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