Personal Philosophy
Work hard.
Play hard.
Live life to the fullest!
TEACHER
5th Grade: Cottage Lane Elementary School, South Orangetown Central School District, New York
4th Grade: Cottage Lane Elementary School, South Orangetown Central School District, New York
5th/6th Grades: The Bede School (Now Dwight-Englewood School), New Jersey
4th Grade: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School, New York
2nd Grade: St. Augustine School, New York
1st Grade: St. Anne School, Texas
5th Grade: St. Anne School, Texas
CONSULTANT
Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory: Spatial Relations and Mapping; Kim Kastens, PI; New York.
Harvard University: Science as a Critical Lens for Global Competency; Project Zero, Veronica Boix-Mansilla, PI; Massachusetts.
International School of Cape Town: Differentiating for Gifted Children in the Heterogeneous Classroom; South Africa.
IVECA International Virtual Schooling: International Student Collaborations; New York.
South Orangetown Central School District: Challenging Gifted Students in the Heterogeneous Classroom; New York.
Sun Valley Group of Schools: Inferential Reading; South Africa.
REVIEWER
Fulbright Distinguished Award in Teaching applications
National Association for Gifted Children Annual Conference, Global Awareness Network, presenter proposals
INTERVIEWS
ClimateX MIT – Kids Against Climate Change: An Interview with Kottie Christie-Blick
Our Town Newspaper – Climate’s Right for Kid-Safe Environmental Website
National Center for Science Education – Teaching Climate Science: It’s Elementary
The Gevirtz School, Graduate School of Education, University of California Santa Barbara – Kottie Christie-Blick Contemplates a Career in Teaching
Yale Climate Connections – At This Website, Children are Talking About How to Slow Climate Change
Yale Climate Connections – Sea Level Rise Lesson Plan
CITATIONS
Educating for the 21st Century: Perspectives, Policies and Practices from Around the World – Signature Pedagogies in Global Competence Education: Understanding Quality Teaching Practice
LoHud The Journal News – Blauvelt Educator Wins Prestigious Award
LoHud The Journal News – Orangetown: Why Restaurants Aren’t Giving Out Straws
NEA Today – 5 Ways to Teach About Climate Change in Your Classroom
Our Town Newspaper – Climate’s Right For Kid-Safe Environmental Website
Our Town Newspaper – Cottage Lane Fifth Graders Meet UN Secretary-General
Rivertown Magazine – Cottage Lane Teacher Makes Her Mark at World Conference
Slate.com – Kids’ TV is Ignoring Climate Change
Terra Firma, Lower Hudson Group Sierra Club Newsletter – These Kids Inspire Me by Kathy Schwarz
EDUCATION
MA, Curriculum & Teaching, with emphasis in Gifted Education:
Teachers College, Columbia University, New York
[+65 graduate and in-service credits in Education beyond MA]
BA, Sociology: University of California, Santa Barbara
Certificate, NOAA Climate Stewards Educator: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration
CERTIFICATION
NOAA Climate Stewards Certification
Teaching Certification: New York, nursery – sixth grade
Teaching Credential: California, nursery – adult
Gifted Education Certification: New York
AWARDS/ GRANTS
Alexinia Baldwin Educator of the Year Award: Association for Gifted and Talented Education in New York State
American Audubon Society Fellowship for Teachers: Audubon Society
Fulbright Distinguished Award in Teaching: Fulbright Commission, United States Department of State
Fulbright Distinguished Alumni Grants: Fulbright Commission, United States Department of State
Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Fellowship: Japan-United States Educational Commission, Government of Japan
Impact II Developer Grant: Board of Cooperative Educational Services
My Favorite Teacher Award: Barnes and Noble
NOAA Planet Stewards Award: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce
NOAA Planet Stewards Grants: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce
Parent Teacher Association Founder’s Day Award: South Orangetown School District Parent Teacher Association
Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, 2014 New York State Finalist: The National Science Foundation for the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Professional Developer Grants: South Orangetown School District
Richard Gazolla Teacher Fellowship for Advanced Study: New York State PTA
Teacher Treks Grant: Hilton Worldwide Teacher Treks
PUBLICATIONS
Christie-Blick, K., 2019, Recycling at School: An Action Project: The Earth Scientist, v. 35, p. 26-29.
Christie-Blick, K., 2019, Ocean Acidification Investigation: Science Scope, v. 42, p. 42-50.
Christie-Blick, K., 2018, Book Review of The Tantrum that Saved the World: Reports of the National Center for Science Education, pp.14-15.
Christie-Blick, K., 2017, Time to Start Teaching Climate Change: Independent Education.
Christie-Blick, K., 2017, NOAA Climate Stewards Educator and Students Meet with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce website.
Boelman, N., McLean-Hely, M., Christie-Blick, K., 2016, A Migration Mystery: Earth Observatory, NASA website.
Christie-Blick, K., 2015, In the Classroom: Elementary Lesson on Sea Level Rise: guest blog, National Center for Science Education website.
Christie-Blick, K., 2015, Chirpy, Little Bird, Big Message: 10964 The Palisades Newsletter.
Christie-Blick, K., 2013, Talking to Children about Climate Change: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, United States Department of Commerce website.
Christie-Blick, K., 2012, Global Awareness for Fulbright Teacher in South Africa: Global Visions, Global Awareness Network, National Association for Gifted Children, p. 8-10.
Christie-Blick, K., 2006, Fat Finders: Science & Children, v. 43, p. 22-25.
Christie-Blick, K., 2003, Measuring Mania: The Bridge to Creativity in Teaching 2002-2003, BOCES publication, Elmsford, NY, p. 13.
