Cultures of Thinking Fellows from the 2024-25 School Year

Del Mar Union Schools, California

Meet the Fellows

Meg Money: 4th Grade Teacher, Sycamore Ridge

Andrew Burke: 6th Grade Spanish: Ashley Falls, Carmel Del Mar, Del Mar Hills

Amy Graham 4th Grade Ashley Falls Elementary

Amy Tan-Zamora & Kelly Lewis 2nd Grade, Torrey Hills School

Arah Allard 5th Grade Teacher, Pacific Sky School

Leslie Johnson: 4th grade teacher, Sycamore Ridge

The Power of WE…Builds a Better ME

Nurturing Relationships Begins the Road to Confident Risk-Taking

Pondering Personal Points of Challenge

Finding Your Teacher Voice: Using Data to Map Out Moments for Connection

The “Sweet Spot,” The Point of Challenge

From Familiar to Fresh: A Thinking-Driven Makeover

Christie Vincent Second Grade Teacher, Sycamore Ridge

Jenn Fletcher Kindergarten Sycamore Ridge

Stephanie Cluxton & Shawna Murphy Grades K & 1 Torrey Hills School

S.hannon Knipstein 6th Grade Carmel Del Mar Elementary

Chris Ellett, 6th grade Carmel Del Mar

Allie Mathew STEAM+ Music; Carmel Del Mar School

Where the Learning Takes Place

Wired to Wonder, Bound to Belong

Weaving a Tapestry of Thinking

Who? What? When? Why? How Questions Lead to Global Thinkers

Small Shifts, Big Changes: Students Take the Lead

Turning the Tables: Flipping the Roles of Teacher and Student in Elementary Music

Katie Sullivan Kindergarten, Ocean Air

Kelly Arthur 6th Grade- Sage Canyon

Lindsay Bullis. 3rd Grade Carmel Del Mar

Audrey Schengel 2nd Grade Pacific Sky

Steven Brehm Kindergarten, Carmel Del Mar

Emily Mackie 6th Grade Teacher, Sycamore Ridge

Moments That Matter: Creating Time and Space to Truly Connect

Learning Revolution: Evolving Roles

More Questions… More Understandings

Student Discourse: Collective Intelligence Over Competition

Student Engagement and the Journey to Deeper Understanding

Play Paves the Way

Sarah Rose 3rd Grade Sycamore Ridge

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The Mind: Shaped By Self, Strengthened By Others