During a prestigious event in Washington, D.C. on October 12th, the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) honored Lucy Salazar of Alvarado Elementary School as a 2018 National Distinguished Principal. Nominated by her peers and chosen by the state of California’s NAESP, Lucy began her career in Long Beach Unified School District at Bobbi […]
Cotsen alumna fellow Robyn Stankiewicz has been selected as a finalist for one of the nation’s highest honors for teachers of mathematics and science. Robyn, a kindergarten teacher at La Verne Science and Technology Charter in the Pomona Unified School District, is one of three California math finalists to be recognized by the 2018-2019 Presidential […]
This year, the Cotsen Foundation for the ART of TEACHING is hosting its first-ever Cotsen Alumni Speaker Series. Throughout the course of the year, Cotsen alumni will have an opportunity to participate in workshops led by prominent speakers in the field of education. The first workshop in the series was led by Kristi Mraz in […]
Current and alumni principals, teachers, leaders and district office administrators gathered at the Centre at Sycamore Plaza on Sept. 14th for a working breakfast meeting to explore the professional development and grant opportunities that Cotsen is sponsoring for the 2018-2019 school year. The morning began with coffee, breakfast, and casual conversations following the summer break and […]
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 […]
Our 11th Annual the ART of TEACHING Conference took place on Saturday, September 24 with more than 500 educators in attendance. We had such a great time learning and engaging in the conversation of building instructional excellence with you. Click here to see a photo album featuring just some of the highlights from Saturday’s event. […]
“What is the question?” “In what way is that question interpretive as opposed to evaluative?” “Pose only questions that have, at the least, two possible answers for a given passage of a text.” Such was the conversation at the Shared Inquiry training on December 2nd at the Long Beach Teacher Resource Center, led by Kriko […]
ENGAGING STUDENTS FOR MASTERY: 10TH ANNUAL THE ART OF TEACHING CONFERENCE Cotsen Foundation for the ART of TEACHING kicks off the 2015-2016 school year with annual conference, now in its tenth year LOS ANGELES, CA, September 30, 2015 — Hundreds of educators from school districts across California converged on the Hyatt Regency Ballroom in Long Beach bright […]
There is something palpably electric about the start of a new school year. Students bounding down gleaming freshly polished hallways that custodians worked through the hottest part of the summer to prepare, and heading into classrooms where teachers have toiled countless hours to create environments that dazzle the eyes and ignite the mind. Principals […]
On Saturday, April 11, the Cotsen Foundation for the ART of TEACHING hosted more than 250 educators at our inaugural Spring conference. Guest speaker for the event was the highly regarded consultant and author on literacy development, Harvey “Smokey” Daniels. Daniels’ focus for the day was creating, sustaining, and renewing student-centered inquiries and discussions. Jerry Harris, […]