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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
COREY WINCHESTER
WHEREAS, Corey Winchester (he/him) is a Chicago-based, Philly-born educator whose career spans nearly 15 years of stewardship and service in various roles as a veteran classroom teacher, professional developer, coach, mentor, coordinator, fellow, consultant, learning designer, writer, and student.
WHEREAS, his stewardship as a Queer Black male educator is attributed to his own learning and growth as he centers his work around designing, creating, and sustaining more humanizing and liberatory learning environments so that individuals like him (namely Black, Brown, Indigenous and LGBTQ+ folks), who have historically experienced and are currently navigating marginalization, can individually and collectively thrive.
WHEREAS, Corey began his professional career as a Teaching Fellow with Breakthrough Collaborative in Providence, RI in the summer of 2008. Then hired by Evanston Township High School to teach History/Social Sciences upon graduation from Northwestern University in 2010.
WHEREAS, Corey is recognized locally, regionally, and nationally for his work including the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2019, Illinois History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History in 2020 and recognized as an Excellent Early Career Educator by the Illinois State Board of Education in 2013.
WHEREAS, Corey earned a Masters of Education in Cultural and Educational Policy Studies from Loyola University Chicago, while teaching at ETHS in 2013 and honored by Loyola University Chicago's School of Education in 2016 with a Distinguished Alumni Award for his work as Staff Coordinator of Students Organized Against Racism (SOAR). The student-led group at ETHS committed to anti-racism, where learning about activism, leadership development, history and identity are centered. Corey also received a Masters of Arts in Learning Sciences from Northwestern University.
WHEREAS, He has also been recognized...
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