[…]at the forefront of her planning and practice. As a Knowles Teaching Fellow, Dwaina served on the book committee (as a member, a chair and a panel moderator), attended the writing retreat, attended and represented Knowles at multiple National Conference of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meetings, presented at Knowles Summer Conferences and brought Knowles professional development to her school. As a Senior Fellow, she acted as a think partner at the 2019 Knowles Germinator. Currently, Dwaina serves as a writer and associate editor for the Knowles journal, Kaleidoscope: Educator Voices and Perspectives. In 2021, she was appointed to serve as […]
[…]knowledge is ever-evolving. Through primary literature and journal club discussions, students become critics and witnesses to this change. They learn to question how we know what we know. I want them to see themselves as part of the scientific processβas contributors to our understanding of the world.” Professional Experience Angela has been a public school educator for over a decade. She has enjoyed mentoring student teachers as well as learning something new every year to tweak her practice. Lately she has been trying to figure out how to speak less in the classroom so her students can speak more. Along […]
[…]in Columbia, MD. They are also an adjunct instructor at Towson University, supporting teachers working towards National Board Certification. Brittanyβs experiences include facilitating professional development for teachers, creating and revising biology curricula, supporting pre-service and novice teachers, coaching teacher story-tellers, and developing inclusive pedagogies. They earned their BS from the University of Pittsburgh with majors in biological sciences and English literature, then went on to earn their Master of Arts in Teaching in Secondary Science. Brittany also earned an MS in Chemical & Life Sciences from the University of Maryland. They are certified to teach biology, chemistry, English, and social […]
[…]to design and build functional musical instruments based on fundamentals of physics, and then perform for the class. He continually strove to strengthen the physics offerings at Carlmont, and developed a program in Engineering and Green Technology for students who wished to pursue physics concepts in a context of environmental concerns. Casey was among the first Knowles Teaching Fellows to earn certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, the highest standard of teaching excellence held by educators. During the 2009β2010 winter (Austral summer) he traveled to the South Pole to take part in the construction of IceCube, the […]