab TFs, Simone, Dylan, Preeya, Al, Celia, Jae, Jeremy, Martha, Sonia, Tiffany, Zuhra!

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Thank you, Writing Center and Communications Lab TFs, Simone, Dylan, Preeya, Al, Celia, Jae, Jeremy, Martha, Sonia, Tiffany, Zuhra!

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You are the most amazing TFs. Your quality service has impacted more than 300 students through near 600 consultations, 14 workshops and webinars this year – from guiding students on crafting their academic writing to providing critique and positive feedback on their class presentation, and from offering specialized instruction tailored to English language learners to peer coaching doctoral research and capstone defenses.

Team Gutman is so proud of you!

- Ning

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Dear Paul and Uche, Teaching Fellows in A132: Educational Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship in Comparative Perspective. Spring.

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Dear Paul and Uche, Teaching Fellows in A132: Educational Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship in Comparative Perspective. Spring.

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You are a dream team! It has been such a pleasure to meet each week with you to discuss our plans and our students progress. I felt in such good company when we had to transition to teaching on zoom over spring break, and our weekly meetings became even more valuable from then on. I know how much students have valued your sections and office hours. I was so pleased with the work students presented last week at the Showcase and with the papers they wrote, which I have just finished reading. You have a clear passion for teaching, and skill at doing it well, and an obvious understanding of the privilege that it is to teach students who are taking on difficult challenges, and developing plans to innovate in addressing them. Thank you so much for your colleagueship and for your commitment to students.
Fernando

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What can I say? You rock! Your contributions to H608 were so wonderful, important, and incredibly helpful. I loved brainstorming new ideas with you, brainstorming changes, and discussing modifications for the future based on our experiences. You are an amazing thought partner and I was so fortunate to have you as a Teaching Fellow. Thank you for everything you did to help me and for everything you did for the students - we all benefited from your tremendous generosity, positive energy, and insights. I will miss you when I have to teach this course without you....

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Allison,

The third time around, and it keeps getting better!  I so enjoy collaborating with you on the J term Slow Looking course.  You bring so much to the experience: Your deep knowledge of ‘slow,’ your intuitive understanding of students’ needs and interests, your ability to comment warmly and incisively on students’ writing, and perhaps most especially, the way you weave poetry into the class (metaphorically as well as literally).  The class finale you led this year in the Woodberry Poetry Room was truly an inspiration.  I look forward to our continued collaborations.

With much gratitude,
Shari

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Dear Crystel & Max,

Thank you both for being amazing TFs for A-011B, and to Max for continuing on to help with A-310T. Your prior experience with the course and the evaluation project made a huge difference to me and the students, as you were able to help me anticipate possible questions and concerns. As we discussed in our debrief, I think A-011B went really smoothly this semester and a huge part of that is thanks to your suggestions! Thanks for everything you did for our students.
Sincerely,
Candice

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Dear Jeraul & James,
It seems like so long ago, but thank you for all of your help with A-710Q. This was the first time I taught the class with the new format of having students facilitate themselves in small groups, and your support made a HUGE difference in the students' experience. I couldn't have done it without your help on logistics and meeting with students before the class about their facilitation plans.
Thank you so much!
Sincerely,
Candice

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Sector Change Class....including the JAM, was not possible without you!

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Sector Change Class....including the JAM, was not possible without you!

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Kevin Bryant and Crystel Harris, I just want to send this sincere thank you for all your support, guidance and leadership for the Sector Change course. One of the things I like about TFs - like you both - is that you bring new ideas to existing courses. Thanks for pushing me to bring back the "commercials!" And, I am sorry for not doing it with your cohort. :-)

Although we had to transition to Zoom, you helped us to not skip a beat! The ZOOMJAM worked, and I am sooooooo glad we did two different groups!.

I wish you both all the best as you move into Residency!

Sincerely,
Irvin

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Supporting EdLD Cohort 9: "Getting Stuff Done!"

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Supporting EdLD Cohort 9: "Getting Stuff Done!"

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Thank you, Tiffany Brown!!
We started this class on Valentine's Day! There was a tone of reflection and love in the room, as these doctoral students began the next phase of their journey to lead and have an impact in the field.
I appreciate your thought-partnership on readings, discussion formats, and how to close out the class. You also helped us to transition to Zoom rather seamlessly. To think you provided all this assistance while teaching classes of your own in NYC! Thanks again!

Sincerely,
Irvin

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The Role of Philanthropy In Education....We went to another level, Right??!!

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The Role of Philanthropy In Education....We went to another level, Right??!!

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Abbie,

#SHOUTOUT to you for all your co-leadership with this course. This is only second time we taught this course, but I think we went to a whole new level this year. You were a critical part of that next-level of attainment. You have been there from the beginning with this Course. Thank you for your thought-partnership, including pushing back when I tried to do too much in 180 minutes...."That's a ton of time!" :-)

Finally, Congratulations on your next phase of educational pursuits in Los Angeles at UCLA's PhD program. So proud of you!

