Michael C. Knowlton, M.Ed.

Yip Man, the maestro of Wing Chun once said, “Do not fight with the strength, absorb it, and it flows, use it.” #DESTEMchat

3.Students and teachers with GRIT that have welcomed the challenge of real-world learning. Santa Rosa County Schools embodies these qualities and it is my belief that our students can compete with ANYONE. #DESTEMchat

1.District and administrative understanding and support for teachers and students. 2.Invigorating professional learning from world-class professional educators... #DESTEMchat

Here's a short promo video for our 2018 End of Year Celebration:

As an organization,@srcSchoolsFL hosts annual ‘Innovate Launch Events’ and ‘End of Year Celebrations’ for the purpose of connecting with and motivating each other. #DESTEMchat

Truly, the best STEAM experiences occur anytime like- minded, passionate educators and students come together to share ideas and expertise. #DESTEMchat

We are challenging our teachers to facilitate student-led inquiry. In effect, we are transforming the classroom to enable student demonstration of mastery by placing emphasis on creativity, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking. #DESTEMchat

In essence, Innovate teachers and students seek the real-world ‘problems’ that affect us near and far and offer viable solutions in a collaborative environment. #DESTEMchat

Santa Rosa Innovate is able to get the community involved by collaborating on both local and global initiatives. #DESTEMchat

For example, our students have designed solutions for local, national, and global businesses from parking lot designs that maximize efficiency to prosthetic limbs that are cost-effective and readily available. #DESTEMchat

Or please enjoy our Innovate newsletter Issue 3, Volume 1 of "Innovate: Up 2 Date" for a snapshot of our movement. tinyurl.com/edtechmaestro #DESTEMchat

In brief, Santa Rosa Innovate is a 5- yr professional learning partnership with Discovery Education inspiring a movement of professional educators to link real world applications within their curricular instruction. #DESTEMchat

It would be quite the challenge to describe the impact of Innovate in 240 characters or less… please see for yourself HERE tinyurl.com/urwq6do #DESTEMchat

Our mission is to spread this "Innovative" instruction to create critical thinkers, collaborators, and communicators who will advance the quality of life of all people for generations. #DESTEMchat

In addition, telling our story is critical because we don't have to reinvent the wheel. There is already phenomenal teaching and learning happening in the classroom. #DESTEMchat

The Innovators of Santa Rosa County, Florida have ‘told their story’ to the classroom teacher next door, their teacher-friend in another county, educational professionals from across the nation, and even global educators from Kazakhstan, Russia, Egypt, Jordan, etc. #DESTEMchat