Gwendolyn Critton is a 2024-2025 Teach Plus Arkansas Policy Fellow and an 8th-grade Physical Science teacher at Forest Heights K-8 Stem Academy in Little Rock. She has previously been an elementary and elementary math lead teacher. She focuses on creating autonomy and equity in teaching all students. She was a 2023-2024 Wit and Wisdom Fellow. She earned a BS in Health Education from the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Health Administration from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri.