“Growing up in Baltimore is where I got my passion for social justice” – Jal Mehta
Dr. Jal Mehta, Associate Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Project Lead at Transforming Teaching, kicked off The Transforming Teaching Podcast with a thoughtful look at the teaching profession in the United States.
Housed at Harvard, The Transforming Teaching Project aims to revolutionize the way teaching is organized, supported, and regarded in the United States. Dr. Mehta and his team work with a growing coalition of teacher training programs, higher education institutions, non-profits, funding organizations, state and district agencies, teacher unions, and others committed to working in concert with one another to deliver transformative change to the teaching profession.
The first podcast episode includes an in-depth interview with Dr. Mehta and includes a discussion of the origins of the project and vision for the field.
