Arnetta Thompson

Arnetta Thompson is a 2019-20 Teach Plus Illinois Policy Fellow. Arnetta is a fifth grade teacher in the Oak Park Elementary School district. A National Board Certified teacher, Arnetta is the Region 46 Vice-Chair for the Illinois Education Association and organizes the fifth grade service team at her school. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in elementary education and American studies from Lake Forest College, received a master's in curriculum and instruction from Olivet Nazarene University, and a master's in supervision and leadership with a Type 75 endorsement from Concordia University in Chicago.

Posts By Arnetta Thompson

COVID-19

It's Online But It's Still School. Here Are 4 Tips for Your Child's Success.

It’s late August and school is happening from home. The pandemic has forced us to reimagine school whether we like it or not. Remote learning means that my 8-year-old will be next to me while I work....

Here's How I Know Our Schools Need More Teachers of Color, Like Me

"You don’t wash your hair every day? How often do you wash it? Every other week?!” The fifth grader with blonde hair that reached just past her shoulders practically had to blink to keep her green...

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