Mel Coryell is a Teach Plus Indianapolis Teaching Policy Fellow. Mel teaches English and theory of knowledge at Shortridge High School She serves as International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Coordinator. Previously, she served in the same roles for over a decade at Lawrence North High School, worked in university faculty development, and was a founding board member of the Indiana Association of IB World Schools. Mel is a 2015 Milken Educator Award Recipient, a two-time Bezos Educator Scholar, and a Lilly Endowment Teacher Creativity Grant recipient. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Butler University, a Transition to Teaching Graduate Certificate from Indiana Wesleyan University, and a BA in History and BA in English from Ball State University.
