Three Evergreen teachers are finalists for $25,000 award

From left, Colin Monaghan, Lindsey Own, Lina Rose
Teachers at The Evergreen School

Three teachers at The Evergreen School are finalists for a $25,000 award from the Allen Distinguished Educators (ADE) program.

The ADE Award recognizes and rewards innovative K-12 teachers who master diverse and innovative strategies for teaching engineering, computer science, and entrepreneurship. through hands-on, experiential, and project-based learning. The program was developed by Paul G. Allen based on his belief that innovation is a key driver in improving learning opportunities for young people.

Lindsey Own has been a middle school science and health teacher for the past eight years at The Evergreen School. This year, she transitioned to her new role as the coordinator of Evergreen BIG Lab, a 3,000 square foot makerspace that was unveiled this fall. Lindsey is also a mom of two who, in her spare time, is a deeply involved in the maker movement in education. She has been a co-organizer of the Seattle EdTech Meetup and is currently on the advisory board for the SXSWedu conference.

Lina Rose has many roles at Evergreen, including 5th grade teacher, student council advisor, buddy program coordinator, and school-wide student activities coordinator. Lina is a big idea generator -- the first to say yes, and the last to say no. She is always excited to try out a big, new project and is lucky to be surrounded with enthusiastic team members who have the ability to turn wild ideas into manageable student projects. Lina is a mom of two and a passionate advocate for fun and community building in both work and family life. She’s most recently obsessed with laser engraving/cutting in the BIG Lab.

Colin Monaghan joined The Evergreen School three years ago as the upper division technology teacher and tech integration specialist. Previously a product manager at an educational technology company, he developed expertise in UX/product design, design thinking, instructional design, e-learning, and evaluation. He became particularly interested in applying design and lean startup methodology to education and training programs. Colin loves being part of an academic community that encourages tinkering, risk-taking, and exploration. He has one child, another on the way, and can often be found applying his engineering skills towards family projects, like a set of family-crest-engraved coasters for his grandma.

The team works together in their various capacities at The Evergreen School to develop and coordinate student learning experiences that incorporate tinkering and prototyping, cross-age collaboration, STEM, and serious school-wide fun at all grade levels and in all subject areas. They can often be seen together and with other colleagues laughing and creating in the BIG Lab.

The Evergreen School is located at 15201 Meridian Ave N in Shoreline.