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Creating classrooms + communities that change the world.

Our collective mission at Classroom For Change is

to bring about positive change through education + activism.

Classroom For Change is on a mission to be a force for change within + beyond the classroom. Our community isn’t just for educators because real change takes everyone. When teachers, students, school administrators, families, and community leaders come together to create lasting change, there’s no limit to what we can do.

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Welcome Note

From Rose Cherussery, Educator + Founder of Classroom For Change

Hey changemaker!

I’m Rose Cherussery–proud mama, fearless educator, forever learner + founder of Classroom For Change. As an elementary + middle school teacher turned teacher educator now Ph.D. student, I have dedicated my life to teaching + empowering kids and adults to be change agents for good. I created Classroom For Change as a way to bring about positive change to the classroom + beyond. As someone who has been in the field of education for nearly 20 years and counting, I can honestly say the most meaningful lessons were about the value of culture + diversity, the importance of equity + justice, and the power of collaboration + community. Like many of the great, influential thought leaders + trailblazers in education that have come before me, I believe the primary goal of education is to create positive, changemaking global citizens in service of the good of humanity.

I began Classroom For Change as a way to bring about positive change in the classroom + beyond. This for me is personal, a dream fulfilled. It’s my way of answering a call and contributing to something greater than you + me. I can’t tell you how excited I am at the thought of you joining me on this journey.

There is so much power to be unlocked in the classroom.

Welcome to Classroom For Change!

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Here’s to the change I know we’ll be together!

Bio

Rose Cherussery (she/her) is a passionate, fearless educator with over 14 years of teaching experience. Though her journey led her to teach in both the public and private school settings, Rose spent most of her teaching career in special education serving students with dyslexia and other learning differences as an elementary and middle school teacher. During her tenure at The Summit School in Edgewater, MD, Rose taught grades first through eighth and served as Co-Coordinator of the English Department and Advisor to the Student Government Association. Rose credits her growth as a practitioner to Summit. It was there that she learned to master the art of teaching using diagnostic assessments, evidence-based practices, as well as differentiated and data-driven instruction. Summit is also where Rose was trained in the Phono-Graphix reading method and the EmPOWER writing method for expository writing instruction. Rose earned her bachelor’s degree in English and Secondary Education with a minor in Psychology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and holds an Advanced Professional Certificate in English and Secondary Education with a specialization in Special Education in the state of Maryland.

After gaining classroom teaching experience, Rose decided to pursue a master’s degree in education. Rose is a proud graduate of the College of Education at the University of Maryland, one of the top-ranked colleges of education in the nation, where she completed the Teaching & Learning, Policy & Leadership program with Kappa Delta Pi and Phi Kappa Phi honors, earning her M.Ed. in Literacy Education and Teacher Leadership. Upon graduation, Rose returned to her alma mater to teach reading methods courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels which helped prepare preservice teachers for their careers as informed, changemaking educators.

While at the university, Rose formed meaningful connections and realized there is still so much to teach and learn, which opened the doors for a new opportunity. In August 2022, the former teacher returned to the classroom once again. Rose is currently a second-year doctoral student at the University of Maryland pursuing a Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership with a specialization in Language, Literacy, and Social Inquiry and a focus on Literacy Education.

Rose’s website, blog, + online community Classroom For Change is a dream come true. While in graduate school, Rose noticed an unsettling separation between educational theory + research and the reality of what’s happening in schools and classrooms across the country and around the world. What began as a final project for a graduate course turned into a real force for change and Classroom For Change was born. Rose’s vision is to create a space where changemakers in education work together to bridge the gap between research, policy, + practice. Her dreams for the future include earning her doctorate degree, writing a children’s book, and continuing to power Classroom For Change as a force for change.

For more on teaching, learning, + leading, visit the Classroom For Change Blog.

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