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#BestSchoolDay for Students and Teachers in San Joaquin County

#BestSchoolDay for Students and Teachers in San Joaquin County

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 #BestSchoolDay Across the USA We are excited to share news of a recent effort by a partner in championing teachers. In an “act of mass philanthropy” called #BestSchoolDay, DonorsChoose.org has coordinated a flash-funding of teacher projects in cities and counties...

In the Driver’s Seat: PacTIN Survey Highlights Benefits of New Models for Teacher Professional Development

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The Pacific Coast Teacher Innovation Network (PacTIN), housed at the UC Davis School of Education, was an early inspiration for the LIGHT Awards. Like the LIGHT Awards, PacTIN supported small teams of California teachers to implement professional development adapted...

Teachers Know Best: Gates Foundation Findings Highlight Importance of LIGHT Awards Strategy

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“Teachers who choose most or all of their own professional development opportunities are more than twice as satisfied with professional development as teachers with fewer options.” In 2014, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation contracted with the Boston...

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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