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"This program was a wonderful introduction into sustainable, holistic, and human models of education.
Sarah and Jess were fantastic and encouraged all thoughts, ideas, and connections we made as learners. They fostered a supportive environment with various ways to access the material."
- S.A.
“This program provided unique benefits to me as an autistic adult interested in helping to make education more universally accessible for all learners.
It not only helped me clarify a direction for my future work in this area, but it gave me space to engage in much needed conversations that facilitated my ongoing social-cultural-linguistic development and helped me engage in more playful and creative ways of thinking overall.
- S. W.
"Not only was it valuable for myself, but I am now able to share this information in an easy to understand and accessible ways to my students and colleagues"
- Stephanie
Grounded Teaching is committed to being an accessible entry point into a future based on regeneration, not extraction & scarcity.
Based in Cleveland, Sarah brings a deep experience of teaching, coaching, & training, having worked with over a thousand teachers and leaders in 50+ schools across the USA.
A National-Board Certified ELA teacher with a Master's degree in Education, Sarah has taught and coached thousands of students, teachers, and school leaders over the past 18 years in her career in education. She was an advisor on the Federal DOE working group for virtual instruction during the pandemic, was a Keynote speaker at Wharton School of Education, and has worked closely with over 40 districts and charter networks in the US to improve instruction, leadership, community engagement, and vertical alignment.
From that birds-eye view, it was easy for Sarah to see that we're missing the opportunity for education to be a force for a regenerative future.
Sarah's love for life comes through in all of her work, including her work in co-founding a local non-profit focused on regeneration, her training in permaculture design, health coaching, as well as her own practices of textile art, farming, and, most importantly: being a mom.
Based in Cleveland, Jess is a National Board Certified high school English teacher, yoga teacher, community activist, and herbalist
Going into her 17th year in the classroom, Jess has transformed her English classroom into a regenerative ed workspace for her students and is pushing the limits to see what is possible in one classroom. She brings in her love and stewardship of all living beings, as well as her interest in permaculture, plants, yoga and breathwork, to coach her students toward leading lives full of meaning. Jess created the EdShed program for place-based, asset-informed education.
Jess has also co-founded a non-profit to create regenerative systems for local textiles and works closely with farmers, researchers, and students to emphasize local futures.
Jess has also co-founded a non-profit to create regenerative systems for local textiles and works closely with farmers, researchers, and students to emphasize local futures.