Rosa Parks Elementary School (’15-’16)

Participants

Kimberly Beeson, Lisa Billings, Jennifer Cales, Michelle Contreras, Patricia Desierto, Kathleen Gadway, Tracey Iglehart, Suzanne Ingley, Joemy Ito-Gates, Kate Kirkhuff, Becky Lum,Matilde Merello, Yessica Rodriguez

School Focus

Rosa Parks is focusing on refining the shared instructional practice of building understanding through academic discussion. In their fifth year, the group is led by veteran teacher scholar leaders, Michelle Contreras and Matilde Merello. Rosa Parks is paving the way on how to effectively use collaborative analysis of student video data as a method to improve instruction.

Teacher Leaders

Michelle Contreras

Matilde Morello

Report Highlight

The Aspen Institute National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development

“Through the collaborative inquiry there’s a real aha moment,” said Carrie Wilson, executive director of Mills Teacher Scholars. “It gives teachers a chance to see how the competencies intersect with their instructional practices.”

-- A Policy Agenda in Support of How Learning Happens