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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.

Deepening Mathematical Practices and Improving Student Access to College Math

Alameda County, 2019, STE(A)M, High School, Funded Projects

This team of six high school math teachers with a 100% English Learner population at their school are seeking to improve college math readiness in their school community.

Content Area Literacy in the Digital Age

San Francisco, 2019, Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, Reading/Writing, Elementary School, Funded Projects

This team of six teachers at 5 different school sites across the Bay Area aims to deepen teacher knowledge of digital literacy and adult learning while supporting each other in adapting instruction to support 21st century learning.

Vertical Alignment of School-Wide Advisory Curriculum

Interdisciplinary, San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, 2018, High School, Funded Projects

The goal of these five high school teachers is to strengthen their school’s Advisory program.

Upper Grade Writing Development

Monterey County, 2018, Reading/Writing, Elementary School, Funded Projects

This team of four elementary school teachers hopes to implement skills and strategies learned at the Teachers College Writing Institute at Columbia University.

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

Language, San Francisco, 2018, 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.

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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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