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Katie Klinger, educator
Katie Klinger, a recognized leader and mentor in educational technology, was the primary designer of the National University Virtual High School and lead faculty statewide for National University’s educational-technology master’s degree program. In her spare time, she designs math and science project-based programs that foster investigative, hands-on learning. Her INSPIRE (Innovative Stories and Project-Based Learning Inspires Relevant Education) seminars role-model effective teaching strategies to inspire young women to pursue opportunities in math or science. She was the lead investigator for a four-year, $1.27 million U.S. Department of Education grant through the Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) initiative to recruit more women professionals as science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) educators, working closely with higher education and master teachers to design lessons that helped more than 14,000 educators enhance their STEM skills. She frequently partners on mini-grants with Imaginary Lines, headed by former NASA astronaut Sally Ride, to empower elementary school and middle school girls to explore the world of science. Klinger’s passions are digital equity and access, leading to her involvement with Project Inkwell; in addition, she works year-round with teachers and students in both traditional and charter schools in Hawaii, California, and the Navajo Nation. She is honored to sit on the Steering Committee for the International Society for Technology in Education’s Digital Equity Summit at NECC 2007, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Subscribe to this blogger's RSS feedTag, You're It: The Responsibility Project
By Katie Klinger
3/28/08Recently, I was watching a group of children play tag in a local park. The premise, of course, is that one person is "it." He or she does his or her best to tag another participant, who then becomes the new "it." When I was a kid, being "it" never had a positive connotation. The entire purpose of the game is to pass along the unwanted responsibility of being "it."
School Success with Dr. Suess: Exploring Themes Through Creative Activities
By Katie Klinger
2/21/08In part one of this entry, I wrote about an interdisciplinary event that our school planned and carried out. Here's another schoolwide activity to inspire you and motivate your students.
Role-Play Day: Teacher Creativity Motivates Students
By Katie Klinger
2/20/08Interdisciplinary events can demonstrate the achievements of the Hawaii Content and Performance Standards, and they motivate K-6 students with learning opportunities related to those standards. Brainstorming about these interdisciplinary events allows teachers to share what they are doing in their classrooms and also stimulates ideas about how to expand single-grade-level student collaborations to be collaborations over multiple grade levels.
STEM and the Spirit of Aloha: The Initiative Continues
By Katie Klinger
2/15/08This is the second post in a two-part entry. Click here to go to part one.
STEM and the Spirit of Aloha: Partners for Success
By Katie Klinger
2/14/08This is the first post in a two-part entry.
Grassroots efforts are revitalizing the understanding of how STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) applies to everyday life for communities in Hawaii. The journey began in Hilo at the Institute for Astronomy nine months ago when the Charter School Administration Office sponsored a one-day brainstorming session to expand the definition of STEM across Hawaii's communities.
It Takes Partnerships to Make Changes
By Katie Klinger
8/8/07I’m always surprised when I speak with people who expect schools to innovate without support from the outside. Every innovative program I have been involved with has included strong partnerships with businesses, nonprofit organizations, and other community-based organizations. With a shared vision and purpose, partnerships between schools and the community have resulted in some powerful programs and practices.
My personal interests have led me to partnerships with many organizations in the following ways.
Helping Kids Say No to Drugs
By Katie Klinger
7/17/07Over the years, we have seen drug abuse spread throughout our schools, even at the elementary school level. As communities, we have made concentrated efforts to resolve this problem. Many education experts and law-enforcement officials agree that prevention -- through education and community action -- is the key to reducing the incidence of drug abuse, but initial attempts by educational institutions to deter drug use by simply providing information on the subject have failed.
Thinking on Her Feet: The Making of an Educational Innovator
By Katie Klinger
7/10/07When single mom Kelly Stern moved to Hawaii in 1990, she did not know the local public school system was poorly rated in educational quality compared to those in other states across the nation. Private schools were financially out of her reach, so Stern reached out to other families in similar situations.
Ensuring Technology Access for All
By Katie Klinger
7/3/07This year's Digital Equity Summit, sponsored by the International Society for Technology in Education, included a dynamic exchange of ideas and strategies. The excitement and camaraderie in the room was evident as colleagues greeted each other after a year's separation. It was a time to catch up informally on new advances in research, funding, resources, and support systems that drive and sustain the integration of technology in our schools, universities, and communities.
The Fairy Tale Continues
By Katie Klinger
6/6/07This is an update on the new charter school in north Sacramento we introduced in my first Spiral Notebook post, “A Fairy Tale in the Making,” posted in April 2007.
