Speaking Topics
- Strategically designing learning spaces to cultivate a love of literacy, numeracy, and inquiry
- Nurturing the well-being and productivity of students
- Empowering students to take ownership of learning
- Cultivating agreements that make learning spaces sustainable
Speaker Profile
Jessica Martin (@growingjessica, @groweducators) is a former classroom teacher, a former resident advisor at UCLA's Teacher Education Program Center X, and a former staff developer at Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, Columbia University. She is the author of Strategic Classroom Design: Creating an Environment for Flexible Learning.
Jessica now leads a small consulting team that partners with K-12 schools in English Language Arts (ELA), Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) math, and inquiry-based content-area instruction. She is grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with educators and learning communities committed to co-creating incredible spaces, amplifying student voices, and implementing equitable learning opportunities for all learners.
When she is not in schools, you can usually find her with her family on a basketball court shooting hoops.
Grades: K–8
