From the Culver City Observer At the January 14 CCUSD School Board meeting the Culver City Education Foundation presented a $155,000 check for a two-year grant from the California Community Foundation. $125,000 of this grant will support the ART of TEACHING program over the course of two years, providing professional development training in mathematics for […]
Ron Berger, the Chief Program Officer for the non-profit school improvement network, Expeditionary Learning, a national network of over 160 public project-based schools in 30 states, presents the keynote address at the 8th Annual the ART of TEACHING Conference, which welcomed more than 500 attendees, many of whom were educators and participants in the ART of […]
Today, the Cotsen Foundation for the ART of TEACHING welcomed Jerry Harris as its new executive director, succeeding Judy Johnson, the founding executive director of the ART of TEACHING, who retired at the end of June 2013. Mr. Harris has served as a program officer for the foundation since 2007, focusing on the development of […]
Recently, GreatSchools named Whittier City School District California’s second most improved school district in 2012, citing its substantially improved test scores over the last three years. The district’s considerable improvement has been attributed to an increase in collaboration and teacher-leadership, including the establishment of professional learning communities and curricular improvement teams led by teachers. Four […]
On Thursday, January 10, 2013, Cotsen Foundation for the ART of TEACHING spent the afternoon at an event in recognition of the 154 new National Board Certified teachers from the Los Angeles Unified School District, which took place at the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Judy Johnson, the foundation’s executive director, was on […]
By Tom Chorneau, SI&A Cabinet Report After years of debate and discussion, supporters of a new master teacher credential in California find themselves largely back at square one following a veto this fall of a bill promoting the concept. Continue reading… This article discusses the continued interest in roles master teachers can play in school […]
We are happy to announce the ART of TEACHING with Primary Sources, a brand new website hosted by Cotsen Foundation for the ART of TEACHING and UCLA Lab School, in partnership with the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program. Through a range of videos, lesson plans, primary source sets, and useful online resources, […]
Teachers comment on the inspiring and valuable impact the 7th Annual ART of TEACHING Conference has on their craft. Nearly 500 public school teachers and administrators from districts in various parts of Northern and Southern California attended this year’s ART of TEACHING Conference, presented by Cotsen Foundation for the ART of TEACHING on September 22nd […]
Judy Johnson, executive director of the Cotsen Foundation for the ART of TEACHING, opens the 7th Annual ART of TEACHING Conference by welcoming the nearly 500 guests in attendance, among them new and returning mentors and fellows as well as alumni of the program. The conference took place on Saturday, September 22, 2012 in Long […]
By Cotsen Foundation for the ART of TEACHING — Cotsen Foundation for the ART of TEACHING mentors and fellows observe a teacher at Billy Mitchell Elementary and share their thoughts on the process.