Thank you for two years of colleagueship!

Sincerely,
Irvin

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A334Y: Strategic Leadership - The Dream Team!

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A334Y: Strategic Leadership - The Dream Team!

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Tauheedah, Marissa, and Jocelyn:
I celebrate you three!

Thank you for being true thought-partners throughout the year. You chipped in and set up systems and processes that enabled this class to be a rewarding experience for our students.

Thank you for all of your 1:1 meetings with students. I am sure they appreciate them.

So, I know there were days when you probably thought, "What is Irvin thinking?" There's always method to my madness, and I so appreciate you rolling with me for this year-long course.

Finally, thank you for your role in that final video....so SPECIAL!

I wish each of you well in the next level of work in impact in residency!

Sincerely,
Irvin

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Race, Equity and Leadership: A great way to begin a Harvard Experience!

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Race, Equity and Leadership: A great way to begin a Harvard Experience!

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Leslie,

You and Tim did a wonderful job of assisting me last summer - seems like such a long time ago - with REAL. Thank you for jumping in to teach a topic, and facilitate discussions. I trust you found it as rewarding as I did!

I wish you both all the best in your residencies coming up this year!

Sincerely,
Irvin

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Race, Equity and Leadership: A great way to begin a Harvard Experience! 

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Race, Equity and Leadership: A great way to begin a Harvard Experience! 

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Tim,

You and Leslie did a wonderful job of assisting me last summer - seems like such a long time ago - with REAL. Thank you for jumping in to teach a topic, and facilitate discussions. I trust you found it as rewarding as I did!

I wish you both all the best in your residencies coming up this year!

Sincerely,
Irvin

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To my A021, A122, A111R, and HTF Teaching Teams!

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To my A021, A122, A111R, and HTF Teaching Teams!

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Marissa, Al, Eyal, Anri:

Words cannot adequately convey my gratitude and thanks for all you four did to support me and our students.  I have learned SO MUCH from you and consider myself blessed to have had such a consistent and super-star team supporting me throughout this very crazy year!  You guys ROCK!
Karen

I'll be forever...

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Amy and Celia,
As a team, we jumped into a massive, messy (look at that board below!), real-world interviewing research project from start to finish. What I love most about this learning and teaching experience is that we linked arms and jumped in together. In a course that is about learning to do research and learning to be researchers, you model the best of what this work can be – thoughtful, analytic, respectful, pragmatic, critical, flexible, open, iterative, and full of listening. Thank you for who you are as teachers, as learners, as teammates, as you.
With love,
Sarah

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Zuhra, Shelby, and Orelia,

You work and teach and learn in settings of conflict and displacement. You always bring yourselves and your experiences to our students, and never more so than this semester as you guided and cared for and listened and taught amid disruption and uncertainty that was no longer just the content of our course but the reality for so many of our students and ourselves. You enabled students to rise to the challenges of their continued learning in the context of your support and care – not a trade-off of one or the other but a synthesis. Thank you for your courage and your unwavering commitment to our students. I loved growing together into the team and the kinds of teachers our students needed.

With love,

Sarah

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Thank you, Emily, Jenn, Megan, and our tiniest TF, Maria!

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Thank you, Emily, Jenn, Megan, and our tiniest TF, Maria!

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Thank you so much to my wonderful T543 teaching team...
Emily, I am so lucky to have had you as my TF for not one, but two courses this year! Your deep understanding of the concepts, amazing social/emotional intelligence and empathy for the students, and incredible pedagogical skill and love of teaching are apparent in everything that you do.  How did you become so wise at such a young age?  Thank you from the bottom of my heart for gracing my life as a colleague and a friend!

Jenn, you were our technology wizard and helped us to navigate uncharted waters in ways that came across as seamless.  Thank you, too, for all of your support of the students.  I know how much they appreciated your deep expertise as a teacher and your ability to help them to get to the essentials.  I am excited about the possibilities that the future holds for continuing to work together!

Megan, it is hard to find the words to express deeply enough how lucky I know I am to have you on the T543 teaching team.  You are so knowledgeable about instructional design, caring to the students, and so skilled in guiding students to work at their learning edges. It also gave us a window into your new life as a mom, particularly when the tiniest and cutest member of the teaching team joined our meetings and distracted us with her sweet smiles!  I am so happy to have you as a colleague and a friend.
Warmly,
Tina

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Dear Cara and Emily,
Wow! First of all, thank you for braving a totally new course and being willing to figure it out with me. Your willingness to experiment with course structures, to think it through together, and to offer thoughtful feedback was critical to its success. I deeply respect your wisdom and pedagogical instincts and all that you did to support me and for the students. Thank you for putting heart and mind into every learner interaction. Fall may seem like a long time ago now, but I know that your efforts reverberate in how they approach their learning!
My deepest appreciation,
Tina

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You guys are THE BEST!  Thanks for an awesome class. Looking forward to our ongoing collegiality and friendship.
Francesca

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The man, the myth, the legend!  You rock.
Francesca

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Thank you so much for your wonderful contributions to our introduction to residency course. Our students gained a ton from getting to learn from you and you were such an awesomely cooperative and adaptable teammate
for planning, designing, and implementing a new curriculum. Beyond the beautiful slide decks, great EdLD panel, small group case facilitation, naming meta-peda moments, and leading sections of class, your brought the music. Your playlists demonstrated you attention to mindfulness and our students social emotional journey.  You made a real impact on the course and it was great to work with you.  THANK YOU!!!

