Kelly Wallace is clinical assistant professor of Elementary education and English education in the Department of Theory and Practice in Education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

The University of Tennessee is Wallace’s home away from home. She spent a collective ten years here as a student, so it was fitting for her to start her higher education career here. Her role includes supporting elementary interns in the urban multicultural cohort.

Currently, she is immersed in successfully leading TPTE interns through edTPA and learning the nuances of the different schools in which our interns are working. The most enjoyable aspects of her work are observing her students teach in their elementary classrooms and coaching them to be culturally relevant teachers.