Author Event - Jessica Lander '02
Join us on Tuesday, April 4, at 6:00 pm as we welcome alum, educator and author, Jessica Lander '02, for a reading from and discussion of her recent book Making Americans: Stories of Historic Struggles, New Ideas, and Inspiration in Immigrant Education.
Jessica Lander is an award-winning teacher, writer, and author. She teaches history and civics to recent immigrant students in a Massachusetts public high school and has won numerous awards for her teaching, including being named a Top 50 Finalist for the Global Teacher Prize in 2021, presented by the Varkey Foundation and being named a Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Finalist in 2022, presented by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Jessica frequently writes about education policy and teaching. She is the author of Making Americans: Stories of Historic Struggles, New Ideas, and Inspiration in Immigrant Education, a co-author of Powerful Partnerships: A Teacher’s Guide to Engaging Families for Student Success, and the author of Driving Backwards.
To RSVP, click here. For more information or questions, please email advancement@fayerweather.org.
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Jessica Lander is an award-winning teacher, writer, and author. She teaches history and civics to recent immigrant students in a Massachusetts public high school and has won numerous awards for her teaching, including being named a Top 50 Finalist for the Global Teacher Prize in 2021, presented by the Varkey Foundation and being named a Massachusetts Teacher of the Year Finalist in 2022, presented by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Jessica frequently writes about education policy and teaching. She is the author of Making Americans: Stories of Historic Struggles, New Ideas, and Inspiration in Immigrant Education, a co-author of Powerful Partnerships: A Teacher’s Guide to Engaging Families for Student Success, and the author of Driving Backwards.
To RSVP, click here. For more information or questions, please email advancement@fayerweather.org.
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