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About
Teach 312 offers flexible, short-term urban field experiences for J Term, D Term, and May Term students who need focused time to earn observation hours for certification. Paired with my Introduction to Urban Education seminar, institutions can offer course credit through their own university while students learn off campus and immerse themselves in a school context different from what they know so far.
Future educators observe in diverse classrooms, growing their understanding of urban education through a community-centered lens. Through partnerships across Chicago Public Schools, placements are customized to each student’s interests and certification needs and may include classrooms with English language learners, students with special education needs, gifted learners, or magnet schools focused on particular curriculum areas.
Teach 312 coordinates placements with experienced educators, leads Chicago focused seminars, and supports students in navigating their stay in Chicago with ease. Develop well rounded future educators by immersing them in an urban field expereince.
Meg Rieger:
Founder and Director
Meg Rieger is a liscensed K-8 educator, professor, Chicago parent, and founder of Teach 312.
Meg taught in Chicago Public Schools for 13 years in both elementary classroom and music education settings. She holds a Master of Music Education from Northwestern University and bachelor's degrees in Elementary Education and Music from Illinois Wesleyan University. She currently serves as an adjunct professor at Roosevelt University and DePaul University.
Previously, Meg served as Director of Urban Education at The Chicago Center for Urban Life and Culture, where she designed and facilitated seminars focused on urban education, community-based pedagogy, and reflective teaching practice. Throughout her career, she has worked to help future educators connect theory and practice through meaningful experiences in diverse school communities.
Meg believes that effective teachers are developed through exposure to a wide range of learning environments and perspectives. She is passionate about creating opportunities for educators to learn alongside students, families, schools, and communities throughout Chicago.
Through Teach 312, Meg combines her experience as a CPS educator, teacher educator, and Chicago parent to support both future teachers and families as they navigate educational opportunities in the city.
