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Deeper Learning & Stronger Support for Teachers

2022, Alameda County, Interdisciplinary, Middle School, Funded Projects

The Academy of Alameda, Alameda A team of seasoned teachers plans to foster greater passion and engagement in their classrooms by building a professional learning toolkit around Deeper Learning. By attending conferences and participating in site visits at schools with...

Differentiation through Student Self-Efficacy

2022, Alameda County, Interdisciplinary, 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...

Equity Learning Walk

Social & Emotional Learning, 2022, Alameda County, Middle School, Funded Projects

Bancroft Middle School, San Leandro This team of middle school teachers will cultivate a transformative learning community committed to anti-racist and inclusive education for all students, staff, and families. In the first year of the grant, they will apply the...

Improving Outcomes for Multilingual Scholars through Collective Capacity Building

2022, Alameda County, Language, High School, Funded Projects

San Leandro High School, San Leandro This team of dedicated high school teachers will deepen their focus and support of multilingual scholars. By attending seminars, participating in book study, and engaging consultants, the team aims to educate itself on anti-racist,...

Operation Lesson Study

2022, Sonoma County, STE(A)M, Middle School, High School, Funded Projects

Healdsburg Junior High and High School, Healdsburg This team of middle and high school math teachers will work collaboratively to develop a seamless mathematics education for students as they grow through their community’s two secondary schools. Team members...

Studying Climate Justice Through Science, Art, and Action!

2022, Alameda County, Interdisciplinary, 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...
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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
  • Building the Structures: Effective and Lasting PBL

2022

  • Deeper Learning & Stronger Support for Teachers
  • Differentiation through Student Self-Efficacy
  • Equity Learning Walk
  • Improving Outcomes for Multilingual Scholars through Collective Capacity Building
  • Operation Lesson Study
  • Studying Climate Justice Through Science, Art, and Action!
  • Cultivating Anti-Racist Bilingual Learners Through Service and Action

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