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The world has certainly changed since Covid. New challenges are still arising and we need to find new ways of approaching the many needs that teachers and schools face right now. I am offering a free trial mentoring session for any teacher or administrator who would like some guidance through this new wilderness of uncertainty. I am here to help guide and support you. Feel free to contact me at Kjohnsoneducator@gmail.com. Hope to talk with you soon…!
Karl David Johnson, M.A., has been an educator for over 40 years and has taught in the Waldorf movement since 1986. He is currently serving the Mountain Song Community School as Pedagogical Director. During the pandemic, Karl was in the classroom and served the Boulder Valley Waldorf School as a Middle School class teacher. He has previously served in a pedagogical support role for the Santa Fe Waldorf School, the Siskiyou School in Ashland, Oregon and the Kona Pacific Public Waldorf School on the Big Island of Hawaii. Prior to that support work, Karl taught as class teacher in Durango, Colorado and he had two classes at the Santa Fe Waldorf School. Karl has also taught blocks in various schools as a guest teacher. At the high school level, Karl has taught music – both Orchestra and Jazz Ensemble - and directed the Wilderness Experience program for the Santa Fe Waldorf High School. Additionally, Karl is a certified Educational Support Specialist and has supported children with learning issues, conducting assessments and developing and implementing support plans.
An experienced mentor and consultant, Karl has mentored hundreds of teachers at dozens of schools and has trained teachers and conducted workshops in China, Nepal, New Zealand, the Hawaiian Islands, Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.. He has taught on the summer faculty for the West Coast Institute for Studies in Anthroposophy in British Columbia, in the Xian Waldorf Teacher Training Program in Xian, China, and as a Foundations Studies course facilitator for Sophia Institute, and as a Practicum Supervisor for Antioch University Waldorf Teacher Training Program. He is currently a teacher trainer on the faculty of Gradalis Institute and supports teachers all over the West with field mentoring. Karl Johnson is the author of the forthcoming book: Honing Our Craft: Pedagogy and Leadership in the Waldorf Classroom.
Contact: Kjohnsoneducator@gmail.com