2018 New York Teacher of the Year Christopher Albrecht recalls his first year teaching, when he was hired as a technology teacher, pre-Internet, and trying to find his way. “I didn’t know what I was doing,” he admits. Albrecht shares his insights into the virtues of listening to, and learning from, students.

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