Change Starts in Baltimore and Central Maryland
More About Teaching in Baltimore
Since 2010, we’ve trained more than 450 educators serving students in 98 Baltimore City schools. With one of the nation’s oldest public school systems, this region offers a range of school models and specializations, from early college programs to vocational-technical schools, language immersion, visual and performing arts, and STEM emphases.
At City Teaching Alliance, you’ll join a mission-driven community dedicated to transforming classrooms in Baltimore City.
- Master’s from American University
- Paid experience all four years
- 80+ hours of 1:1 coaching
- Dual certification, including Special Education
We believe great teaching starts with great support. That’s why we center equity, community, and your growth at every step. Be the educator Baltimore and Central Maryland students deserve.
Voices From Baltimore Educators
Living In Baltimore
In Baltimore, you’ll teach in neighborhoods rich with Black American history and resilience—from tree-lined Mount Vernon to the heart of West Baltimore.
You’ll be part of a movement to reimagine education in a city known for its deep community roots, civic pride, and artistic pulse.
- Close-knit neighborhoods
- Affordable rent
- Strong partnerships with Baltimore City Public Schools
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Schools we partner with
Here are a some of the schools we partner with in Baltimore where you will be able to teach in our program.
James McHenry Elementary Middle School
Academy for College and Career Exploration
The Afya Schools - Turnbridge
The Afya Schools - Belair Edison Elementary and Middle
REACH! Partnership School
Roland Park Elementary Middle School
Forest Park High School
Augusta Fells Savage Institute of Visual Arts
John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle School
Our Team in Baltimore
Our faculty is dedicated to classroom teaching, mentorship, collaboration, and the success of our participants. They inspire, challenge, and lead through innovative approaches to teaching, learning, and research. Our faculty members bring a wealth of experience from the field and are the driving force behind our theory of change.
Dr. Shereen Holmes is the Director of Clinical Faculty for the Baltimore site. She has been with City Teaching Alliance since 2018 and has served as a professor with City Teaching Alliance in collaboration with the American University, School of Education.
Prior to her work with City Teaching Alliance, she served as an elementary education teacher, testing coordinator, Title I teacher, and academic coach with Baltimore City Public Schools in Baltimore, MD. She holds a master’s in teaching from Johns Hopkins University and has taken various graduate-level courses in school leadership at Coppin State University in Baltimore, MD, and Trinity Washington University in Washington, DC.
Dr. Holmes received a doctorate from Arkansas State University-Jonesboro in May 2024. Her dissertation work sought to establish a relationship between multicultural teaching practices and school reform.
Gillian DiMuzio serves as a Clinical Faculty member of Literacy for City Teaching Alliance in Baltimore and a Lecturer for American
University. Before joining, Gillian worked in the Baltimore City Public School System as an elementary teacher for 12 years. Prior to this work, Gillian worked in a pre-k classroom and a non-public special education classroom.
Gillian holds a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education and a Master of Science in Literacy Education. Gillian has served as a mentor for numerous pre-service teachers. She has certifications in literacy intervention for students with learning disabilities and dyslexia. Gillian is passionate about giving the students of Baltimore City the best literacy experience possible.
Patrice LaHair serves as a Clinical Faculty Member for City Teaching Alliance in Baltimore. Prior to joining the team in 2021, she taught for eleven years in Baltimore City Public Schools (six years of high school English and five years in middle school ELA). During her time in the classroom, Patrice wrote curriculum for middle and high school, coached and instructed early career teachers, facilitated PD at the district level, and built partnerships with local theaters. She is passionate about supporting Secondary ELA teachers and helping them create nurturing, responsive, engaging, and rigorous classroom communities.
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