About Mitchell Green
A Voice For Students And Teachers
Mitchell Green found his calling in teaching after working in construction and sales. For 13 years, he taught all subjects in upper-elementary grades in western Washington State, spent a few years teaching eighth-grade mathematics, and for seven years he coached teachers and provided staff development at public schools around the Puget Sound region. He has a BA in German, M.Ed. in curriculum and instruction, and many teaching and administration credentials.
Green also served on numerous state-level committees tasked with reviewing learning standards, mathematics assessments, and multicultural education. The vast majority of his career was spent working at highly diverse, high-poverty, and low-performing schools, experiences that laid bare the inequities in the American public school system—and the collective ineffectiveness of reform.
Green continues to volunteer in local public schools in Seattle. He is passionate about addressing these inequalities so that all children in the United States, regardless of race or socioeconomic background, have access to high-quality, well-rounded education and can then grow up to be vibrant, active members of their chosen communities.
Qualifications
Program Administrator Certification—Danforth Educational Leadership Program, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Master of Education—Curriculum and Instruction (Educational Technology Focus), University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Teacher Certification—Elementary Teacher Education Program, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Bachelor of Arts—German Language and Literature, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR & Eberhard-Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
Awards
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers
2000 and 2004
Those that are selected for the honor of being designated as “the teacher who made a difference” are nominated by one of their former students. Only 5 percent of our nation’s teachers are honored in each edition of Who’s Who and less than 2 percent are included in more than one edition.
Environmental Education Award
1999
In recognition of outstanding contribution to the effort of waste reduction and recycling education in the classroom and beyond.