Public Learning in WCCUSD

January 9, 2018

Building teams of public adult learners  is a central component to developing cultures of continuous improvement in West Contra Costa USD. At each Mills Teacher Scholars inquiry session, a teacher volunteer publicly shares their...

The Power of Public Learning

January 9, 2018

We recently shared a story from Montalvin Manor Elementary in West Contra Costa Unified, where teachers are using inquiry to understand how to best support students’ academic language development across grade levels and...

The Power of the Collective

September 18, 2017

Is This Making a Difference for Students? Researcher John Hattie’s latest meta-analysis of factors that influence student achievement has some new and familiar insights into the question of what makes a difference for...

Program Highlight: Mills Teacher Scholars Summer Institute 2017

August 3, 2017

In June, sixteen teachers, coaches, and school and district leaders from five East Bay districts participated in the 2017 Mills Teacher Scholars Summer Institute. Over the course of this three-day workshop, participants deepened their understanding of the conditions necessary to...

A Principal Learns Alongside Teachers

April 27, 2017

An essential component to establishing an adult learning culture in schools is the leader modeling a learning stance alongside their staff. At Mills Teacher Scholars partner site Montalvin Elementary in West Contra Costa Unified, principal Katherine Acosta-Verprauskus is...

Highlights from our Teacher Inquiry in Action Forum

March 30, 2017

Over 200 teachers, school leaders, university faculty, and other supporters joined us on March 23rd for our Teacher Inquiry in Action Forum. Thank you to all who participated in this remarkable event! Below are highlights from this celebration of teacher professional learning.  ...