Join Brittnay Connor for a conversational, community-centered lab using her school as a real-world model to share practical strategies for coordinating supports—like food pantries, medical care, and safe passage—to better support families in crisis.
Facilitated by:
Brittnay Connor (Dallas-Fort Worth ‘16)
Brittnay Connor is an instructional coach, Teach Plus Change Agent and Research Fellow, and award-winning bilingual educator. At José de Diego Community Academy, she leads initiatives in biliteracy and holistic community support, managing wraparound services such as food and medical care for families. A former Fulbright scholar and dual-language expert, Brittnay was recognized as the 2022-2023 Teacher of the Year for both East Dallas and Geneva Heights IB World School.
This event is part of our Teacher Learning Labs series
Alumni-Led. Practice-Focused. Community-Centered.
Teach For America alumni and corps members are invited to a new Teacher Learning Lab Series—monthly, in-person evening gatherings created for the TFA educator community.
Each lab is led by experienced TFA alumni educators who are seeing strong results in their classrooms and schools. These sessions are designed to be hands-on and collaborative, with practical strategies, honest conversation, and space to learn with and from one another.