-Noah

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Dear Jamaal, Steven, and Tim,

Thinking back on our dream team for the Data Wise Leadership Institute this January is a source of joy.  Your dedication to building and teaching the Northaven Equity Case allowed us to make big strides toward our goal of fully integrating equity as the “Why” for Data Wise.  Your commitment to supporting your teams in taking an equity lens helped our practitioner teams grow in new ways.

We learned so much by acting, assessing and adjusting with you, André, Andi and Anthony from our subterranean bunker on Brattle Street.  Thank you for bringing your full selves to our shared work.

Candice & Kathy

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Dearest Garry,

Words feel like froth on a mighty sea when I try to express my gratitude for you. The opportunity to teach with you continues to be a blessing beyond measure.

Thank you for your patience and honesty. Your wisdom, grace and generosity have anchored me again and again. Thank you for taking risks and being vulnerable. Thank you for your voice and the ways you listen. Thank you for being one of our Thursday morning "human sunrises," for reminding me how valuable course objectives are, and for making those virtual break-out rooms happen!

Thank you for sharing the miracle joy of sweet Everly Rose's face when we needed it most.

You are a beloved teacher to the students and me.

With love, Kaia

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Dear James, Samantha and Shubh,

I could not have had a better team of teaching fellows—but you were so much more than that… You were thoughtful, funny, incisively smart, incredibly wise co-facilitators of interesting and challenging conversations. I really felt like we were in it together. I always appreciated and relied on your perspectives because you brought such unique and measured thoughts and ideas. The class worked in a large part because of the heart, time and attention you gave to the students. The biggest, warmest thank you for being who you are and sharing that with me and with our students…  Warmly, Holly

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Dear Shubh and James,

Wow! I know this semester was so much more than what you signed up for… who would have known that we could even have translated our class into a virtual experience. I wouldn’t have known that without all the time and attention you both devoted to figuring out how to stay connected to me, to our students, to the class… You both contributed more than I could have ever hoped to have… and that is even before we went online. Thank you for being dogged, savvy, patient and simply incredible… I feel so blessed to have had both of you on my side. The deepest thank you… there are no words that could capture the depth of my gratitude.  Warmly, Holly

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Thank you Sophie & Michael!

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To the S-052 Teaching Team, Shelby Carvalho, James Jack, Eileen McGivney, Pumi Ramirez, Mikko Silliman, Eric Torres, Wendy Wei, and honorary TF Eddie Kim, thank you! You not only started this semester with passion and commitment, but when COVID19 pushed us online, you pulled together admirably as a team to support students and each other. I will never forget your dedication, both to student learning and to student health. Shelby, you were a powerful advocate for student voice, and you were always proactive and positive as you fulfilled your role as a "strategic supporter." James, I know the D1s appreciated their weekly sections with you as a delegate in the first half of the semester, and I also love how positive and constructive you always were when reporting out about your sections. Eileen, just as I am grateful for your advocacy for fellow doctoral students on RDAC, I could always count on you for an honest appraisal of the S-052 workload that helped me to keep things fair. Pumi, what a coincidence that you started as my first-ever remote TF, and then remote is where we all ended up. Thank you for setting a model for remote engagement (and texting!) with positivity and commitment. Mikko, when our planned lunches never really came to pass, I appreciated your flexibility and responsiveness as you stepped into commitments like quiet questions and DAM wrangling. Eric, similarly, thank you for stepping up to lead additional sections and grading when the team was in need. And Wendy, thank you for being on the front lines of biweekly email support throughout the semester and for your consistently high-quality feedback (particularly for final projects with Shelby). Finally, Eddie, thank you for leading the R version of this course with code, sections, and email exchanges throughout the semester, taking research software support to a new level. I couldn't be prouder nor more grateful for the work you all did and the learning communities you supported, in sections and office hours and via the feedback you provided to students, me, and each other. Thank you all, and I look forward to celebrating with you on Thursday!

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You have been a beacon of support, information, humor, and inspiration for our students in H860! Thank you for making the experience of the class enhanced by your dedication to supporting the growth of intellect and commitment to struggling readers in the communities we will all serve, for being so very invested in each student, for managing technology and pivoting so smoothly to online learning platforms. You have motivated several student cohorts as the TF for H860, and your influence will be imprinted on their strong literacy practices for all the students they serve. You are a joy to work with, and I am so appreciative of your fantastic partnership in this course.