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Katy Farber

Burlington, Vermont
As seen in: CNN, Medium, Fox News, HuffPost, Education Week, Edutopia, Routledge, Scary Mommy, AMLE Magazine
assistant prof + author of books + articles, genre hopping + idea focused, Vermont living, repped by Adam Chromy, views mine, she/her

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Katy Farber’s Biography

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Katy Farber, Ed.D, is an educator, teacher coach and writer. She is the author of three books about education: Why Great Teachers Quit and How We Might Stop the Exodus (Corwin Press, 2010); Change the World with Service Learning: How to Create, Lead and Assess Service Learning Projects (R&L, 2011); and its new edition, Real and Relevant: a guide for service and project based learning, released in June 2017. Her writing has been published on CNN’s School of Thought blog, Educational Leadership, …

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Boys on the Bus - Rx3 Magazine - Medium

Boys on the Bus - Rx3 Magazine - Medium

I tried to continue my day when I heard that Trump had said graphic and horrific comments about assaulting wo…

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7 Lessons for Teachers from Dumbledore

7 Lessons for Teachers from Dumbledore

One of my favorite times of the day is when I settle in with my two young daughters for read-aloud time. For …

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The Mantra That Keeps Me From Trying to Fix Everything

The Mantra That Keeps Me From Trying to Fix Everything

One sunny day this summer, on a hike in Maine, one of my daughters was complaining. She was complaining about…

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We've Hit Rock Bottom, America

We've Hit Rock Bottom, America

So, America. Here's where we are. It's 2016. We have a major party candidate bragging about sexually assaulti…

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My View: Six ways to retain great teachers

My View: Six ways to retain great teachers

By Katy Farber, Special to CNN Editor's note: Katy Farber is a sixth grade teacher in Vermont. She is also an…

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Response: Teachers Stay Because 'They Made A Choice To Serve'

Response: Teachers Stay Because 'They Made A Choice To Serve'

This week's question is a natural follow-up to last week's topic (where we discussed why teachers leave high-…

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Stop the Department of Education’s targeting of teachers

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By Katy Farber
| Medium
Katy Farber · Follow 4 min read · -- I taught in Vermont public schools for nearly two decades. I spent years working with teachers across the state as a professional development coordinator. And now I have the honor to work with pre-service and practicing teachers at a small university for the last three years. I owe my learning about equity and justice to so many people.
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Real Talk for New Teachers: Tools for Building a Sustainable Career

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By Katy Farber, Penny Bishop
| Routledge Verified
Real Talk for New Teachers helps beginning teachers develop their vision and orient their practice toward a personally fulfilling, healthy, and sustainable career. Having a sustainable career goes beyond buzzwords like self-care, and Farber and Bishop provide meaningful ideas for balancing the demands of the profession and getting the most out of it.
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Looking for Joy and Wonder in Science Class

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By Katy Farber
| Edutopia Verified
There had been a surge in a new variant. Families were stressed. Kids came in, carrying the world behind their masks. One morning, I didn’t have a chance to set up my normal greeting for students due to a parent meeting right before school. Usually, for our morning choice (soft landing) time, I dimmed the lights, put on a wildlife camera, and turned on some music that felt like something we needed. Temperature outside below zero? Beach reggae music. Students seem stressed and anxious?
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