Deepening Student Engagement: School Wide, K-12
The four-member teaching team, spanning first through tenth grade, will engage in a two-year study of best practices in student engagement.
Bringing AVID Back
AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) is a four-year program dedicated to closing the achievement gap by providing underrepresented students with the support and tools needed to navigate through the rigor of A-G requirements and prepare them for college.
World Language (Japanese)
The team of four Bay Area Japanese teachers seeks to invest in more productive networking circles to overcome the limitations of the typically small, “one-man-program” Japanese language departments in their schools.
A Common Core Professional Learning Community
The team of three teachers is investigating and reviewing best practices for student success with the Common Core Standards by creating a Professional Learning Community.
Peer Coaching to Augment Literacy Content Instruction
The team of six teachers is using the LIGHT Awards grant to learn skills in collaboration and coaching.
A New Computer Science Principles Course
A team of high school Computer Science teachers from multiple school districts is collaborating to create a Professional Learning Community to prepare to teach a new AP Computer Science course.