Chief executive officer for Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence (MI) Charter School, Amy Kenton maintains initiatives and duties which parallel those of a superintendent of schools. In addition to performing such high-level tasks as planning and implementing a comprehensive Charlotte Danielson Framework, Amy Kenton functions as principal of the school with responsibilities including state and federal data reporting oversight.
Operating in accordance with the rules of the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence Charter School admits children who reside in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Originally formed in 1975, the Howard Gardner School began as the Children’s Learning Workshop. The nonprofit charter school eventually reorganized in 2005 as an institution dedicated to a curriculum and philosophy that reflects Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences. With teamwork and partnership at the core of this philosophy, Howard Gardner MI Charter School educates children in a way that acknowledges each child’s innate and distinctive abilities. School staff members join with students and parents to provide an educational experience that assesses learning methods based on diverse student evaluations. The curriculum reflects an apprentice model in which children learn alongside masters, who include faculty, parents, and volunteers.
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Experienced as a Scranton, Pennsylvania, educational administrator, Amy Kenton serves as CEO of the Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence (MI) Charter School. Amy Kenton leads a school with a diverse academic curriculum that includes Spanish, Mandarin, music, and science. The science offerings emphasize creative inquiry and include experiments and observations in outdoor and classroom environments.
At the basis of the science curriculum is the University of California, Berkeley-developed "Full Option Science System," which is calibrated to match national science standards and spans physical, earth, and life sciences. Group work focuses on accurately recording data based on experiments and creating graphs. Local outdoor locations for scientific inquiry include Robinson Park and Mountain Lake, and classes also take field trips further afield. Indoor classes take place in the Science Cottage, which is adjacent to a future flower and vegetable garden site. With ecology and environment an important part of the science curriculum, students learn about biological phenomenon such as bean sprouting and phototropism. |
AuthorApart from her EdD, Amy Kenton holds Master's degrees in Social Studies Education and School Administration and Supervision from C.W. Post College and an additional Master's degree in Liberal Studies from Columbia University. Archives
July 2014
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