HELLO! I’M JOSH KERN

Life's an adventure, have one! As a part-time river guide, skier, wanderer, and photographer, "the adventure" has always been in my life. And as a full-time educator and coach, I get the same thrill-seeking adventures working for the students, by investigating new ways to inspire them and get them passionate about what possibilities lay before them. I have been an art teacher & coach for 15 years and what excites me is discovering the new possibilities that lay before me each year.

I’m thrilled you’re here.

"WEST ADA TEACHER WANTS TO SHAKE THINGS UP IN IDAHO"

By Reporter Andrew Reed, Idahoednews.org

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“I enjoy this project because I feel involved and responsible for my learning,” said the Meridian High sophomore. “Kern is trying to break the school system and I’m into that.”

WEST ADA SCHOOL DISTRICT

"Josh Kern has a special way of flipping the norms of education on their heads and asking students to work differently and more creatively to prove they know their stuff." -West Ada Top Stories

VIDEO: IMPACTING STUDENT LEARNING

Sneak Peek inside my classroom and teaching philosophy. My school district used my classroom to film a video to be used as an instructional tool. 

VIDEO: A SAFE AND COLLABORATIVE SPACE

Sneak Peek inside my classroom and teaching philosophy. My school district used my classroom to film a video meant to be used as an instructional tool. 

RECOGNITION

APPLE DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR

"Apple Distinguished Educators are teachers who are looking to change the world. They are active leaders from around the world helping other educators rethink what’s possible."