Wednesday, December 13, 2017

New Vanguard Fellows Teaching Cohort Named


Twenty-one Spring Branch ISD educators learned recently that they have been named as Cohort III members in the Vanguard Fellows teacher corps. They join 46 district educators picked as innovative Vanguard Fellows over the past several years.

The 67-member Vanguard Fellows group now represents 30 campuses in SBISD, ranging from prekindergarten to high school. Teachers expressing interest in the Vanguard Fellowship complete an online application. Corps candidates then interview with current Vanguard Fellows for final selection.

Vanguard teachers represent SBISD’s continuing effort to both encourage and support new methods of instruction and learning through smart use of technology integration and refocused curriculum design.

“We’re so excited to welcome the 21 new educators who have joined our Vanguard Fellowship, and we look forward to walking alongside them on their learning journey!” Karen Justl, district educational technology director, said in announcing the new cohort.

The 21 teachers represent 16 schools, with Edgewood, Pine Shadows and Wilchester elementaries represented for the first time.

“The Vanguard Fellowship creates a network for teachers who are excited about technology and who understand how to leverage it to empower learners,” Justl also said. “We bring personalized professional learning to our Fellows through a great deal of choice in how and where they learn. Ultimately, the Fellows will then share their learning across a variety of platforms to engage and empower others.”

In late December, new Fellows received personal posters proclaiming “I’m IN” by mail. Many will be tweeting out poster-based selfies. The 21 teachers met as a group on Jan. 19 at the Technology Training Center.

Cohort III Vanguard Fellows (December 2017)

Rebecca Thompson, Edgewood Elementary, 4th Grade, Math & Science
Sarah Starling, Meadow Wood Elementary, 4th Grade
Headiyeh Matthews, Pine Shadows Elementary, Multi Classroom Leader
Josephine Stringer, Pine Shadows Elementary, Librarian
Casey Poche, Wilchester Elementary, 2nd Grade
Joan Lloyd, Wilchester Elementary, 1st Grade
Kimberly Keefe, Hollibrook Elementary, 5th Grade
Sarah Chu, Nottingham Elementary, 5th Grade
Claudia Meza, Westwood Elementary, 5th Grade
Angela Stamps, Cedar Brook Elementary, 4th Grade
Carla Pace, Spring Branch Middle, 6th Grade Science, Endeavor Program
Christine Jackson, Spring Oaks Middle, 6th Grade, Science
Alissandre Robbins, Spring Forest Middle, 6th Grade, Science
Karen Nickel, Landrum Middle, 6th Grade, Science
Amanda Campos, Landrum Middle, 7th Grade, Science
Kelli Bolen, Stratford High, 10th-11th Grade, English Language Arts (ELA)
Matthew Barnett, Northbrook High, 10th Grade, World History & Athletics
Kimberly Abdul, Northbrook High, 9th Grade, Algebra
Seda Dawson, Westchester Academy, 7th Grade
Rachel Rose, Westchester Academy, 7th Grade, Language Arts & Social Studies (LASS)
Rebecca Jungklaus, Memorial High, American Sign Language (ASL)


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