Author Archives: Alessandra Echeverria

About Alessandra Echeverria

Alessandra was in the 2008 NYC corps and taught 4th and 5th grades for three years in Brooklyn and the Bronx. After two summers on institute staff and a year in the New York Regional office, Alessandra is now a proud member of the New Site Development team at Teach For America. She enjoys receiving visitors at her stand up desk. Alessandra spends her free time training for ultramarathons, blogging, and watching The Young and the Restless.
April 25, 2013

Beyond The Tracker: Letting students define success

Back in the day, which by the way is 2008, a corps member’s effectiveness was measured by “significant gains” in the classroom. I lived and breathed by my tracker, and if my students were on the way to “sig gains”, ...

Posted in Corps Stories, Teaching Tips | Tagged
March 21, 2013

Make the Most of Your Staycation

I enjoy traveling but sometimes going away on vacation just isn’t an option. May it be finances tighter than my skinny jeans or just a strong desire to sleep in my own bed, I have discovered that I don’t need ...

Posted in Take a Break |
February 12, 2013

The Secret To Making Time With Friends While In the Corps

During my second year in the corps, I became convinced I was going to spend my life alone with cats. I had gone from an extremely social person in college to someone who sat in her apartment anxiously debating between ...

Posted in Your Best Self |