Reading/Writing, 2018, Monterey County, Elementary School
Martin Luther King School of the Arts, Monterey This team of four elementary school teachers hopes to implement skills and strategies learned at the Teachers College Writing Institute at Columbia University. Throughout the first year, they will meet on a consistent...Reading/Writing, 2017, Sonoma County, Elementary School, Funded Projects
El Verano Elementary School, Sonoma A team of four elementary school teachers will attend the Teachers College Reading Coaching Institute at Columbia University in order to build teacher leadership and strengthen school-wide implementation of Readers Workshop. The...Reading/Writing, Santa Clara County, Elementary School, 2016, Funded Projects
Ellis Elementary School, Sunnyvale Six teachers in grades three and four will deepen the implementation of the Reader’s Workshop (RW) model at their school. They will be trained at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University. Third grade... 
Reading/Writing, Alameda County, 2015, Elementary School, Funded Projects
Think College Now, Oakland The team of three elementary school teachers will conduct “job-embedded” professional development in the form of lab-sites (action research in the classroom during the course of an entire lesson) to help increase the effectiveness of...Reading/Writing, San Joaquin County, 2015, Elementary School, Funded Projects
Kennedy Elementary School, Stockton Five K-8 teachers will pursue STEM teacher professional development with a focus on experiential, project-based science education that will strengthen students’ writing proficiency. Over two years, members will attend STEM...Reading/Writing, San Mateo County, Elementary School, 2014, Funded Projects
Costaño Elementary School, East Palo Alto The team of six teachers is using the LIGHT Awards grant to learn skills in collaboration and coaching. Three team members attended Columbia University’s Coaching and Leadership Institute in January, 2014; the remaining...