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Dr. Rebecca Chisholm is an educator with over 16 years of K-12 experience in Baltimore City Public Schools, currently serving as an early childhood educator, ESOL teacher, and instructional coach while holding an instructor position in Johns Hopkins University's School of Education EdD program. Her dual-practitioner role bridges urban classroom realities with doctoral education.
Her academic credentials include:
- Bachelor’s in Elementary Education, University of Maryland, College Park
- Master’s and Doctorate in Education, Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Chisholm’s research centers on equity-driven instructional coaching for novice teachers supporting multilingual learners in early childhood settings. Her doctoral work exposed how systemic resource gaps perpetuate the 'Start Behind, Stay Behind' phenomenon, driving her advocacy for context-responsive coaching models that address institutional barriers rather than individual teacher deficits. She emphasizes culturally sustaining pedagogy in under-resourced urban schools.
Her honors include:
- School-Based Teacher of the Year (2010, 2012)
- Network Teacher of the Year (2011)
- Johns Hopkins 3-Minute Thesis Competition Finalist (2021)
In the EdD program, she mentors future education leaders through course instruction and program development, translating her K-12 leadership—such as establishing birth-5 programming and pre-K accreditation—into actionable frameworks for systemic change. Her work prioritizes practical applications of equity research in real-world constraints.
