Guest Bio: Shelly Parks is a high school English teacher in St. Charles, MO at Francis Howell North High School. Her influence goes beyond her own classroom and even her own school, where she has spent years public speaking and offering training and professional development to staff and other educational leaders. Shelly considers her greatest teaching accomplishment when students decide to join her in the education profession. Shelly is a recruiter of future teachers, an advocate for equitable learning opportunities for all students, a lover of cooperative learning, and a proponent of teachers creating greater work-life balance. She is a National Board Certified teacher who has received numerous awards, including the Emerson Excellence in Teaching Award and Missouri’s Teacher of the Year for 2019
About This Episode: Walk with 2019 Missouri Teacher of the Year, Shelly Parks, and learn about her Alabama roots and Arkansas branches. Find out what she’s doing to dismantle unjust systems that disproportionately affect students of color and why she strongly believes “If we don’t take care of teachers, teachers can’t take care of students.”
For More Information: Visit www.stillstacey.com for questions about the podcast, host or scheduling inquiries. For questions of the guest, contact her directly via Twitter (@ShellyParks5), Instagram (@shellyparksteach) or Facebook (Shelly Parks-2019 Missouri Teacher of the Year).
