We held our second annual Fellowship Summit and it was a blast! We gathered fifteen educators who are interested in pushing the boundaries of how we teach children.
It was a jam-packed three days of joyful, intellectual exploration and creation, including:
Questioning current schooling practices
Creating 3-D versions of dramatically different schools
Sharing authors who shaped our thinking
A paper snowball fight
Student panels to hear their feedback and ideas
And a panel of other educators to provide feedback on individual projects
During the school year the Fellows will continue to meet virtually in critical friends groups to share their progress and gather feedback on new ideas or challenges. This year’s Fellows are:
Danielle Hayes, Teacher, Hershey Montessori Farm School in rural Ohio
Darine Amhaz Beydoun, Director, Choueifat Lebanese School in Beirut
LaTonya Davis, Teacher, Coach and Department Chair, Paul Public Charter School
Craig Ferraro, Math Teacher and Coach, Fay School
Jessie Mouw, Independent Contractor
Lexie Greer, Curriculum Director, Institute for Humane Education
Kelly Wilson, Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurial Programs, Severn School in Maryland
Lauren Worley, Teacher, Arlington School for Math and Science
Jennifer Sonkin, Art Teacher and Community Organizer, Cesar Chavez Public Charter School
Rebecca Kelly Arnold, Adjunct Professor, American University
Scott Rechler, Director and CEO, LearnServe International
Karine Welsh, Teacher Leader, Cesar Chavez Public Charter School
Brian Hotchkiss, Teacher, Washington Latin Charter School, ’14 Ed2Save Fellow Alum
Philippe Celestin, Teacher, KIPP DC, ’14 Ed2Save Fellow Alum
Hannah Robinson, Teacher, Loudon County Public Schools, ’14 Ed2Save Fellow Alum
The only way to make change is to involve the people who you want to enact the change. This conference was a model of asking educators and students for their ideas on innovative learning and provided multiple opportunities to give and receive peer feedback. Thank you to the inspirational leaders and to my fellow fellows for contributing to my knowledge and reinforcing my desire to stir things up in class and policy-making rooms!