Kristin Lower

Education

M.A. Educational Leadership, California State University, Chico 2011

Single Subject Teaching Credential English, Physical Education, California State University, Chico 2001

B.A. English, California State University, Chico 2000

Areas of Expertise

• Educational leadership
• Grant writing
• English Language Arts education
• Educational Technology
• Education for democracy
• Assessment
• Problem-based learning 
• Integrated education

Biography

The field of education is dynamic, critical, flexible, and full of adventure and learning: there's nowhere else Kristin Lower wants to be. What is the purpose of public education? Assuming we can agree on the notion that equitable public education is a necessity in the collaborative creation of a true democracy, the importance of the work need not be defended; equitable public education is innately necessary and critical. That said, there are varying philosophies in pedagogy; Kristin's is clear and defined by two broad strokes. Every one of her curricular and instructional decisions nests under the following beliefs: one, teachers are facilitators and collaborators co-learning with students as they construct knowledge through multi-level critical thinking and real-life, authentic learning; and two, all students have a right to equitable education and an ability to lear through the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) with a focus on students' assets. 

Affiliations

National Grant Professionals Association

National Educators Association

California Teachers Association

Strong Workforce Program, North Far North Regional Consortium