About Nurtured Thinking

Nurtured Thinking is an organization dedicated to professional growth for educators.  We believe in empowering teachers to learn in a way that best suits them and their students because we know that when individuals are empowered, they grow in a truly authentic and meaningful way. 

Check out our Professional Development Course offerings and please contact Jessica Kato using the contact form below if you are interested in a more personalized learning experience.  

---

Jessica Kato, MEd, NBCT

A lifelong learner and forever teacher of English, Jessica is a National Board Certified Teacher and a Complex Area Resource Teacher, as well as an Instructor for Hawaii's E-School and and Adjuct Professor at Chaminade University and a current Hawaii State Teacher Fellow.  She is the founding coordinator of the Teacher Leadership Cadre at Farrington High School and continues to support teacher leaders.  She teaches works with Hawaii State Teachers Association to design professional learning experiences for educators and to support teacher in becoming National Board Certified and is also a member of the Hawaii State Literacy Coalition. She loves reading, beaching, and watching the learning spark appear!