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PBL for Newcomers: Language Development, Engagement and Empowerment

San Mateo County, 2023, Interdisciplinary, High School, Funded Projects

Sequoia High School, Redwood City We are a team of interdisciplinary teachers committed to the equitable and engaging education of newcomer English learners. We seek to leverage our expertise as we create and implement Project Based Learning (PBL) units specifically...

Improving Instruction and Engagement through Spanish Professional Development

Social & Emotional Learning, 2021, San Mateo County, Elementary School, Middle School, Funded Projects

East Palo Alto Charter School, East Palo Alto This team of reading teachers has been teaching in East Palo Alto for 7-20 years, and they want to become conversationally fluent in Spanish. Team members will each complete an intensive program of online Spanish tutoring...

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

San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, 2018, Interdisciplinary, 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.

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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
  • Building the Structures: Effective and Lasting PBL

2022

  • Deeper Learning & Stronger Support for Teachers
  • Differentiation through Student Self-Efficacy
  • Equity Learning Walk
  • Improving Outcomes for Multilingual Scholars through Collective Capacity Building
  • Operation Lesson Study
  • Studying Climate Justice Through Science, Art, and Action!
  • Cultivating Anti-Racist Bilingual Learners Through Service and Action

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