Jen Mangels

Experience

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  Casis Elementary School

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2015

  Second and Third Grade Teacher

  mentored teachers, language arts vertical team lead, designed and implemented curriculum in multiple subject areas

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  Kiker Elementary

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2020

  Multiage team teaching with 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades; looped with students for multiple years; emphasis on mindfulness, project-based learning, student leadership in multiage classroom setting language arts specialist; reading and writing workshop; dyslexic interventionist

  • Strength-Based Learning Cohort (SBLC) Teacher

    Jan 2016 - Jan 2020

  • 2nd Grade Teacher

    Jan 2015 - Jan 2016
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  Bear Creek Elementary in Austin ISD

  Aug 2020 - May 2023

  4th Grade Teacher

  Team teaching with emphasis on STEM curriculum; mentoring new teachers; member of leadership team

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  AutonoMYLearning

  Jul 2022 - now

  Educational consultant, PD Specialist, Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum Specialist

  Jen Mangels is a teacher leader, mentor, and educational consultant. Her areas of expertise include STEM, project-based learning, and social-emotional learning. She cultivates a growth mindset as an essential component of any learning culture, which creates a safe space for students and teachers to embrace challenges and value mistakes as authentic growth opportunities. You can learn more about her work empowering learners to build self-efficacy at autonoMYlearning.com and follow her on Twitter @AutoMYlearning. Show less

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  Faana Inc.

  Aug 2023 - now

  Curriculum Specialist

  Consult and design innovative leadership learning experiences