Alameda County, 2023, Social & Emotional Learning, 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...
Yolo County, Reading/Writing, 2023, 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...
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...
Alameda County, 2023, STE(A)M, Elementary School, Middle School, Funded Projects
Lazear Charter Academy, Oakland Our school was slated to be closed by OUSD and families organized to keep the school open as a hub for interdisciplinary arts and science education for the Fruitvale community. Staff, families and students have worked hard to dream up...
Interdisciplinary, 2022, Alameda County, Elementary School, Funded Projects
Schafer Park Elementary, Hayward This team of elementary school teachers wants to learn best practices in developing differentiated instruction to meet students at their current academic levels. With the pandemic widening gaps in competencies for students, these...
Interdisciplinary, Alameda County, 2022, Elementary School, Funded Projects
International Community School, Oakland This team of elementary educators will develop 4th and 5th grade Climate Change/Environmental Justice units that teach climate science grounded in the environmental justice concerns of their community. These units will integrate...