Author: Maryann Dreas-Shaikha

A Day in the Life of an IEDPer, Literally, IEDP Life

A Day in the Life of an IEDPer 2.1: Once Upon a Wednesday

By Maryann Dreas-Shaikha Maryann is a first-year student in the IEDP. She has returned to the U.S. after teaching English, literature and Model United Nations, and training teachers in pedagogy and formative assessment, in Pakistan and the Republic of Georgia. She misses her students and teachers, but hopes this academic hiatus will equip her with the skills to achieve meaningful change for more people than … Continue reading A Day in the Life of an IEDPer 2.1: Once Upon a Wednesday

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IEDP 19-20

Thoughts from the other side of the desk: A teacher returns to school

This August began like every other, with the ritual of packing a schoolbag. But something was different. For the first time in eight years, I would be sitting on the other side of the desk, and moreover, studying education itself. It has been an altogether surreal, energizing, and revealing experience. As a student, I understand my own students better now—how patiently, anxiously they must have … Continue reading Thoughts from the other side of the desk: A teacher returns to school

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