I was drawn to Teacher Prep because my experiences in an Oklahoma public high school showed me the power of good teachers--even within the worst institutional conditions and political environment…

Teacher Prep was one of the highlights of my Princeton experience (and one of the toughest). It gave me a whole new way of thinking about the world around me and laid the foundation for the leader…

Sometime in my junior year at Princeton I had an experience common to many – I realized I had no clear plan for what to do upon graduation.  Originally admitted to the…

Upon her graduation from Princeton, where she completed the Teacher Prep program and obtained teaching certification in Social Studies and the Elementary grades as an undergraduate, Betsy…

Angela initially became interested in teaching through her work with the Princeton University Preparatory Program (PUPP) during the summers of 2008, 2009, and 2010. After graduating from Princeton…

Lindsay Clark Bartolone, who majored in astrophysical sciences at Princeton, is currently working for NASA's Science Mission Directorate. Lindsay serves as a Co-Investigator on the NASA…

I have been working as an attorney, but my greatest experiences have been with education. I serve as an elected school board member in our district, I serve as a board member at a local…

One of the best parts of my experience in Teacher Prep was the genuine support and care that the entire faculty and staff extended to us as students at all times. Finishing college and student…

After TPP, I taught at a Democracy Prep Charter School in Camden, NJ as a 9th grade Writing teacher in the founding year (2014-15) of Freedom Prep High School, under the direction of fellow…

Laura Boyce '07 is the Executive Director of Teach Plus Pennsylvania, an education non-profit that empowers excellent, experienced, and diverse teachers to take leadership over key policy and…

Michael Buchman is a high school English teacher in New Brunswick, NJ for 11 years and has served on the Board of Education for Highland Park Schools in NJ .  He has earned a supervisor…

Upon graduation from TPP in 2005, I began teaching in the Montgomery Township School District as a 7th grade science teacher.  Four years of study in Princeton’s neuroscience and psychology…

TPP was one of the best parts of my Princeton experience.  One aspect of the program that I particularly valued was that the program was built on courses from a variety of disciplines rather…

After graduating, I spent one year teaching English/Language Arts, English as a Second/Additional Language and Drama to grade 6 - 9 students at an international school in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.…

Since graduating from TPP in the Fall of 2006, I have continued to work in schools in various capacities, mostly in student support, operations and leadership roles.  

After…

TPP was always about the people. I had the blessing to be there with the legendary Henry Drewry, to be mentored by Ruth Wilson, and taken care of by Jacqui Swain!

For years after my…

Tom Daccord - EdTechTeacher Co-Director Tom Daccord is an educational technology specialist and author of Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology: A Practical Guide for Teachers by Teachers and…

It was a tremendous honor to have the opportunity to meet both President Obama and Secretary Arne Duncan during the summer of 2014. During our discussion we talked about Ed. Policy, specifically,…