This is what an educational community looks like.

What a gift to spend time in conversation with four university leaders who are deeply committed to the preparation, formation, and ongoing support of educators:

Dr. Michael O’Connor, from the Roche Center for Catholic Education at Boston College; Dr. Nicci Dowd, from Marymount University; Dr. Aliya Holmes, from St. John’s University; and Dr. Clara Hauth, from Marymount University.

Episode 3 of The Middle School Culture Blueprint: Reflections from the Field, “University Lens: Preparing and Supporting Middle School Educators,” was such an encouraging reminder of what is possible when leaders in higher education listen to the needs of teachers and school leaders and come together to ask, “How can we help?”

Their closing words to educators were worth carrying f ...