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Raising a Community of Writers

2023, Yolo County, Reading/Writing, Elementary School, Funded Projects

PATWIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, DAVISBIRCH LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, DAVIS Two Team Members teach 5th grade at Patwin Elementary, one Team Member teaches 4th grade at Birch Lane Elementary, and one Team Member teaches 2nd grade at Pioneer Elementary. We aim to cultivate...

Educators Designing History Curriculum Through a Global Lens

2021, Yolo County, Interdisciplinary, Elementary School, Funded Projects

Patwin Elementary School, DavisNorth Davis Elementary School, Davis This team of teachers plans to become globally competent educators through reflection, equity-based curriculum design, and culturally responsive teaching practices. The project includes educators from...

Reading and Writing For Real – We Love Lucy!

Reading/Writing, Yolo County, 2019, Elementary School, Funded Projects

The team of elementary school teachers will study with literacy advocate Lucy Calkins on how to bring rich, collaborative writing and reading workshops into their classrooms.

Bringing World Languages Alive in Davis Joint Unified

Language, 2017, Yolo County, Elementary School, Middle School, Funded Projects

To prepare their World Language students to become global citizens in the 21st century, the team of five elementary and junior high school teachers strives to teach language in a way that the brain naturally learns.

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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