Andria Danko has been teaching primary school for 18 years, and she knows what works. Since using Page a Day Math, her students' progress has accelerated, and they are even asking for Math during their free time!

Resources: 

Connect with Page a Day Math

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Dina Zuckerberg, the Director of Family Programs at myFace.org, shares the challenges of having a craniofacial difference, and the ways that The Wonder Project launches kindness and anti-bullying movements and momentum. 

Resources:

Connect to Learning Ally

Connect to The Wonder Project

Connect to myFace

Connect to Dina Zuckerberg 

Read the book Wonder, by RJ Palacio

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Monica Valdes is a 21-year teaching veteran with a background in media and film. She shares how Checkology has empowered both her and her students to sort through the onslaught of misinformation, disinformation and conspiracy theories. Media literacy has become an essential foundation for core content and Checkology makes it easy to integrate. 

Resources:

Sign up for Checkology for free!

Connect to The News Literacy Project

The News Literacy Project  is a nonpartisan education nonprofit, building a national movement to advance the practice of news literacy throughout American society, creating better informed, more engaged and more empowered individuals — and ultimately a stronger democracy. Read our brochure

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Sharon Gamson Danks, the CEO and founder of Green Schoolyards America, shares all the educational, social, environmental and health-related benefits of redesigning schoolyards into living, diverse, outdoor learning spaces.

Resources:

Connect to The Institute for Humane Education for free resources and training

Connect to Green Schoolyards America

Access the National Outdoor Learning Library

          The District Pathway through the Outdoor Learning Library

Learn about the California Schoolyard Forest System

Climate Resilient Schools Podcast Series:

          Episode 1 with Andra Yeghoian

          Episode 2 with Karen Cowe and Craig Strang

Books:

• Asphalt to Ecosystems: Design Ideas for School Transformation by Sharon Gamson Danks

                 Experiential Outdoor Learning in the Schoolyard

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Hear how Lisa Free, a teacher at Joseph Cook Elementary, reinforces content learning, SEL, and computer science with Infini-d Learning. She shares the remarkable student growth achieved by turning her classroom into a spaceship. 

Average student growth with the Infini-D Lab:

Resources:

Connect to Infini-d Learning for a free pilot

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Karen Cowe, CEO of Ten Strands, and Craig Strang, Associate Director of the Lawrence Hall of Science, share how the Covid 19 Outdoor Learning Initiative was created, and how they are pivoting from a Covid response to a climate response.

Resources: 

Connect to the Institute for Humane Education

Connect to the Covid 19 Outdoor Learning Initiative

The Lawrence Hall of Science

Ten Strands: Connecting Education, Environment, and Community

Sustainable & Climate Ready Schools Admin Fellowship

Equity and Justice in Outdoor Learning: 

Racial Equity in Outdoor Science and Environmental Education: Re-Establishing the Field with Intention

Examining Equitable and Inclusive Work Environments in Environmental Education

Building Towards an Inclusive Organizational Culture: Insights and Lessons Learned from YES Nature to Neighborhoods

Intentional Hiring and Recruitment through the Lens of Equity and Inclusion

     Article: Environmental Literacy & Classrooms That Can Save the World

Curriculum: Solutionary Units of Study

Curriculum: The Resource Center for Sustainable and Climate Resilient Schools

The California Environmental Literacy Initiative

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Dr. Lori Grace, Associate Superintendent of School Leadership at Twin Rivers USD in California, shares how, within a few short months, the job embedded, ongoing training and coaching from Swun Math (along with their corresponding curriculum) shifted teacher efficacy and confidence, while drastically raising student outcomes. Learn how to give your math experts the tools and support they need to succeed.

Resources:

Connect to Swun Math for a free pilot of professional development

Connect to Swun Math for a free pilot of their ECE-8 math curriculum

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Andra Yeghoian is the Environmental Literacy and Sustainability Coordinator at the San Mateo County Office of Education, and one of the four creating partners for the Covid 19 Outdoor Learning Initiative. Learn about all the ways that sustainability, equity, and environmental learning go hand in hand, and all the amazing resources developed by Andra and her colleagues.

Resources:

Connect to the Institute for Humane Education

Contact Andra Yeghoian at [email protected],

                                               Phone: (925) 348-5337

                                                [email protected]

Connect to the Covid 19 Outdoor Learning Initiative

SMCOE Environmental Solutionary Teacher Fellowship

Sustainable & Climate Ready Schools Admin Fellowship

Youth Climate Ambassadors Leadership Program

     Article: SXSW EDU Panel Explores the Future of Outdoor Learning

     Article: Environmental Literacy & Classrooms That Can Save the World

      Article: Climate Change is the Ultimate Teachable Moment

      UC Davis: Environmental Literacy in History Social Science

Curriculum: Solutionary Units of Study

Curriculum: The Resource Center for Sustainable and Climate Resilient Schools

The California Environmental Literacy Initiative

San Meteo County Resources:

      Sustainable & Climate Resilient Schools Framework

      The Outdoor Learning Weather Analysis

      SMCOE Outdoor Learning and Play Considerations

      Change Theories for Solutionaries

      San Mateo County Changemakers - You'll be so inspired!

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Rebah Ginn, Director of School Culture and Enrichment at Circle City Prep, shares the stress eliminating, digital resource that has allowed her to organize all of her school activities - clubs, field trips, dances, concerts, pretty much every event - in one easy to access online platform. Families can sign up, pay, and enter all of their information ONE time. AfterSchool HQ is a no-brainer for every school, everywhere!

Resources:

Connect with AfterSchoolHQ to set up a free pilot

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As a college professor and the Director of Writing Assessments for the ACT College Admissions Exams, Dr. William Bryant became increasingly concerned by the lack of writing skills displayed by high school and early college students. Learn what he is doing to equip not only students, but their teachers, for college-ready writing.

Resources:

College-Ready Writing Essentials from BetterRhetor Resources

Find Dr. Bryant on LinkedIn

ExPLore a free workshop with Dr. Bryant, including downloadable resources and a continuing education certificate: Preparing Students for College Writing Success

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