Mollie Griffin is the Lead 11th grade teacher at Pritzker College Prep, a campus of Noble Street Charter School. A teacher since 2007, Mollie began teaching regular and AP US History to juniors in 2010. She was a TFA 2007 Corps member, teaching regular and IB English to freshmen at Bogan High School on Chicago’s Southwest side. As the lead teacher, Mollie works with her team on student culture, curriculum, and teacher coaching. She also leads professional development for advanced placement United States history teachers for the Noble Network and Teach for America. Mollie started as a classroom teacher because she hoped to have a direct impact on students in Chicago and remains in the classroom because the students of Chicago continue to have a dramatic impact on her. She hopes to be able to influence the larger factors affecting her and her students. Mollie received a BA in English from Boston College, an MS in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from UW-Madison, and her MAT from National Louis University. In addition to being a Teaching Policy Fellow she serves on the Chicago Public Education Fund’s Educator Advisory Council and is a Hollyhock Fellow through Stanford University.
