Amanda Cardenas is an educational author, consultant, and secondary ELA specialist dedicated to inquiry-driven instruction. With 13 years of experience in the high school classroom and her current role as a school librarian and media specialist, Amanda bridges the gap between deep pedagogy and engaging, student-focused implementation.
As the founder of Mud and Ink Teaching, Amanda has partnered with over 20 schools worldwide to streamline inquiry strategies. She is the co-host of the Brave New Teaching podcast, which has amassed over 700,000 downloads from teachers seeking to transform their ELA instruction.
Outside of the classroom, Amanda can be found rearranging an ADHD doom pile, gardening in Zone 5B, or traveling the world with her husband and their two children.
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