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About Amanda

I have been an educator for 18 years, working with students from the steppe of Kazakhstan to the bush villages of Alaska. Passionate about people, places and their cultures, I have taught Language Arts, Social Studies, Heath, Art, ELL, and even all subjects in the rural schools. While serving as a technology and effective instruction coach for my most recent school district, I was able to tap into and curate the myriad of solutions available in today's dynamic world. I spent 5 years applying the solutions to my work with my students as a Distance Learning teacher based in Seward, Alaska.  Currently, my mission is to help facilitate the transition to Personalized Learning in my district. Mentoring and honoring the journeys of educators through innovative ways of thinking. Inspiration, enfranchisement and partnership form the foundation of my teaching philosophy. 
A little more about Amanda here!
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Philosophy...
Dedicated to building cultures of innovation with solution-oriented and growth-minded practices that we thrive in. The environment that students learning in should be driven and co-designed by them. Let's enfranchise learners!
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Featured in Kenai Peninsula Borough School District's Annual Report 2012-2013! (Full document here)
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Professional Service

Worldwide:
  • The Goals Project - Team Facilitator

Statewide:
  • Alaska Society for Technology in Education 
    • Southcentral Rep
    • President 2018
    • President-Elect for 2021 conference
  • ECET2 Alaska, Planning Committee for Statewide convening
  • ECET2 Southcentral & Kenai convenings, Planning Team Lead
  • ECHO Project Alaska Planning Committee
  • #AKEDCHAT regular facilitator
  • Learning Forward Alaska 
  • ESSA State Advisory Commitee

District Level:
  • Effective Instruction Committee
  • Language Arts & Health Curriculum Committees​
  • Technology integration Committee

Qualifications

  • Master's of Arts in Teaching - Secondary Ed
  • Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Art History
  • Certified certifications - Art, Language Arts, History, Social Studies, English as a Second Language

Awards & Publications

  • Accepted Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms program 2017
  • ​Bilingual Teacher of the Year 2010
  • Professional Blog
  • Website curator - www.plkpbsd.org 
  • Educational Practitioner Reflection Matrix
  • Online Tool Checklist​

Conference Presentations

  • KPBSD Leadership Academy 2019 - Reflection in Teaching Practice
  • ECET2 Kenai 2019 - Let's Do Tech!
  • ECET2 Southcentral Alaska 2018 - Technology Integration with Intentionality
  • USDLA 2017 - Importance of Community in Online Learning
  • ASTE 2017 - Intentional Blending
  • LKSD Fall Conference 2016​​
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