Kalle Davis ’14 loves her students. That’s why she applied for the Fulbright Teachers of Global Classrooms Program and why she’s now taking what she learned through the program to help her students become citizens in a global world.
“I wanted to challenge students to solve problems in global contexts and collaboratively work with teachers to think globally and act locally,” says Davis. “This program offered a cohort of teachers leading in this way across the country, with similar drive and passion, with multiple perspectives and with the ability to travel abroad to bring back personal stories to enhance student connections to the world.”
Upon graduation from Wofford, Davis joined Teach for America as a Spanish teacher in the North Carolina Piedmont Triad. After her two-year commitment, she joined the TFA staff part-time as a content leader in the region and as a teacher coach at the national training institute in Atlanta. In 2019, she began working fulltime with TFA in Atlanta as a manager of teacher leadership development, which means she helps new teachers in the area think through what transformational impact means for low-income and high-risk communities.
“The Spanish major at Wofford shaped how I approach my classroom,” says Davis, referring to the Spanish 303 community-based learning component in the Arcadia community. “We had hands-on experience and met community needs where Spanish lived in Spartanburg. Not only was I learning a skill that connected me to people, but the people were just a few miles from where I lived.”
Davis and her Fulbright cohort will be in Senegal in April to experience the country’s culture and educational system and to promote mutual understanding.
By Jo Ann Mitchell Brasington ’89