Hi there! I'm Camille Jones.
2017 Washington Teacher of the Year. 

Camille Jones, 2017 Washington State Teacher of the Year.

I grew up on an onion farm in Quincy, WA and came back here to "bloom where I was planted". I spent ten years teaching in service of my commitment to make this community a great place to live and learn. For everyone. Today, I serve that same vision as the Instructional Technology Coach for the school district.

Currently, I am focused on how to return to a different school—using the lessons of the Pandemic to propel us into a better, more equitable education system than the one we left behind.

That means I currently spend most of my time working on:

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Digital Education tools & Strategies

In the post-Pandemic world, access and support around educational technology are non-negotiable. My job is to be the link between departments, teachers, students, and families, to make sure all students are prepared to benefit from digital learning opportunities at home and in the classroom.

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Data Systems for Equity

Today a student’s in our schools is predictable, based on their race, class, or language. This tells me that our historical use of data was not working. To change this, teams need easy access to live, disaggregated data. We need routines that call us to study both traditional and new types of data that highlight students’ strengths.

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Family & Student Leadership

My energy has the most impact when I center the values and priorities of students and their families, especially those furthest from opportunity. The Pandemic taught me the power in this work, now I’m focused on making sure we don’t forget these lessons, but instead that we use them to drive us to more equitable collaborations.

In 2017, I was recognized as Washington’s Teacher of the Year for my work teaching and leading our district’s Schoolwide Enrichment and Highly Capable Programs. Schoolwide enrichment is designed to help educators and schools become better at recognizing and supporting students for their strengths in whatever ways we can. Every student has more potential than our systems typically see, especially students who are culturally, linguistically, and economically diverse. We made a lot of progress, and I learned so much in the six years I spent doing this work. I was thankful to transition the program to a team with passion and vision for it’s future. It’s still going strong today and I’d be happy to set up a meeting if you’d like to learn more.

You should also know that I am a Millennial.  I see the world, and my students' futures, through that lens... the transitional times I grew up in. The challenge of starting a career during the Great Recession.

That means my classroom was hyper-focused on:

21ST CENTURY SKILLS

Creativity, collaboration, communication and critical thinking are today’s foundational skills. Students can find all knowledge in a web search; I wanted to help them use it well!

STEAM

Integrating science, technology, engineering, art, and math helped students understand the complexities of the real world. My classroom was a place to explore new interests that drove their effort at school.

Global Education

Even my youngest students experienced working with others from around the world.  I wanted every student to be ready to participate in the global economy and solve global challenges.

I could talk forever about the topics on this page. Join me here or on Twitter so we can listen and grow together.