Katy Farber Assistant Professor of Education
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Bio
Ed.D. Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts
Master of Science in Teaching, SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, New York
Bachelor of Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
Courses I Teach
- ED 231: Education in the 21st Century
- ED 325: Teaching Elementary Mathematics
- EDU 613: PK-6; Mathematics in the PK-6 Classroom
- ED-327-A: Teaching Science and Engineering in the PK-6 Classroom
- GED 695: Teaching PreK-6 Science and Engineering
Areas of Expertise
- Service-Learning
- Project-Based Learning
- Personalized Learning
- Elementary Education
- STEM/STEAM Learning
- Early Adolescence/Middle School Pedagogy
- Teacher Sustainability
We are born makers. We move what we’re learning from our heads to our hearts through our hands.
Current Research
- Teacher Attrition/Sustainability
- Personalized Learning
Awards, Recognitions, Memberships
- Vermont Teacher of the Year Alternate 2014
- Picture Book Salamander Sky wins John Burroughs Riverby, Green Earth Honor, and Nautilus Awards 2019
Recent News
Katy Farber, assistant professor of education, presented a session at the statewide conference Vermont Fest on November 18, entitled Grow Rooted, Grounded STEM with Purpose. She also presented a workshop in the Saint Michael’s College of Education Master’s of Arts in Teaching workshop series called New Teacher Survival Guide: Skills and Strategies for Managing the Many and Varied Demands of the Profession, on November 17, 2022.
(posted February 2023)
Popular Press
- Stress, Hyper-vigilance, and Decision Fatigue: Teaching During Omicron (EdWeek, 2022)
- A Must Read for Parents and Teachers: “Miseducation: How Climate Change Is Taught in America” (Moms Clean Air Force, 2022)
- How Teachers Are Managing the Rapid Stream of Small (and Big) Decisions We Make Daily (BAM Radio, 2022)