About
Meet Kyla Hartunian, M.A., M.Ed.
​​​As a certified 7-12 English and composition teacher, adjunct professor of postsecondary freshman composition courses, and educational consultant, I bring over 15 years of educational experience from preschool to postsecondary contexts. My passion for teaching and dedication to student success have been the driving forces behind my career. I am committed to fostering a love for learning, honing critical thinking skills, and empowering students to express themselves effectively through a variety of multimodal composition techniques.
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My teaching philosophy centers on fostering a holistic, embodied learning mindset that I believe is the foundation and the future of education.
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In other words, as an educator, I strive to balance a write-to-learn thinking approach with learn-to-write best practices.
​Some of my recent projects for the classroom have focused on implementing place-based education, prioritizing personalized learning and differentiated instruction alternatives, and developing hands-on activities and learning experiments, like multigenre portfolio projects and AI content writing. Yet, my research digs deeper into that process by finding ways to co-construct and deliver content using embodied writing practices, such as creating calm and welcoming learning environments, customizing classroom activities to build healthy relationships, and integrating holistic methods like breathing and other multi sensory techniques as part of the writing process. It is my goal to center education and teachable moments from this perspective in order to address the needs of the whole-learner (rather than "a student who happens to be in my classroom"). ​
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For more information on embodied learning mindset for the classroom,
I invite you to visit my site:
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When I'm not working on ways to think creatively about classroom solutions, you can find me ​happily tending and photographing my plant "babies" here in central Pennsylvania! Check out my gallery of plant photography here, ​​​​​​​​​and feel free to drop me a line and share what you're doing in your classroom! I always love learning how my fellow educators are putting theory into practice in their classrooms. Together, we can revolutionize education!
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