Mindful Learning Studio
Georgia, United States
About the store
My name is Dr. Kayla Blankenship. I have been teaching for 15 years, working in both Florida and Georgia. I taught third grade for 7 years, fourth grade for 3 years, fifth grade for 3 years, math intervention for 1 year, and Math Lab - an innovative mathematics experience for all students in grades K-5 - for 1 year. I spent 8 years in urban schools and 7 years in suburban schools, 7 years in schools focused on project-based learning, and have spent 4 years teaching explicit, systematic phonics instruction across multiple grade levels.
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The Learning Pit Poster - Animal Crossing Inspired
This poster shows learning as a journey through struggle—starting with confusion, hitting a “stuck” point, and then using strategies to work back up to success. Why it’s helpful: Normalizes struggle (“This is hard” is part of learning, not failure) Gives students language to describe where they are Promotes independence with built-in strategies (reread, try again, ask a friend) Supports growth mindset, especially in math It’s a simple visual you can point to in the moment to guide student th
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About the store
Experience
My name is Dr. Kayla Blankenship. I have been teaching for 15 years, working in both Florida and Georgia. I taught third grade for 7 years, fourth grade for 3 years, fifth grade for 3 years, math intervention for 1 year, and Math Lab - an innovative mathematics experience for all students in grades K-5 - for 1 year. I spent 8 years in urban schools and 7 years in suburban schools, 7 years in schools focused on project-based learning, and have spent 4 years teaching explicit, systematic phonics instruction across multiple grade levels.
Awards & shining teacher moments
Teacher of the Year, Riverside Elementary School, 2024-25
NOYCE Master Teaching Fellow, 2021-2026
Lockheed Martin Academy, 2017-2019
My own education history
I earned my doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction, specialized K-8 Mathematics Education from the University of Central Florida (2024). My dissertation, entitled, "Mindful Approaches, Transforming Hearts: Cultivating Elementary Students’ Positive Mathematics Identity Development Through an Equity-Based Morning Mathematics Club", examined how third through fifth grade students’ mathematics identities developed through a strengths-based mathematics club focused on equitable teaching practices. Prior to earning my doctorate degree, I earned my master’s degree in K-8 Mathematics and Science Education from the University of Central Florida (2019) and my bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Point University (2012).
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