So, I'm new!
......and I'm really excited to be here!
A little about me:
- Graduated from Eastside Jr. Sr. High in 2000
- Have attended Lake Superior State, IPFW, & Indiana Wesleyan
- 10 Years as Police Officer in Ligonier, where I served as SRO for West Noble Primary/ Ligonier Elementary
- Taught at Prairie View Elementary - Prek - 1 year
- Kindergarten Teacher at Syracuse Elementary - 3 years
- Innovation and Inquiry Instructional Coach at Syracuse Elementary - 1 year
- Other Accomplishments: EDU work for Seesaw as an Ambassador, 2016 PBS Digital Innovator for Indiana, & GoNoodle Ambassador. PLTW Launch Lead Teacher
- Love Maker Education and Project Based Learning
- Maker Space design including 3D printer classroom integration
- School Maker Faire Coordinator
- Irish, Browns, and Indian's fan
- Favorite Children's Books: Big Plans by Bob Shea and Beyond the Pond by Joseph Kuefler
- We have three kids and my wife is an Instructional Coach at Syracuse Elementary
- Love Musky fishing as well as pheasant and waterfowl hunting
I'm really excited to be here, serving the community my family lives in. I can't wait to get the building full of students and staff. I hope this newsletter gives you "peel" into my life.
I have included some of my classroom and coaching work in some videos below. Maker Education and Project Based Learning is something kids really love and I am very passionate about. I hope that we can work together to bring some of that here to our community. I'm a bit like Miss Frizzle - "It's time to take chances. Make Mistakes. Get Messy!" I hope we can take on that mantra together!
Please take part in the "Getting to Know You" survey below. Also contact me with any questions. I'll do my best to answer them.
#gobeyond
My Past Lives
Head Softball Coach
At West Noble for 8/9 years and At Wawasee for 3.
Ligonier Police Officer/SRO
I was the school resource officer for 10 years at Ligonier Elementary/West Noble Primary.
Dog Training
I co-own www.boberoagundogs.com here in Albion with my father. I have been working dogs for upland hunting since I was a kid.
Our Kids
Carson
She's 6 and will be in Kindergarten here at AE.
Riley
He is 8 and will be a 2nd grader here at AE.
Ellis
He is 4 and he is the reason we won't be having any more kids :)
Personal Life
My wife, Amanda.
She was a CN kid and is also a teacher. She is currently at Wawasee as an Instructional coach for Syracuse Elementary.
I love Muskies!
It's all I fish for, whenever I can, which isn't very often with the family, school, and dog training.
I met a Wild Kratt!
Involvement with the PBS digital innovator program led me to Washington DC this summer. They invited myself and two other teachers to talk on a panel in front of their TV producers. We spoke about maker ed, project based learning, and how we use PBS kids content in our curriculum.
SES Maker Faire 2016
Welcome To Knippergarten
Maker Faire
Jared Knipper
Email: knipperj@centralnoble.k12.in.us
Website: centralnoble.k12.in.us
Phone: 2608942348
Twitter: @MrCNipper