Kayla Duncan
Kayla Duncan is an Innovation Specialist for a large, suburban public school district. Her passion centers around empowering student voice through meaningful, authentic experiences and increased ownership. Kayla currently supports personalized learning schools in creating their new vision for education through the design thinking process. She believes the voices of students and the community should drive what happens in the school building. Before her coaching role, Kayla taught elementary physical education and middle grades mathematics. She is pursuing a Doctor of Education in School Improvement from the University of West Georgia and hopes to use this new knowledge to propel schools toward innovative visions for education. Kayla resides in Georgia with her husband, a fellow educator, and their dog, Arch.
Competencies and Interests
Relevant Experience
M.S. in Mathematics Education
Ed.S. in Learning, Design, and Technology
Ed.D in School Improvement (pursuing)
Middle Grades Mathematics Teacher
Learning Forward Academy Member
Current Interests
Instructional Design
Design and Systems Thinking
Personalized Learning
School Improvement
Self-Efficacy & Transfer of Learning in Mathematics (dissertation topic)
Student Empowerment
Support Offered
Professional Learning Workshops
Curriculum Co-Design
Curriculum Advising
Lesson Co-Planning
School Improvement Planning
Blog Plosts
Empower Students to Unlock New Situations
Here's perhaps the most powerful realization of my career: All fields or areas of expertise contain a deeper organizational structure of the most...
What’s the Connection? A Fun Strategy to Boost Conceptual Thinking & Transfer
A guest blog by Kathy Beamer, LTT Extended Team Member In an episode of the LTT team’s podcast Conceptually Speaking, Julie Stern spoke about...
Modern Literacies: Helping Students Navigate Our Complex World
This blog is first appeared on Corwin Connect, and is part four of a series on learning transfer. For more on teaching for transfer, see...
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