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Dan Schroder (left) with the Keystone Center, conducts a stream study of French Creek and the Blue River Thursday, with teachers from all over the country, from left to right: Patrick Doreus, Ann Reilly and Ernest Hall.
Through his work at the Keystone Center, Dan Schroder shares innovative science curricula and teaching methods with educators from across the nation.
The vast majority of his 10-year teaching career has centered on experiential education. After graduating from college, he directed AmeriCorps-sponsored youth recycling programs and spent five summers leading youth wilderness trips in Steamboat Springs.
Before coming to Summit County, he taught psychology, art, and bike mechanics to special-needs students in the Chicago area.
Inspiration: A deep-seated interest in learning new things. I learn best when I learn with others, and what better venue to learn than with interested, enthusiastic sponges (aka, kids, and kids at heart).
The vast majority of his 10-year teaching career has centered on experiential education. After graduating from college, he directed AmeriCorps-sponsored youth recycling programs and spent five summers leading youth wilderness trips in Steamboat Springs.
Before coming to Summit County, he taught psychology, art, and bike mechanics to special-needs students in the Chicago area.
Inspiration: A deep-seated interest in learning new things. I learn best when I learn with others, and what better venue to learn than with interested, enthusiastic sponges (aka, kids, and kids at heart).
Science fascinates me. I often wonder how things work and how they interconnect with my life and society. I think my early fascination with the natural world came from the support of my mom, who fostered an experiential upbringing of me and my brothers, as well as my involvement with the Boy Scouts.
Motivation: The positive, inclusive energy of my colleagues and the good work the Keystone Center does. I wonder how many Summit County residents know that this little nonprofit tucked up in the Keystone neighborhood works on national and international projects in the realms of public policy and education.
Ultimately, I am motivated by the diversity of work we do and the impacts we make.
Philosophy: Provide learning experiences that support school, home and life connections.
Set boundaries, give students the benefit of the doubt, and support them along the way.
Challenges: The toughest thing about my job is that I do not get the "kid energy" each day.
Motivation: The positive, inclusive energy of my colleagues and the good work the Keystone Center does. I wonder how many Summit County residents know that this little nonprofit tucked up in the Keystone neighborhood works on national and international projects in the realms of public policy and education.
Ultimately, I am motivated by the diversity of work we do and the impacts we make.
Philosophy: Provide learning experiences that support school, home and life connections.
Set boundaries, give students the benefit of the doubt, and support them along the way.
Challenges: The toughest thing about my job is that I do not get the "kid energy" each day.
Although I am part of a team, I often work in isolation on the computer and phone. Thankfully, we often share the goofy kid energy with each other.
Accomplishment: I am a husband - my wife is my soul mate. And I am a father - my daughter astounds me every day.
Role models: My family and my friends, my past teachers, coaches, and adults who were active in my life. The people I trust and love are the people from whom I learn.
If I had $100,000: I would set the groundwork for an endowment fund that would support interested but unfunded people to attend The Keystone Center's programs.
Extracurricular: I love to play with my daughter. This past winter, I had so much fun swimming with her at the recreation center.
My coworkers would be surprised to know: I am petrified at the thought of doing karaoke.
Accomplishment: I am a husband - my wife is my soul mate. And I am a father - my daughter astounds me every day.
Role models: My family and my friends, my past teachers, coaches, and adults who were active in my life. The people I trust and love are the people from whom I learn.
If I had $100,000: I would set the groundwork for an endowment fund that would support interested but unfunded people to attend The Keystone Center's programs.
Extracurricular: I love to play with my daughter. This past winter, I had so much fun swimming with her at the recreation center.
My coworkers would be surprised to know: I am petrified at the thought of doing karaoke.
Dan Schroder, 32
Old stomping grounds: Napa, Calif.
Favorite childhood book: "The Jungle Book," by Rudyard Kipling
Last book read: "Goodnight Moon," by Margaret Wise Brown (to my 2-year-old daughter) and "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," by Mark Haddon (to myself).
Nerd, jock or popular kid: I was well-liked and very active in sports and social activities. So, I'd say I was a popular athlete - not a jock, the jocks were jerks.
