Aaron Jaggers
SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATOR & CURRICULUM DESIGNER
INTRODUCTION
I am a highly qualified teacher (HQT) with experience teaching late elementary to adult learners. My background includes working in one-to-one schools, designing cross-curricular learning experiences, and leading students to take action in their own communities. I have worked closely with the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) through conferences and workshops, and by creating the International Hub for the C3 Curriculum Framework. In a previous position, I served as a catalyst for adopting the C3 Curriculum Framework and served as the Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator where I helped colleagues understand and use the framework to better their practice. I have also led initiatives for International Baccalaureate aligned and standards-based assessment. My dedication to students reaches outside of the classroom: I have worked with students by serving as a Model United Nations advisor, an esports coach, a lettuce club advisor, building houses with students in underprivileged communities, and playing in school and community bands.
Everything I build in esports rests on this foundation. Inquiry-based learning, standards with room to fail safely, and assessment that measures growth are the same tools whether the subject is economics or a six-stage tournament run. It is also why my central thesis about esports is an educator’s thesis: the field’s next generation of coaches and program directors has to be deliberately trained, and schools are where that happens.
Any questions, requests for additional materials, or requests for references can be addressed by email: aaronjaggers@gmail.com
