TIME Innovative Teachers 2022

Teachers have the power to shape the future. This year, TIME is highlighting U.S. educators who are improving their field and making a difference for their students in a unique way.

Innovative Teachers 2022

Felisa Ford Created a Minecraft World to Teach Anti-Racism. It's Now the Most Downloaded World Globally

bySimmone Shah
To Pivot During the Pandemic, Kevin Bross Created a Teaching Model Based on Medical Rounds

byTara Law
Joann Blumenfeld Is Fighting to Get Kids With Disabilities Into High-Paying STEM Careers

byKatie Reilly
Science Teacher Rachna Nath Helps Students Pitch Their Inventions to Potential Investors

byKatie Reilly
How Biology Teacher Ralph Saint-Louis Is Helping BIPOC Students and Educators Feel Seen

bySanya Mansoor
Neelam Patil Shows Students They Can Do Something About Climate Change

bySabrina Toppa

To Fatima Morrell, Who Helped Buffalo Students Heal After a Shooting, Teaching Anti-Racism is Violence Prevention

byKatie Reilly
Language Teacher Akash Patel Connects Classrooms Around the World via Video Chat

byMariah Espada
Marie Moreno Is Educating Immigrant and Refugee Kids—and Their Parents

byKatie Reilly
Willow Rosen Teaches Kids and Teens About the Toughest Subject—Themselves

byHannah Smothers