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​Integrated Project Based Learning Units Created for the “Taking Flight” Project

​Integrated Project Based Learning Units Created for the “Taking Flight” Project

Taking Flight

More info and PBL resources for use or adaptation are available on the school website (linked).

Teachers from Buena Vista Horace Mann Present at National Conference

Teachers from Buena Vista Horace Mann Present at National Conference

Adelante Juntos, News

LIGHT Awards team members from at Buena Vista Horace Mann submitted a proposal to NABE around the topic creating an equity-focused community and school and presented on March 3, 2018 at NABE in Albuquerque.…

Spanish Teacher PLC Attends a BeGLAD Refresher Training

Spanish Teacher PLC Attends a BeGLAD Refresher Training

Spanish Dual Language, News

In January 2018, the CUES staff attended a unique BeGLAD refresher training session at a very special location, the Oakland showroom of One Workplace, a furniture company that works with schools to create active learning environments.

LIGHT Awards Team Explores Assistive Technology for Students With Disabilities

LIGHT Awards Team Explores Assistive Technology for Students With Disabilities

Assistive Tech, News

The LIGHT Awards team from Alvarado Elementary shares their experience after attending the AITA Conference focused on using assistive technology to help kids with all kinds of disabilities.

Reading, Reading, Reading at Ellis Elementary

Reading, Reading, Reading at Ellis Elementary

Readers Workshop, News

No matter if you’re a Kindergartener or 5th grader, this year has been filled with reading, reading, reading! Our team has led a school-wide shift towards the Reading Workshop model…

Maker Mindset at Grass Valley Elementary School

PBL-Maker Mindset, News

Updates from Paula Mitchell on two notable projects she organized with her team this year.

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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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