Colonial Acres Elementary School (’15-’16)

Participants

Anne Aranda, Yolanda Arredondo, Amy Barto, Gwen Beytin, Carmella Bongiorno, Tammy Braun, Julie Bryant, Ruby Camarena, Armando Ceballos, Litzia Collins, Cindy Crawford, Diane Dawson, Corine Fanene, Jesse Furman, Nicole Grashton, Nancy Katen, Elizabeth Kim, Phylies Kusama, Deann Landers, Linda Larson, Julie Larson, Bernice Leon, Jan Linnekin, Claudia McDonagh, Ericka Montes, Pam Morrison, Alberto Nodal, Karin Nunn, Cristina Valdes, Lucia Vargas

School Focus

Colonial Acres Elementary  is using inquiry to help teachers refine instructional practices to meet students’ needs as they implement their comprehensive approach to building academic language and literacy skills.

Sample Inquiry Topics

• Helping students apply strategies used in mini-lessons through the writing revision process
• Supporting kindergarteners’ literacy development through tech integration
• Building fourth graders’ reading comprehension through reading response journals

Teacher Leaders

Armando Ceballos

Ericka Montes

Alberto Nodal

Anne Aranda