Ray Baker is a special education teacher at Lindblom Math and Science Academy, a high school on Chicago’s south side. Ray is passionate about global education and the role it plays in connecting students around the world with their global counterparts. He is currently a fellow in the Teachers for Global Classrooms program through IREX. Ray holds a BA in Special Education from the University of Evansville, an MEd in Educational Leadership with a focus in Educational Policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a Learning Behavior Specialist II –Transition Specialist Certificate from the University of Illinois at Chicago.