Teachers are invited to record and submit their own videos. All videos created by PreK-12 teachers will be considered for publication on social media and teachersintheirpower.com. This initiative aims to amplify the voices of educators and showcase their unique teaching styles, experiences, and the challenges they face in the classroom.
Submit Your Teaching Story
Reflect on an impactful story from your career as a teacher. There are no theme or topic requirements for this submission.
Specific Topics: Submit Your Thoughts on Pressing Issues in Education
In addition to sharing personal teaching experiences, we invite educators to contribute their perspectives on the broader challenges shaping the education system today. Individual stories are powerful — and when connected to systemic insights, they become catalysts for change. By framing personal experiences within a larger discussion of root causes, consequences, and solutions, we can shift the conversation from isolated struggles to collective action. Your voice matters in helping to build understanding, drive solutions, and strengthen the education community.
Open calls for teacher videos:
Examples
Check out how videos are published on the blog
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Hispanic Heritage Month: Educators Share Their Thoughts
Educators share their thoughts on Hispanic Heritage Month. This year’s theme is Building Prosperous and Healthy Communities, and we’re here to elevate and support a strong community of educators.
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The school has to be a sanctuary
Because we don’t have art in our building, I actually have an easel and paint in the back of my classroom. The kids come in for breakfast, they see me…
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Hot chocolate and parents as partners
In that moment, just sitting there enjoying that with them, I noticed that I was not doing those things as much in my last couple years of teaching. Because I…
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The power of language and the language of power
We had a discussion in class one day where we talked about code switching — where we talked about the power of language and the language of power. We talked…
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On parents communicating their joy
Parents are heard by the school administration… I would like to encourage parents to communicate their joy, not just their frustration.
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“We’re not trying to do that anymore.”
I just love that she had that moment of feeling like a kid, and not feeling like she’s carrying anything… And hopefully she remembers that forever, ’cause I will.
Previous open calls (not limited to video) have included: