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Fluency First

2019, Santa Clara County, Language, High School, Funded Projects

Five high school world language teachers at schools across San Jose seek to train teachers in implementing the proficiency levels of language to better assess students and to use comprehensible input as the main method for teaching fluency.

Si Se Puede: (Re)Building Community Through Teacher Development

2018, San Francisco, Language, Elementary School, Funded Projects

This five-member Dual Immersion (DI) Leadership Team will attend a series of conferences/workshops and meet monthly to focus on professional readings, analyze teacher and student work, and develop tools and resources.

Project Based Learning to Develop Language Skills

2018, San Francisco, Language, Elementary School, Funded Projects

This team of six elementary school teachers hopes to create a culture of Project Based Learning using open-ended and collaborative projects to increase student engagement and language skills.

Learning to be Glad

2018, Santa Clara County, Language, Elementary School, Funded Projects

This team of six experienced elementary school teachers will attend Guided Language Acquisition Design (GLAD) training and learn innovative ways to build academic language and literacy.

Bringing World Languages Alive in Davis Joint Unified

Yolo County, 2017, Language, Elementary School, Middle School, Funded Projects

To prepare their World Language students to become global citizens in the 21st century, the team of five elementary and junior high school teachers strives to teach language in a way that the brain naturally learns.

Spanish Teacher Professional Learning Community

Language, 2017, Alameda County, Elementary School, Funded Projects

The team of six elementary-level Spanish Dual Language teachers are pursuing professional development in second language acquisition.

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2026

  • Cultivating Classrooms for Healing and GrowthMay 12, 2026
  • Assessing Foundational Literacy for NewcomersMay 12, 2026
  • Deepening Multilingual Newcomers’ Math ConnectionsMay 12, 2026
  • Designing Advisory for Access, Belonging, and ConnectionMay 12, 2026
  • Elevating Educator Well-BeingMay 12, 2026
  • Empower Every Reader to Succeed!May 12, 2026
  • Empowering Multilingual Learners with Meaningful EducationMay 12, 2026
  • Strengthening Studio Arts InstructionMay 12, 2026
  • Stronger Together: Co-Teaching GrowthMay 12, 2026
  • Designing Impactful ELD for Dual Language ClassroomsMay 12, 2026
  • Union Maya ProjectMay 12, 2026

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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IMPORTANT DATES

Spring  2026  /  Cohort 13 Awardees Announced


Summer  2026  /  Awardee Convening


Fall 2026  /  Next LOI Application Cycle Opens


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