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Facing History’s Professional Learning Community for Ethnic Studies

Alameda County, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, Social & Emotional Learning, 2020, High School, Funded Projects

This team from across the Bay Area will launch a professional learning community focused on learning and growing in the area of Ethnic Studies.

Content Area Literacy in the Digital Age

Reading/Writing, San Francisco, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, 2019, Elementary School, Funded Projects

This team of six teachers at 5 different school sites across the Bay Area aims to deepen teacher knowledge of digital literacy and adult learning while supporting each other in adapting instruction to support 21st century learning.

Vertical Alignment of School-Wide Advisory Curriculum

Interdisciplinary, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, 2018, High School, Funded Projects

The goal of these five high school teachers is to strengthen their school’s Advisory program.

Orchestra Teacher Professional Development

2017, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, Arts, Middle School, High School, Funded Projects

The team of five middle and high school music teachers will organize and take part in a twice-monthly Orchestral Methods class.

Transformational Teacher Mentoring

Alameda County, San Francisco, San Mateo County, STE(A)M, 2016, High School, Funded Projects

The team of five high school teachers and one middle school teacher at four schools across the Bay Area are part of the Trellis Mentor Fellowship, through which they have all made a five-year commitment to mentoring new teachers.

Spanish for Native Speakers Professional Learning Community

Language, San Mateo County, Santa Cruz County, 2015, High School, Funded Projects

The team of six Spanish language teachers currently teaches Spanish heritage speakers without the support of textbooks, networks or pedagogical training aligned with their student populations.

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2020

  • Social Justice and Empowerment Through Literacy and Dialogue in English Classes
  • Meaningful Integration of Special Needs Students in PE
  • Literacy GLADiators
  • Integrated Learning for Equity
  • High School Teachers in Lodi Making Sense of Earth Science
  • Facing History’s Professional Learning Community for Ethnic Studies
  • Equitable Grading Strategies through Portfolio Projects
  • Developing Teacher Leaders for Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Complex Instruction at the International School of Monterey
  • Building a Community of Literacy Leaders
  • Berkeley High School World Language Makeover
  • Amplifying Student Voice: Developing Teachers to Support East Oakland’s Young Writers

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