Griffin Spalding County Schools

Griffin, GA : Cowan MS and Crescent Elementary : Public Schools

The Goal: Infuse the curricular experience to incorporate more inquiry, student agency and ownership. 

The Work: At Cowan Middle School, Kristin Hokanson has been working with Cowan since 2015 to reimagine their overall mission and vision and then strategically plan to implement that mission and vision with intensive professional development, model lessons and strategic planning. At Crescent Elementary, Diana Laufenberg has been working to bring a level of consistency and continuity to the curricular approach employed by the teachers to create a more student centered learning environment.