Robin Polich is a 2023-2024 Teach Plus Illinois Policy Fellow and a 3rd grade teacher leader at Edison Elementary in Stickney, Illinois. She works in partnership to provide her 3rd graders with generalized elementary instruction as well as providing focused instruction in math and science to the whole 3rd grade. Her comprehensive approach nurtures her students’ academic and emotional growth. Robin began her teaching career in Justice, Illinois, where she taught multiple grades and completed her National Board Certification in literacy and language arts. She earned her BA in elementary education from Valparaiso University, and her MEd in teaching and learning from St. Xavier’s University.