Amber Warrington: So Maybe Not All Longhorns Are the Enemy
From On a First Name Basis by Chris Saunders
November 14, 2025 · 1h 1m · Season 1 · Episode 6
About this episode
Amber Warrington discusses the impact of intentional communities of practice on education and writing assessment.
A Razorback on the table, a Longhorn on the mic, and a conversation that turns from tailgates to the true engine of school change: teachers learning with teachers. We sit down with Associate Professor Amber Warrington to explore how small, intentional communities of practice can transform writing assessment, student belonging, and the daily joy of teaching. Amber shares how an early love of reading became a life of teaching English, then reveals the moment she noticed a gap—student-centered ...
People in this episode
Host: Chris Saunders
Guest: Amber Warrington
Topics covered
- education
- teacher collaboration
- writing assessment
- student belonging
- community of practice
Keywords
- Amber Warrington
- education
- teachers
- writing assessment
- student belonging
- community of practice
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Razorback, Longhorn, teachers, English
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