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Equity Learning Walk

Alameda County, Social & Emotional Learning, 2022, Middle School, Funded Projects

Bancroft Middle School, San Leandro This team of middle school teachers will cultivate a transformative learning community committed to anti-racist and inclusive education for all students, staff, and families. In the first year of the grant, they will apply the...

Deeper Learning & Stronger Support for Teachers

Interdisciplinary, Alameda County, 2022, Middle School, Funded Projects

The Academy of Alameda, Alameda A team of seasoned teachers plans to foster greater passion and engagement in their classrooms by building a professional learning toolkit around Deeper Learning. By attending conferences and participating in site visits at schools with...

Differentiation through Student Self-Efficacy

Interdisciplinary, Alameda County, 2022, Elementary School, Funded Projects

Schafer Park Elementary, Hayward This team of elementary school teachers wants to learn best practices in developing differentiated instruction to meet students at their current academic levels. With the pandemic widening gaps in competencies for students, these...

Improving Outcomes for Multilingual Scholars through Collective Capacity Building

Language, Alameda County, 2022, High School, Funded Projects

San Leandro High School, San Leandro This team of dedicated high school teachers will deepen their focus and support of multilingual scholars. By attending seminars, participating in book study, and engaging consultants, the team aims to educate itself on anti-racist,...

Studying Climate Justice Through Science, Art, and Action!

Interdisciplinary, Alameda County, 2022, Elementary School, Funded Projects

International Community School, Oakland This team of elementary educators will develop 4th and 5th grade Climate Change/Environmental Justice units that teach climate science grounded in the environmental justice concerns of their community. These units will integrate...

PBL Pilot: Empowering Oakland

Interdisciplinary, Alameda County, 2021, Middle School, Funded Projects

West Oakland Middle School, Oakland This team of middle school teachers plans to implement Project Based Learning (PBL) at our school. The team will attend trainings with the Buck Institutes and PBL Works to better understand how to design and implement a PBL...
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2024

  • Cultivating our Collective Efficacy to Support Future Social Justice LeadersJune 10, 2024
  • Ecosystems of Ethnic Studies for Social Justice (ESSJ)June 10, 2024
  • Equity for SMHS Science StudentsJune 10, 2024
  • Bilingual DEI Learning through Project Based LearningJune 10, 2024
  • Inquiry to Empower Collective EfficacyJune 10, 2024
  • Cultivating Conversation: Increasing Student Talk in the ClassroomJune 10, 2024
  • Transforming Our Kinder-First Grade Literacy ProgramJune 10, 2024
  • Unlocking the Science of BiliteracyJune 10, 2024
  • Returning to our Roots: Crafting Empowering LearningJune 10, 2024

2023

  • Using Science and Social Justice to Raise Teaching Practice
  • The Power of Play
  • Raising a Community of Writers
  • Project Based Geometry and The Trades
  • PBL for Newcomers: Language Development, Engagement and Empowerment
  • Our Changing Planet – Community of Practice
  • Engaging Diverse Youth through Strong Dual Immersion

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Sept 17, 2024 /  LOI application opens


Nov 12, 2024 at 10am PDT /  LOI application closes


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