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Building a Spanish for Native Speakers Professional Community Across Geographies

Spanish for Native Speakers PLC, News

The Spanish for Native Speakers Professional Learning Community grant team has made it their mission to develop a way to share learnings, lend support, and develop materials together for this crucial but under-resourced field.

John McCandless STEM Charter School Presents Flight Museum Open House

John McCandless STEM Charter School Presents Flight Museum Open House

Taking Flight, News

Congratulations to our “Taking Flight” LIGHT Awards team at John McCandless STEM Charter School on their Flight Museum Open House.

Lafayette Elementary School Team Attends Workshop at Museum of Science, Boston

Lafayette Elementary School Team Attends Workshop at Museum of Science, Boston

NGSS Knowledge and STEM Education, News, Portfolio

On December 1, 2016, five LIGHT Awards team members from Lafayette Elementary School attended the “Linking the E and M in STEM” workshop at the Museum of Science in Boston. The Building NGSS Knowledge and STEM Education team shares about their experience.

https://youtu.be/r4nCKYTluZY

A School-Wide Approach to Teaching Writing: Getting Started

School Wide Approach to Teaching Writing

A brief introduction to the project.

A School Wide Approach to Teaching Writing: Reflections

School Wide Approach to Teaching Writing, Case Studies

For their final product, LIGHT Awards team members at Lakewood Elementary reflected on their experience in this video.

Reading Lab Sites: In the Classroom

Reading Lab Sites, Case Studies, News

The LIGHT Awards program is proud to feature the work of the Reading Lab Sites team at Think College Now.

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2025

  • Restorative Justice from Diverse PerspectivesMay 13, 2025
  • PLC Global Ambassadors – College Park ElementaryMay 13, 2025
  • Mindful Mentoring for Teacher Leaders at GarfieldMay 13, 2025
  • Marshall Elementary Multilingual Learner Support ProjectMay 13, 2025
  • GLAD Training for ELD TeachersMay 13, 2025
  • Foundational Literacy and Syntax for Newcomer Multilingual LearnersMay 13, 2025
  • Engaging Minds: Multisensory Learning Interventions for Elementary ClassroomsMay 13, 2025
  • Developing Strong Mathematical Thinking in the ClassroomMay 13, 2025
  • Creating Culture through CollaborationMay 13, 2025
  • Collaborative Problem Solving: Help Ignite a Future of HopeMay 13, 2025
  • Building Equitable Access to Learning for Multilingual Learners in the Secondary ClassroomMay 13, 2025

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

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Spring  2026  /  Cohort 13 Awardees Announced


Summer  2026  /  Awardee Convening


Fall 2026  /  Next LOI Application Cycle Opens


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