TikTok Real Talk - Season 2, Episode 17
Effective educators connect with their students where they are. Katie Peters, who teaches 10th & 12th grade English in Washington Local Schools in Toledo, has joined TikTok to do just that. One of her recent videos reflecting on the state of the world for educators right now went viral. We asked Dr. Peters to share her thoughts.MORE | Click here to subscribe to Education Matters on Apple Podcasts. Click here to subscribe on Google podcasts.
Featured Education Matters guest:
- Katie Peters
- A Doctor of Education and the 2012 Winner of NW Ohio’s Teacher of the Year Award, Katie Peters is a 10th and 12th grade English teacher from Toledo, Ohio, working in Washington Local Schools.
- Dr. Peters had her first book, “Lessons from a Late-Bloomer,” published in 2016 and was featured on a Tedx Talk in 2018, where she shared her message of staying positive, laughing out loud and, most importantly, showing profound empathy in all that you do.
- Her recent viral Tik Tok is dedicated to all of those in education, fighting the good fight every single day.
Follow Katie Peters on TikTok: @KPinToledo
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- TheOhio Education Association represents about 120,000 teachers, faculty members and support professionals who work in Ohio’s schools, colleges, and universities to help improve public education and the lives of Ohio’s children. OEA members provide professional services to benefit students, schools, and the public in virtually every position needed to run Ohio’s schools.
- Education Matters host Katie Olmsted serves as Media Relations Consultant for the Ohio Education Association. She joined OEA in May, 2020, after a ten-year career as a television reporter, anchor, and producer. Katie comes from a family of educators and is passionate about telling educators' stories and advocating for Ohio's students. She lives in Central Ohio with her husband and two young children.
This episode was recorded on January 25, 2022
