The Innovation Collaborative’s Advisory Council serves as the Collaborative’s non-voting think tank. It connects individual representatives of important arts, sciences, and higher education institutions they represent with the Collaborative and its work. It also fosters connections among these member individuals and institutions. Through this, the individuals and their institutions are given an important dimension of engagement and an additional level of influence in the national arts/sciences/creativity/innovation conversation. This, in turn, helps foster the arts/sciences intersections that promote creative and innovative thinking.
The Collaborative welcomes the following new members of the Advisory Council, each of whom brings important expertise, experience, and networks to the Collaborative’s work. Judy Koke, Grant Advisor of the Collaborative’s current National Science Foundation (NSF) AISL Grant jointly implemented with Texas Southern University (TSU); Senior Fellow and former Deputy Director, Institute for Learning Innovation Judy Koke is a dynamic leader in the free choice learning ecosystem, with a strong track record of creating organizational change through the integration of visitor research into evidence-based decision-making. As demonstrated by her leadership roles at the Art Gallery of Ontario and The Nelson-Atkins Art Museum, Judy challenges museums to broaden and deepen their relationships with diverse audiences. Her career combines audience and learning research with museum leadership, and she has been invited to work with numerous museum boards to build a better understanding of the changing role of museums today. See Judy Koke discussing current investigations into STEAM in Out-of-School-Time through the current Collaborative-TSU NSF grant here. Anne Ludes, Collaborative K-12 Innovation Fellows Co-Chair; Director, Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute Anne Ludes has earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and secondary education and a master’s degree in mathematics. She has been a high school math teacher, math department head, associate principal, director of secondary education, and assistant superintendent for secondary education. She is a strong proponent of project- and problem-based learning, with a particular emphasis on promoting transdisciplinary educational experiences across the arts, sciences, and humanities. She advocates for increased exposure to authentic learning experiences and removing barriers to access for all students, particularly those from underrepresented populations. See Anne Ludes’ exemplar STEAM lesson here. Ashley Lupfer, Collaborative K-12 Innovation Fellows Leadership Team; Art Educator, Pierre Van Courtlandt Middle School, Croton-On-Hudson, NY Ashley Lupfer teaches Visual Art and Innovation & Design for grades 5-8 at Pierre Van Courtlandt Middle School in Croton-on-Hudson, NY. Having earned a BA in art education and an MA in school administration, she is currently working toward National Board Certification. She has been a visual arts educator since 2014, with K-12 teaching experience in North Carolina, Boston, and now New York, where she is teaching within both the Art and Innovation & Design Programs. See Ashley Lupfer’s exemplar STEAM lesson here. Kimberly Olson, Collaborative K-12 Innovation Fellows Co-Chair; Pre-K through 2nd grade Art Educator, Centre School, Hampton, NH Kimberly Olson has taught visual art at Centre School in Hampton, NH, for 17 years. With her Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Arts in Teaching degrees, she is very involved with the National Art Education Association (NAEA), representing the Elementary Division in both NAEA’s Cultural Competency in Teaching and Learning Pilot Program, and its Professional Materials Committee. She is a Connected Arts Network Teacher Leader and a Crayola Creativity Ambassador. Kimberly is passionate about sharing the inherent connections between art, science, and social studies, and works to elevate art and all its connections for all learners. See Kimberly Olson’s exemplar STEAM lesson here. Kylie Peppler, PhD, Cohort Leader, Collaborative’s current National Science Foundation AISL Grant jointly implemented with Texas Southern University; Professor of Informatics, Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences; Director, The Creativity Labs; Co-Director, The Connected Learning Lab, University of California, Irvine Kylie Peppler works on various areas of STEAM, studying how e-textiles and other computational construction kits popularized through the Maker movement can deepen learning and broaden participation across a range of STEM fields. She is widely recognized as a leader in the STEAM field and is author of several important STEAM resources. See “The Importance of STEAM Tools and Materials: STEAM Summit Follow-up – Part 2” featuring Kylie’s work in this newsletter. Here is where you can find Part 1 of this series about Kylie’s work. You can find Kylie discussing her work here.
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