Since 2001, the ART of TEACHING has been involved with more than 145 schools across Northern and Southern California, and impacted an estimated 1150 educators who have enriched the lives of thousands of students. We are extremely proud of these educators and schools, and the remarkable work they do everyday. Over the years, many of these […]
On March 29th, 2018, the Cotsen Foundation for the ART of TEACHING, held a CGI counting collections lab day for grades 3-5 at Juan De Anza Elementary School. The focus of the day was counting collections and how it can connect to upper-grade math. Counting is an essential building block of mathematics. In many ways […]
On Saturday, April 7th, The Cotsen Foundation for the ART of TEACHING was recognized by Loyola Marymount University’s School of Education during its annual Kappa Delta Pi SOE awards ceremony and honor society convocation. Citing the ART of TEACHING’s collaboration with the university to improve mathematics instruction though the Mathematics Leadership Corps Initiative, LMU honored […]
I live my ambition; I am a teacher. My days are spent in a light-filled classroom, opening to a cheery garden, a seagull’s cry from the great Pacific Ocean. Over these many years my students have walked from my classroom out into the great world, creating their own unique imprint with their footprints. As a […]
Implementing meaningful technology in a classroom and throughout a school to provide opportunities for students to communicate, create, collaborate, and/or code, is no easy or cheap task. For Principal Dr. Damita Myers-Miller at Jackie Robinson Academy, this is one of many issues that she, along with other countless administrators, in public schools face in the […]
Huong Dao is a 2010 alumna mentor who teaches third grade at Tamura Elementary School in the Fountain Valley School District. Huong shares her incredible story about fleeing Vietnam in the 70s to immigrate to the US — and along the way—being nudged into teaching by her colleagues and friends. What led you to immigrate to the United States? After April 30, […]
Celia Sosa is a 2016 alumna mentor who teaches third grade at Braddock Drive Elementary School in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Shortly after finishing the ART of TEACHING Fellowship in 2016, an opportunity to work with Megan Franke, a renowned expert in Cognitively Guided Instruction and a professor of education at UCLA, presented itself. Celia now opens […]
Each year the National Title I Association recognizes and honors Title I school programs across the nation that display a wide array of strengths that make it a “Distinguished School.” This academic year, Alvarado Elementary School, a Cotsen alumni school since 05′, is one of two California schools named a National Title I Distinguished School for […]
The growth and development of technology in the 21st century has rapidly risen to staggering heights. The desire to enhance learning with technology integration is palpable, but like any tool, it can be used poorly and ineffectively. With iPads, Chromebooks, smart boards, projectors, and thousands of educational applications and websites readily available, principals face the […]
Jeffrey Ng, a 2012 alumnus, shares his journey from student teacher to assistant principal of Andrews Elementary School in Whittier City School District and the importance of saying yes to opportunities for growth. Share a little about how you started teaching. I began working with an after-school program called Gear Up (Gaining Early Awareness and […]