Christa Krohn has been an educator for 16 years teaching all grades from K through college in Math and Physics with various types of learners and student demographics. She has worked as a teacher, gifted Math Teacher, adjunct college professor and Instructional Math Coach (K-8). In addition to a teaching license, she also holds a Curriculum & Instruction, Professional Development, Principal, and a Gifted license. Christa founded the NASA moonbuggy program at Lima Senior High School and has worked at MC2 STEM school where she wrote curriculum and helped to develop a model for PBL and capstone project planning. Currently, she is working as a K-8 Instructional Math Coach in Orange City Schools, Pepper Pike, Ohio. Christa is working with the Ohio Department of Education, the Innovation Lab Network (ILN) and Stanford University’s Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE) to integrate Performance Based Assessment and Competency Based Education into her district’s practices. She has been instrumental in developing a coaching model in Orange City Schools, in integrating STEM and Project Based Learning, and in securing a sizable Straight A Grant to support innovation for the district. Christa is also on the Learning Forward Ohio Executive Board and was the recipient of the 2017 OCTM middle school teacher award for the Northeast Ohio District. She resides in Shaker Heights, OH with her husband, two kids (ages 13 & 15) and two dogs. .