Innovation fellows

The Collaborative’s Innovation Fellows are top STEAM teachers and administrators nationally. The first Collaborative Fellows were identified in the Collaborative’s initial round of K-12 STEAM effective practices research. Additional Fellows are added periodically, based on their excellence in teaching and administration and their abilities to move the STEAM field forward. Collaborative Fellows who were identified when they were K-12 teachers remain Fellow advisors when they move to positions in higher education.

Read the Spring 2023 Newsletter for an in-depth discussion by some of the Collaborative's Fellows of how STEAM fosters creative and innovative thinking in the K-12 classroom.

Fellows leadership team

ANNE LUDES
Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts

ASHLEY LUPFER
P​ierre Van Courtlandt Middle School, Croton-on-Hudson, New York
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KIMBERLY OLSON
​Centre School, Hampton, New Hampshire
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Innovation fellows

Kerry Buchman

Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, California
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Melissa Collins

​John P. Freeman Optional School, Memphis, Tennessee




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AMANDA DANIELS

District Gifted and Talented Coordinator,   Melissa ISD,  Dallas, Texas





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CHARLES HAYES

Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Memphis-Shelby County Schools , Tennessee





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Juli martin

Northside Elementary, Angleton, Texas

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CARLA NEELY

Warner Girls Leadership Academy, Cleveland, Ohio


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Julie olson

Dakota Wesleyan University​

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KATHLEEN SWEET

Starmont Elementary, Arlington, Iowa
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​Kristin Taylor

Assistant Professor of Art Education, California State University, Northridge, California (CSUN)