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Using Science and Social Justice to Raise Teaching Practice

Marin County, 2023, STE(A)M, Middle School, Funded Projects

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academy, Sausalito Our project will serve teachers of students in a historically Black, disadvantaged, and low-income community facing severe environmental and social issues. This grant will fund an educational consultant skilled in the...

The Power of Play

Alameda County, Social & Emotional Learning, 2023, Elementary School, Funded Projects

William G. Paden Elementary School, Alameda Play theorist Brian Sutton-Smith concluded, ‘The opposite of play is not work–the opposite of play is depression.’ While research supports this, traditional schools continue to treat play as frivolous and double down...

Raising a Community of Writers

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

Patwin Elementary School, Davis Birch Lane Elementary School, Davis Two Team Members teach 5th grade at Patwin Elementary, and two Members teach 4th grade at Birch Lane (BLE). We aim to cultivate passionate, independent student writers, as well as to grow as teachers...

Project Based Geometry and The Trades

Contra Costa County, 2023, STE(A)M, High School, Funded Projects

El Cerrito High, El Cerrito The project will help train teachers in how to implement a more rigorous math curriculum that will better prepare students for an advanced level of math. In addition, our team will find innovative ways to develop projects that make Geometry...

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...

Our Changing Planet – Community of Practice

Interdisciplinary, Alameda County, 2023, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Funded Projects

Maya Lin School, Alameda Wood Middle School, Alameda Island High School, Alameda We want to deepen our understanding of environmental justice, indigenous wisdom and creative practice, to better understand our world, and as educators advocate for just climate...
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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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