Kate Cowles

Senior Lecturer of Early Childhood Education

Program Coordinator, Early Childhood Education

Katherine.Cowles@uvm.edu
Kate Cowles
Katherine.Cowles@uvm.edu
Alma mater(s)
  • M.Ed, Educational Leadership, University of Vermont
  • B.A., English and Philosophy, The College of Wooster
Affiliated Department(s)

Department of Education

BIO

Kate Cowles is a senior lecturer specializing in the Early Childhood Education (PreK-3) licensure program. Her teaching includes courses on Culturally Responsive Education, Preschool Curriculum Development, and Children's Literature & Literacy. In addition to her teaching role, she also serves as Student Internship Supervisor.

In 2013, Kate began working as a mentor teacher at UVM’s Campus Children’s School. She accepted a position as a full-time lecturer in the Department of Education in 2016.

Kate shares her work by presenting at venues such as the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Professional Learning Institute, the Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children (VAEYC) Early Childhood Conference and Retreat, and the Vermont Early Learning Standards (VELS) Institute.

Awards and Achievements

Educational Leadership Graduate Award in Education and Public Affairs, University of Vermont, 2013


 

Area(s) of expertise

  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Critical pedagogy
  • Children’s participatory rights and civic engagement
  • Teacher education

Bio

Kate Cowles is a senior lecturer specializing in the Early Childhood Education (PreK-3) licensure program. Her teaching includes courses on Culturally Responsive Education, Preschool Curriculum Development, and Children's Literature & Literacy. In addition to her teaching role, she also serves as Student Internship Supervisor.

In 2013, Kate began working as a mentor teacher at UVM’s Campus Children’s School. She accepted a position as a full-time lecturer in the Department of Education in 2016.

Kate shares her work by presenting at venues such as the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Professional Learning Institute, the Vermont Association for the Education of Young Children (VAEYC) Early Childhood Conference and Retreat, and the Vermont Early Learning Standards (VELS) Institute.

Awards and Achievements

Educational Leadership Graduate Award in Education and Public Affairs, University of Vermont, 2013


 

Areas of Expertise

  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Critical pedagogy
  • Children’s participatory rights and civic engagement
  • Teacher education