UCLA Lab School Educator Day – Literacy February 12 at UCLA Lab School   Learning & The Brain Conference February 13-15 in San Francisco   Curricular and Improvement Support Committee Leadership Symposium (CISC) February 18- 20 in Monterey   Computer Using Educators (CUE) and California Association for Leading Innovation in Education (CALIE) Conference March 18- […]

La Cosecha 2025: Dual Language Conference La Cosecha, November 11 -15 , 2025, reignited bilingual brilliance and collective hope for dual language education. It uplifted educators as instructional leaders and advocates, centering comunidad, cultura, translanguaging, and the powerful promise of biliteracy for every child. Cotsen educators left with ready-to-use strategies, joyful ideas for elevating Spanish […]

Hundreds of Cotsen educators gathered in Long Beach on October 11 for the 20th Annual ART of TEACHING Conference. Participants learned from renowned literary and mathematics experts including Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul, Dr. Lester Laminack, Maggie Beattie Roberts, Dr. Fernando “Ferran” Rodríguez-Valls, Dr. Elham Kazemi and Dr. Pamela Seda. Newbery Medal-winning author and keynote speaker, Matt […]

On July 30 and 31 , 2025, Cotsen Mentors and Fellows came together at the Autry Museum in Los Angeles for a two-day professional development seminar that turned history into a hands-on adventure. The workshop kicked off at the James R. Parks Library and Archives, where Cheryl Miller and Alejandra “Ale” Gaeta walked us through the […]

First-Year Cotsen Mentors First-and-Second-Year Cotsen Mentors

On Saturday, August 16, new Cotsen Mentors and Fellows gathered for orientation and the start of an exciting two-year journey together. Educators from Ocean View School District, Walnut Valley Unified, Montebello Unified, Fullerton, Long Beach Unified, and Los Angeles Unified joined to learn, connect, and build community.to learn, connect, and build community. The day highlighted […]