The Strategic Classroom

Jen believes that kids deserve to do BIG, meaningful work and that all students are worthy of learning that is fun, challenging, and fulfilling. She is passionate about helping teachers maximize their planning time to make time for what is most important while still providing an incredible learning experience for every student. She is a current college instructor, former high school and middle school computer science teacher, middle and high school curriculum developer, and served as a Project Lead the Way Master Teacher. She is a skilled facilitator and has presented to thousands of educators at the local, state, and national levels, including at CSTA, Project Lead the Way Summit, ISTE, and International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA). She is a Certified Agile Leader K–12 Trainer, coauthor of the Agile Educator Guide, and a 2018 ITEEA Teacher Excellence awardee. She received a 2021 CS Teaching Excellence Honorable Mention and served as a curriculum writer for Code.org's AP CS A curriculum.

I help passionate, innovative teachers create systems and space to empower their students to do work that matters. If this is you, I want to meet you, learn from you, and work with you. I believe that kids deserve to do BIG, meaningful work – that they are worthy of learning that is fun, challenging, and fulfilling. I believe that kids are full human beings, and that they deserve to share control of their learning, their lives, and their classroom space. Ultimately, I believe it is our duty as educators to foster a life-long love of learning for our students so they can passionately pursue that which matters most to them.

Project Lead the Way Master Teacher. Presenter at the local, state, and national level, including ISTE, CSTA, ITEEA, and Project Lead the Way Summit. 2019 ITEEA Middle School Teacher Excellence awardee for the state of Maryland, 2021 CS Teaching Excellence National Honorable Mention.

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