Deborah Broderick, EdD - Preparing the Next Generation of Teachers

SUMMARY:
In this episode of TLC Connections, host Julie Knudsen sits down with Dr. Deborah Broderick—educator, researcher, artist, and passionate advocate for future teachers. Deborah shares her journey from English teacher to leader of the Secondary Education Academy at Central Montco Technical High School, a program that gives high school students early field experiences and college credits before they even step onto a university campus.

Deborah discusses how her early work in alternative education transformed her approach to teaching, how arts-integrated practices deepen reflection and engagement, and why relationships, not content, sit at the heart of effective education. The conversation explores the national teacher shortage, the changing landscape of public education, teacher agency, culturally responsive teaching, and the complicated emergence of AI in the classroom.

Whether you're an educator, parent, or community leader, this episode offers an honest, hopeful look at the future of teaching and the profound impact of helping young people discover their place in education.

GUEST BIO:
Dr. Deborah Broderick is an educator, researcher, and program coordinator with more than twenty years of experience preparing future teachers. She leads the Secondary Education Academy at Central Montco Technical High School, where high school students gain hands-on classroom experience, complete college-level coursework, and explore careers in education.

Deborah holds a doctorate in Reading, Writing, and Literacy from the University of Pennsylvania and has dedicated her work to arts-integrated teaching, critical literacy, culturally responsive pedagogy, and teacher recruitment through Educators Rising. Her career spans work in traditional public schools, alternative education, higher education, and graduate-level teacher preparation. Passionate about cultivating reflective, relationship-centered educators, she continues to champion creativity, agency, and the human side of teaching.

HELPFUL LINKS:
Deborah Broderick, Ed.D.
Website: https://www.deborabroderick.com/
LinkedIn:   / debora-broderick-ed-d-405406a  

Educators Rising
https://educatorsrising.org/

Central Montco Technical High School
https://www.cmths.org/

SPONSOR:
The Lincoln Center for Family and Youth (TLC) is a social enterprise company based in the Greater Philadelphia Area. Founded in 1970 by a behavioral health hospital, TLC is an entrepreneurial nonprofit providing innovative education, coaching, and counseling services to individuals and families, as well as grant writing and management services for school districts and universities.
Visit: https://thelincolncenter.com/