George Mueller is a high school social studies teacher at Dunbar Vocational Career Academy on Chicago’s South side. George began teaching in the school in 2003, and has since helped to structure curriculum, common assessments, and instructional practices around the reading standards of the Common Core State Standards. He has integrated data analysis, classroom observations, teacher recommendations, and district initiatives to create backward-designed units to help increase student achievement. Through the creation of a rigorous student-based curriculum, George has helped establish an upward trend in student reading scores. George is very proud to have helped create and implement a school-wide initiative of small learning communities, consisting of placing students into smaller groups that allow for greater teacher collaboration. George received his National Board Certification in Adolescent and Young Adult Social Studies in 2008, becoming the first teacher in his department to earn this advanced credential. George graduated from Loyola University Chicago with a BA in History and National Louis University with an MA in Education Leadership.
