Jimmy McCue

I am joining Embark Education as an excited partner in learning with students through personalization, self discovery, relevancy, active listening, and play. I see this opportunity as one to expand education as a pursuit and experience that lives all around us — one that requires trusted relationships, critical consciousness in service to and with others, and personalized, asset-based expression of self. I didn’t quite understand how all of these factors contributed to what it meant to be a learner — or educator — until I became an algebra teacher and cross country coach in Canton, Mississippi.

After several years in the Magnolia State, I transitioned to Seattle to work as a community organizer in a small community of mostly East African immigrant and refugee families. Despite a deep love for and connection to the Pacific Northwest, I returned to the classroom — spending two years as a progressive, project-based educator in San Diego - until returning back to the East Coast in early 2020. In my most recent role, I worked with the Office of School and District Improvement at the Rhode Island Department of Education to redesign and support districts in system transformation, continuous improvement, and student-centered interventions.

In my free time, I enjoy running new trails, cooking tasty vegetarian meals, writing and journaling, homebrewing, and spending time with my family.