Over the past year I have had the privilege of interacting with all of the districts in San Luis Obispo County to collaborate on various initiatives including academic professional development (ELA/ELD, History-Social Science, Science, Math, etc.) abd approaches to...

Are you tired, stressed, unsure of a family members health? These things impact you AND young children and teens as well. Everyday experiences or challenges could potentially trigger adversity in children.  We tend to idealize childhood as a carefree time, but youth...

How well do we cultivate the ‘curious skeptic’ in our students? Media and information literacy is – and will increasingly be – a critical component of our society, and it is our responsibility to support students in the development of these skills. According to recent...

The more we understand about our connection to the environment, the more possibilities we have to influence how those connections impact our health and our planet. That’s where environmental education (EE) comes in.  As students understand their relationship to the...

Across California, many educational organizations are bringing coherence to the concepts inherent to the social and emotional wellbeing of our students. Although the new term “Social Emotional Learning” is commonly used, this is neither a new idea, nor a new focus....

With the proliferation of 1-to-1 device adoptions and the expansion of high-speed wireless networks on school campuses, online instructional and learning resources are more beneficial – and essential – than ever. As barriers to access continue to crumble, the value of...