Emily Griggs is a Teach Plus Greater Boston Teaching Policy Fellow, who is a 6th grade math teacher at the UP Academy in Dorchester, MA. Previously, she taught 7th grade math at the Talbot Innovation Middle School in Fall River, MA, as a Teach for America corps member. Emily believes in creating a supportive classroom where students engage in rigorous mathematical tasks and discussions. She received a BA in Women’s Studies and Political Science from the University of Tennessee and an MEd in Curriculum and Teaching from Boston University.
