Story by Isaac Cox Alvarado Elementary School has been an integral visitation site for the ART of TEACHING for over twelve years, and last month administrators and teachers had an opportunity to see firsthand the magic that happens behind classroom doors in this Long Beach Unified School. The visitation day was the first opportunity […]
Story by Isaac Cox Synergistic and symbiotic are terms that are frequently used to describe the special relationship between two entities that produces extraordinary results. So it comes as no surprise that amazing things can happen when two foundations with similar missions and goals, collaborate to impact teaching and learning. Recently, the Riordan Foundation and […]
Story by Isaac Cox Escalona Elementary School in the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District made the headlines a few weeks ago after a very successful Red Ribbon Week. The campaign is an awareness and prevention movement against alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs and violence. Their drive to donate and give generously has put them at […]
The Cotsen Foundation for the ART of TEACHING has awarded over $193,000 in grants to participating schools and teachers in order to facilitate teacher collaboration, professional learning and parent involvement for the 2016 – 2017 school year. Each year the foundation offers several categories of grants to support participants’ continuous professional growth. The categories include […]
On Saturday, October 8, Fullerton School District parents, teachers, administrators, friends and supporters found themselves at Cal State Fullerton following a yellow-brick road that had several middle schoolers dressed as Dorothys, Scarecrows and not so Cowardly Lions serving as guides. Rather than searching for a wizard in the mythical Land of Oz, the group was […]
More than fifty ART of TEACHING principals, teachers and district office administrators from across southern California gathered at the Grand Long Beach Event Center on Sept. 15th for a working breakfast meeting. The instructional leaders came to explore the wide range of supports available to them as administrators of ART of TEACHING schools. The group’s […]
It gives the Cotsen Foundation great joy to see so many alumni, mentors and fellows alike, taking on new challenges and roles as leaders in their schools/districts. The following is a list of Cotsen alumni who have taken on new leadership roles as of the 2016 – 2017 academic year and/or have received advanced degrees […]
By Isaac Cox Among the 329 schools selected nationwide, and 33 California sites chosen to receive the 2016 National Blue Ribbon designation, are three ART of TEACHING alumni schools. Edison Language Academy from Santa Monica-Malibu, Francis Hopkinson Elementary in Los Alamitos, and Tustin Memorial Academy of Tustin Unified, are the three Cotsen alumni schools that […]
Photo by Roy Persinko Story by Isaac Cox Cotsen Foundation for the ART of TEACHING fellows Courtney Smith and Jane Wong have been named county level Teachers of the Year. Smith, a Tustin Unified School District teacher, received this prestigious recognition from The Orange County Department of Education. The Santa Cruz County Office of Education feted […]
Droves of Educators Converge to Take Part in the Cotsen Foundation for the ART of TEACHING 11th Annual Conference Photos by Roy Persinko Story by Isaac Cox For most educators Saturday is a much-needed day of rest from the weeks’ work. Yet on Saturday, Sept. 24, over 500 educators sacrificed their day-off to attend […]