Christie-Blick, K., Branzburg, J., and O’Brien, A.M., 2002, Building Global Connections: Learning & Leading with Technology, v. 29, p. 54-59.
Kastens, K.A., Kaplan, D., and Christie-Blick, K., 2001, Development and Evaluation of “Where Are We?” Map-Skills Software and Curriculum: Journal of Geoscience Education, v. 49, p. 249-266.
Christie-Blick, K., Kastens, K.A., Barlaz, D., Kaplan, D., and Katz, K., 2000, Where Are We? Teacher’s Guide: Tom Snyder Productions, MA.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS: USA
An Eclectic Model for Gifted Instruction, poster session with Kerri McBride: National Association for Gifted Children Annual Conference (NAGC), Indianapolis, IN.
Bringing the World to Your Classroom: Blogging, poster session with Jacob Tanenbaum: National Association for Gifted Children Conference (NAGC), St. Louis, MO.
Bringing the World to Your Students: Blogging & Video Conferencing, with Jacob Tanenbaum: NYS Computers & Technology in Education Metro Conference, White Plains, NY.
Climate Science: How Can Such a Serious Topic Be So Much Fun?!: National Science Teachers Association Annual Conference (NSTA), Nashville, TN.
Creating Global Connections on the Go, with Anne O’Brien: SchoolTechExpo Conference, Chicago, IL.
Differentiating without the Three-Ring Circus, with Kristine Wagner: Advocacy for Gifted and Talented Education Conference (AGATE), New Rochelle, NY.
Digital Natives Use 3-D Learning to Collaborate on Climate Change, with Jacob Tanenbaum: NSTA Annual Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Disseminating Information in the Field of Education, Fulbright Alumni Conference, Washington DC.
Education in Hong Kong: Global Educators National Conference, Eau Claire, WI.
Elementary Activities for a Healthy Lifestyle: Science Teachers Association of New York State (STANYS), Rochester, NY.
Gifted Education: Why We Need It and How We Do It, with Kerry Volmar: SOCSD In-service course, Blauvelt, NY.
Globalizing Your Science Class for the 21st Century: National Science Teachers Association Annual Conference (NSTA), Boston, MA.
Kids Against Climate Change Dot Com: Best of Both Worlds International Environmental Conference, Estes Park, CO.
Kids Against Climate Change Dot Com: Climate and Resilience Professional Development for Educators, sponsored by Connecticut Sea Grant and NOAA, Groton, CT.
International Student Collaboration Model: United States-South Africa: Students Working Together to Discuss Biodiversity Issues, with Marc Eckert and Shaun Tuohy: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Annual Conference (ASCD), Chicago, IL.
Meeting the Needs of Gifted Children, with Kerry McBride: Gifted Education Association of Rockland County Meeting (GEAR), Blauvelt, NY.
NOAA Climate Stewards Up Close & Personal: Climate and Resilience Professional Development for Educators, sponsored by Connecticut Sea Grant and NOAA, Groton, CT.
NOAA Climate Stewardship, with Bruce Moravchik and Climate Steward Educators from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration: National Science Teachers Association Annual Conference (NSTA), Boston, MA.
NOAA’s Teacher at Sea: Impact on Students in the Classroom, with Jacob Tanenbaum and Fourth Grade Students: Congressional Reception, Washington DC.
Ocean Acidification: Experiments for Students: Climate and Resilience Professional Development for Educators, sponsored by Connecticut Sea Grant and NOAA, Groton, CT.
Sea Level Rise: How Can Such a Serious Topic be so Much Fun?!: Climate and Resilience Professional Development for Educators, sponsored by Connecticut Sea Grant and NOAA, Groton, CT.
The Fulbright Memorial Fund Program: Education in Japan: National Association for Gifted Children Conference (NAGC), Indianapolis, IN.
The Future is Here: International Virtual Schooling, with Jacob Tanenbaum and Eunhee Jung O’Neil: Advocacy for Gifted and Talented Education Conference (AGATE), New Rochelle, NY.
Using Models to Understand Climate Change: North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE), Spokane, WA.
Work hard. Play hard. Live Life to the Fullest: Advocacy for Gifted and Talented Education Conference (AGATE), New Rochelle, NY.
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS: INTERNATIONAL
Across America: Yew Chung International School, Hong Kong.
Across the USA: Headington Middle School and Sts. Philips & James Primary School, England.
American Education Ready for the 21st Century: National Educators’ Conference, Kingdom of Tonga.
American Observations of Japanese Schooling: Arao PTA Board, Japan.
Global Citizens for Biodiversity: Best of Both Worlds International Environmental Conference, University of South Africa, South Africa.
Inferring While Reading: Redcliffs School and Wainoni School, New Zealand.
Inspiring High Ability Learners in the Classroom: World Council for Gifted and Talented Children Conference, Denmark.
Raising Academic Standards and Meeting the Needs of Gifted Students: International School of Cape Town Faculty, South Africa.
Read. Think. Infer Across the Curriculum: Sun Valley Group of Schools Faculty, South Africa.
MEMBERSHIPS
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Fulbright Alumni Association
National Association for Gifted Children
National Center for Science Education
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Stewards
National Science Teachers Association
North American Association for Environmental Education
World Council for Gifted and Talented Children
Invited guest to the White House Climate Education Event, August 2015.
For more information, contact Kottie Christie-Blick: kchristieblick@socsd.org
Back-to-School Climate Education Event at The White House.
Science students meet with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at United Nations Headquarters to discuss climate change.