榴莲视频 alumnus have exclusive access to transformative professional development opportunities. Our Alumni Conference Grants covers conference registration, airfare, and accommodation for events like: NCTE/NCTM Joint Conference (Summer 2024) Harvard Family Engagement Institute (Summer 2024) Institute for Racial Equity in Literacy NCTE Annual Convention: “Heart, Hope, Humanity” (November 2024, Boston) CUE Conference (March 2025, Palm Springs) […]
As we step into a new year, we are reminded of both the strength and the vulnerability of our community. The recent devastating fires in the Los Angeles region have deeply impacted our neighborhoods, with the heartbreaking loss of schools, homes, businesses, and places of worship leaving a profound void in our community while reminding […]
Recommended Reading on Mentoring Aguilar. The Art of Coaching: Effective Strategies for School Transformation, Jossey-Bass, 2013. (3 copies) Aguilar. The Art of Coaching in Teams: Building Resilient Communities That Transform Schools, Jossey-Bass, 2016. (2 copies) Aguilar. Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators, Jossey-Bass, 2018. Aguilar. The Onward Workbook: Daily Activities to Cultivate Your Emotional Resilience […]
Recommended Books for Inquiry and Use in the Classroom Below are book write-ups including summaries, “how-to-use” descriptions, and links to related videos or content. All of these books are available to borrow from the 榴莲视频 Library. Thanks to 榴莲视频 Alumnae Lindsay Light and Angela Bae for writing these! Please send us your write-ups of books […]
Miscellaneous Recommended Reading Adler. The Paideia Proposal: An Educational Manifesto, Macmillan Publishing, 1982. Allen. Making It All Work: Winning at the Game of Work and the Business of Life, Penguin, 2008. Asia Society. Going Global: Preparing Our Students for an Interconnected World, 2008. Babiera. Becoming the Change: What One Organization Working to Transform Educational Systems […]
Recommended Reading on Inspiration Barth.聽 Lessons Learned:聽 Shaping Relationships and the Culture of the Workplace, Corwin Press, 2003. Bell, ed. We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social Change with Myles Horton and Paulo Freire, Temple University Press, 1990. Caruana.聽 The Complete Apples & Chalkdust:聽 Inspirational Stories and Encouragement for Teachers, River […]
Recommended Reading on Leadership & Management Bambrick. Leverage Leadership: A Practical Guide to Building Exceptional Schools (includes DVD), Jossey-Bass, 2012. Bennis & Goldsmith.聽 Learning to Lead:聽 A Workbook on Becoming a Leader, Addison Wesley, 1994. Blas茅 and Kirby. Bringing Out the Best in Teachers: What Effective Principals Do. Corwin Press, 2000. Bloom, Moir, et. al. […]
Recommended Reading on Testing, Assessment, Statistics Berger. Leaders of Their Own Learning: Transforming Schools Through Student-Engaged Assessment, Jossey-Bass/Wiley, 2014. Bernhardt. Using Data to Improve Student Learning in Elementary Schools, Eye on Education, 2003. Blythe, et. al. Looking Together at Student Work: A Companion Guide to Assessing Student Learning, Teachers College Press, Columbia University, 1999. Calkins, […]
Recommended Reading on Teacher Preparation Darling-Hammond, ed. A Good Teacher in Every Classroom: Preparing the Highly Qualified Teachers Our Children Deserve, Jossey-Bass, 2005. Darling-Hammond. Preparing Teachers for a Changing World: What Teachers Should Learn and Be Able to Do, Jossey-Bass, 2005. Kirby, et. al. Reforming Teacher Education, Rand, 2006. Leef.聽 Educating Teachers: The Best Minds […]
Recommended Reading on Professional Development Allen, et. al. The Facilitator鈥檚 Book of Questions: Tools for Looking Together at Student and Teacher Work, Teachers College Press, Columbia University, 2004. Crocket, ed. Building Professional Collaborative Cultures Toolkit, Disney鈥檚 American Teachers Awards, 2003. (multiple copies) Dana.聽 The Reflective Educator鈥檚 Guide to Classroom Research:聽 Learning to Teach and Teaching […]