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"As an educator specializing in K-12 Curriculum Design, I tackle a challenge many educators face: helping students see meaningful connections that motivate their learning."             

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Dr Leslie Butler

For more than 25 years, I've witnessed how learning comes alive when we blend writing, civics, the arts, and technology—my proven approach fosters community and understanding by making learning feel relevant and engaging for students.

 

Today's teachers need practical solutions that work with their existing resources and diverse student populations. At Voyager, we address these everyday challenges by producing programs that blend research, creative expression, and community engagement into meaningful learning experiences. 

 

Voyagers' interactive curriculum provides multiple options for students to access content, process ideas, and demonstrate their learning through various pathways that align with their readiness, interests, and learning styles.  Interactive lessons guide students through inquiry-driven investigations—like exploring "How do communities create change?" by uncovering local stories, interviewing community leaders, and discovering how artists have historically given voice to social movements. Whether you're working with young learners or teenagers, Voyager programs provide teachers with structured ways to help students make meaningful discoveries about themselves and their world.   

 

Ready to see how knowledge, creativity, and flexibility come together to solve your teaching challenges?   Contact me for a 15-minute consultation, and let's figure it out together!                                                                       

~ Dr. Leslie Butler 

Ph.D., M.S.Ed.

https://lesliebutler.wordpress.com

Treasured testimonials

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Advisors

BANK STREET COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

The Bank Street approach, known as the developmental-interaction approach, recognizes that all individuals learn best when they are actively engaged with materials, ideas, and people, and that authentic growth requires diverse and nurturing opportunities for ongoing social, emotional, and cognitive development.

CARNEGIE FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF TEACHING

Catalyzes transformational change in education so that every student has the opportunity to live a healthy, dignified, fulfilling life.

COMMON SENSE MEDIA

Common Sense Media is a nonprofit that puts kids' safety and well-being first in the digital era. Together with families, educators, and policymakers, we're leading the way to a safer, healthier childhood.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART- LACMA

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art actively works with educators throughout LAUSD.

READING & WRITING WORKSHOP

Pioneered by Lucy Calkins and her colleagues and refined over decades of research and piloting with thousands of teachers, Lucy Calkins' 5-part workshop framework offers the perfect combination of whole-class, small-group, one-on-one instruction, and independent practice:

REGGIO EMILIA

The Reggio Emilia approach is an educational philosophy based on the image of a child with potentialities for development and a subject with rights, who learns through the hundred languages belonging to all human beings, and grows in relations with others.

SMITHSONIAN

The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums, 14 education and research centers, and the National Zoo—shaping the future by preserving heritage, discovering new knowledge, and sharing our resources with the world.

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