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Scripted, Not Silenced: Finding Freedom Within the Frame

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By Jami Witherell

I recently sat (uncomfortably so—who designed cafeteria chairs in an elementary school?) in a professional development session where the speaker, in a well-meaning attempt to empower us, warned about the dangers of scripted curriculum.

I felt my stomach tighten.

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Jami Witherell, MEd, EdS, is a K–2 STEM Educator in Nantucket, MA. A transracial international adoptee from Santiago, Chile, she is passionate about the intersection of literacy and STEM. This fall, she will begin her PhD in Change Leadership with a focus on Literacy Leadership at the University of Central Arkansas.

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Jami Witherell
Jami Witherell
Jami Witherell, MEd, EdS, is a K–2 STEM Educator in Nantucket, MA. A transracial international adoptee from Santiago, Chile, she is passionate about the intersection of literacy and STEM. This fall, she will begin her PhD in Change Leadership with a focus on Literacy Leadership at the University of Central Arkansas.

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