Find your teacher community with the Knowles Teaching Fellowship. Through the cohort, regional, and national communities, Knowles Fellows are surrounded by others who face similar challenges, giving them a community to learn from and grow with. Apply:

How can intentional course or lesson design lead to ah-ha moments for students. In her blog, Jessica Watts discusses the differences of introducing a framework at two different times, and how intentional design led to more understanding. Read the blog:

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The Knowles Academy: Professional learning for teachers, by teachers. Read the article to learn more about the Knowles Academy and how our workshops and courses help teachers of all levels learn, grow, and keep up with the changes in the education system:

Senior Fellow Erin Oakley published this piece, "Bringing Our Voices to the Table", in the August 2025 issue of the @NCTM journal. As one of the editors-in-chief of our own journal, Kaleidoscope, Erin illustrates why teachers' stories matter.

Having a teacher community to learn and grow with is important. Dawson shares how the Knowles Teaching Fellowship has helped him gain a strong teacher community. The application for the Knowles Teaching Fellowship 2026 cohort is open! Learn more:

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Congratulations to Knowles Teaching Fellow Austyn Jones for being honored as Teacher of the Year! Austyn was teacher of the year for the 2024-2025 school year at Biloxi High School.

Teachers- what excites you most about going back to school? We recently asked you this question on our stories and wanted to share some of the fun responses! . What excites you the most? . Thank you to Haley Clark, Anthony Stetzenmeyer, and Troy Cooper for the replies!

How can quality mentorship help new teachers? . Senior Fellow Kwesi Vincent talks about how quality mentorship is the secret to success in his op-ed in The Keystone. Let us know what you think about mentorship in the comments! . Read the article:

Apply now to the Knowles Teaching Fellowship! The application is easy and takes less than 10 minutes to complete. Apply by the early deadline, August 15, to find out if you advance to the next round by August 22! . Apply now:

What if STEM education and culturally sustaining pedagogies went to therapy—together?. Find out in a new book chapter co-authored by Lindsay Wells. You can read this chapter in Science Education and Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies: Research, Practices, and Critical Reflections.

Math teachers, will you be attending MAA Mathfest this weekend? You won’t want to miss Knowles Senior Fellow Kara Teehan’s presentations! #mathteachers #teacherleaders

Bad teacher mentorship can make you feel like you have to figure everything out on your own. During the Knowles Teaching Fellowship, you won’t have to. Mentorship is core to the Fellowship, offering the guidance and support new teachers need. Apply:

Congratulations to Knowles Senior Fellow Kirstin Milks and her colleagues Whitney Aragaki on their new book “Place-Based Science Teaching: Connecting Students to Curriculum, Community, and Caring for Our Planet", releasing September 30, 2025!.

#Physics teacher Jason Garver (@SnarkAndScience) reflects on similarities between his #students now and who he was as a student. What does it mean to look past the front that some students put up and offer them the support they truly need?. Read now:

Last week, during Knowles Academy in-person courses, Kaleidoscope staff also held the first meeting of their year long writing retreat program! . Participants spent time considering their identity as writers, building community, and of course, writing.

Teachers, are you attending the AAPT Summer Meetings this weekend? Knowles Senior Fellow Hallie Trauger will be there! Don’t miss her poster presentation “A practitioner inquiry approach to iterative improvement in introductory labs and courses” Sunday night at 5:30.

Teachers, do you ever wonder how students experience your class? Knowles Teacher Initiative has developed a new Student Perception Survey to learn just that! . Get the full survey:

Did you know peer advisors are writers too? It is important that peer advisors can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our teacher-authors; so they challenged themselves to reflect on their peer advising experience by writing poetry. Read now:

Originators of the Knowles Senior Fellow program reunited at the Knowles 2025 Annual Conference! We were so happy to see former staff member Dina Portnoy again.