Naz Kavak

Relationship Manager
Naz Kavak

Naz Kavak leads statewide educator-development and school-improvement initiatives for Battelle Education, supporting teachers, districts, and STEM partners across Ohio. She designs programs and training modules that strengthen instructional practice, expand equitable STEM opportunities, and help schools implement evidence-based models with consistency. Her work connects classrooms to meaningful professional learning and industry-informed STEM pathways.

Where Naz leads

  • Statewide educator professional learning design
  • Network collaboration across OSLN, Hubs, and statewide STEM partners and schools
  • District and school partnership support for model implementation
  • Program management for statewide STEM initiatives and educator development initiatives

Previous experience

  • Former ELA and social studies teacher; professional learning developer; curriculum developer
  • STEM Rural Ohio Fellowship; Army Education Outreach Program; OSLN Statewide Design Challenge; Co-developer of Metro Model Teacher Training modules.

Expertise

  • STEM professional learning
  • Project-based learning
  • School-model implementation
  • Educator coaching
  • Program design
  • Industry-education partnerships

Education and recognition

M. Ed., The Ohio State University; B.A., Journalism & Communications, The Ohio State University.