Kara Ball, MS, NBCT
Academic Officer, Author, and Adjunct Education Professor
Highlights
2018 DoDEA State Teacher of the Year and National Teacher of the Year finalist
Author of 50 Strategies for Teaching STEAM Skills
Neurodivergent educator with 16 years of experience
2019 Understood Fellow
Kara Ball, MS, NBCT, is an academic officer in special education and STEM, providing professional development across subjects. As the author of 50 Strategies for Teaching STEAM Skills, she brings inspiring and innovative approaches to education.
Drawing from her own experiences, Ball is a neurodivergent advocate and has a background in special education, general education, and STEM. In 2018, she was named a State Teacher of the Year and was a finalist for National Teacher of the Year. She also received the Towson University College of Education Most Distinguished Alumni Award.
Ball was featured on the cover of STEM Women Magazine and has presented at SXSW, NSTA, and EdWeb. She is pursuing a PhD in gender inequity in STEM education at Walden University.
Publications, media, and appearances
Expert chat with Kara Ball: Improving distance learning for kids with learning disabilities (Understood)
Why my disabilities make me a better teacher (Kappan, 2020)
Cultivator of curiosity (Walden University, 2018)
Creating IEPs: Understanding learner variability and the role of empathy (edWeb, 2021)
Igniting summer learning with STEAM (edWeb, 2024)
