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Carrboro High School teacher Mackenzie Malkemes and junior Ryley McGinnis
My Teacher
¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ is traveling the state, listening to students interview their teachers. Our goal is to gain some new insights into what it takes to be a teacher in North Carolina. Do you have a special story about a teacher? Tell us! Also, here's how to record your own My Teacher interview.

My Teacher: Tweeting AP US History

¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ | By Lena Geller
Published June 9, 2016 at 9:20 AM EDT
Picture of student Lena and teacher Drew in front of a classroom door.
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Lena Geller and her history teacher Drew Markham at Riverside High School.

¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾'s  is exploring student-teacher relationships across North Carolina and trying to find out what it takes to make a connect in the classroom.

 

Today we meet Riverside High School junior Lena Geller and her AP US History teacher Drew Markham. Mr. Markham teaches a rigorous course, but he finds a way to make it fun too. Lena was re-tweeting Mr. Markham before she even took his class. 

 

 

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Will McInerney
Will McInerney is an award-winning spoken word poet, storyteller, educator, and journalist specializing in the intersection of conflict resolution and creative expression. Will hosts and produces Stories with a Heartbeat, a new podcast that explores the complexity of the human condition in conflict through poetry, stories, and conversation. In addition, Will helps with education reporting and produces the My Teacher Project.
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