This week, we will explore the journey of Brenna Chambers. Brenna is the Manager for Professional Learning at the Arizona Science Center in Phoenix, Arizona. You can connect with Brenna on LinkedIn and learn more about the Arizona Science Center on their official website.

On this episode, Brenna and I will discuss her classroom teaching career, including her jump from teaching in the early childhood and kindergarten settings to working as a fifth-grade math teacher, finding ways to integrate open-ended learning, play, and student choice amidst the standardized nature of formal public schooling.

Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia, and previously taught in the Illinois public schools for 11 years. Visit his LinkTree to connect with him.

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