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.
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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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