Today with #WyRTC was filled with school visits showcasing possibilities for rural education - examples of small learning communities, place-based education, student-centered learning and curricula, and amazing, committed educators modeling what it is to be a great rural teacher

So excited to share that the Science & Children article, Quantifying Nature, that I co-authored with Arren Duggan, Ph.D and Dearing Blankmann has been published! It combines the 5 Core Routines for Learning Math Outside with Nature Journaling. Check it out at tandfonline.com/eprint/ZMS9DWX…

Super excited about our new publication on an instrument to explore elementary teachers’ sense of agency for teaching science. I’m so proud of this work with natureeducates, Jennifer Lingle and Mark Perkins. Check it out at: tandfonline.com/eprint/5WKAWHR…

So excited to see Charles Lallatin, a former WY Rural Teacher Corps member, as a part of this advisory board and contributing his expertise! #WYRTC

Year 3 of the WY Rural Teacher Corps has officially begun! Tonight we welcomed 9 new corps members and welcomed back 7 more. Primed for our best year yet, #WYRTC members (plus our amazing leadership team) are eager to dig into rural education in WY! University of Wyoming | College of Education Leslie Cook

Please consider applying for the Assistant Professor position of Science Education (apply.interfolio.com/157061) at the University of Washington! DivisionK

Great day today! The Wyoming Rural Teacher Corps visited the Douglas Rural Schools) to experience rural education in action and met with district representatives to hear about how they support student teachers and beginning teachers University of Wyoming | College of Education #WYRTC #ruraleducationexcellence

Yesterday I had the pleasure of presenting at the #RuralEdForum about a unique partnership that nurtures place-based community engagement with Leslie Cook (my partner in crime at WY Rural Teacher Corps) and three #WYRTC members/students! University of Wyoming | College of Education

WY Rural Teacher Corps meeting focused on why place matters. A highlight was a student’s takeaways from the #RuralEdForum. My favorite was “Rural education requires triple crown leadership - many hats, community rock star, relationship builder” #WYRTC University of Wyoming | College of Education

Rural Teacher Corps engaged in a rural teacher panel hearing from Lisa Lowenfels (Kelly Elementary), Bailey Iacovetto (RTC alum; SOROCO High School), and Jenna Schultz (Greybull High School). These rockstar teachers made a huge impact on our preservice teachers #WYRTC University of Wyoming | College of Education

Day 1 of the #WYRTC annual retreat included a drive to Teton Science Schools w/ a school visit to Ft. Washakie School to learn about the ways they incorporate Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho into their curriculum and our annual photo-op with the World’s Largest Jackalope

Day 2 of the WY Rural Teacher Corps retreat started with a visit to Kelly Elementary and finished with exploring the Great Yellowstone Ecosystem as part of the story of this place #WYRTC

Check out the Wyoming Rural Teacher Corps’ Capstone Fair in the UW news! #WYRTC University of Wyoming | College of Education uwyo.edu/news/2025/06/w…

So excited about this new publication, because it highlights a fantastic project and I had the honor of telling this story with great colleagues and the teachers who made it happen. Check it out (it’s open access) at: frontiersin.org/journals/educa…

Not even a power outage could keep the WY Rural Teacher Corps from getting together and planning their pathways and projects. Tonight we welcomed 10 returning corps members - it’s great to have this passionate group of preservice teachers back in WyRTC! #WyRTC #ruralmatters