Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver teaches 10th grade American literature and 10th through 12th grade history at Winooski High School in Winooski, Vermont. She teaches students to read critically, write bravely and find their voice and aims to empower students to advocate for justice in their world. She creates powerful, culturally responsive learning environments where students’ full identities are affirmed and honored in the classroom, school and community. She designs curriculum that recognizes students’ diverse backgrounds and elevates students’ voices, including history courses focused on the countries many Winooski students call home. In addition, she works to connect the school to the wider community by organizing events that honor and celebrate students and families, such as publication celebrations to highlight student writing and the Winooski Community Iftar. MacLeod-Bluver also led various art for social justice initiatives, advises the literary magazine, supports students’ participation in the statewide Poetry Out Loud competition and serves as a class advisor.

In addition, she works as an instructional coach and facilitator for BetterLesson and is a part-time lecturer at the University of Vermont. MacLeod-Bluver has a Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University and a Master of Education from the University of Massachusetts-Boston. She also has an advanced certificate in literacy and language from Massachusetts General Hospital Institute for Health Professions and an advanced certificate in leadership from the Perrone-Sizer Institute for Creative Leadership. She was a National Geographic Grosvenor teacher fellow, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration planet steward and a National Geographic Summer Institute fellow.