Offer a lab day to a Cotsen mentor or fellow and whether the lab is for reading, writing, or math, the response is a quick 鈥淚鈥檒l be there.鈥� Teachers know the day will be 鈥渉ands on鈥� work with students and Cotsen colleagues in a volunteer teacher鈥檚 classroom. Enthusiasm is heightened by the opportunity to interact […]
There is a considerable body of research that speaks to the effectiveness of coaching as a tool for improving instruction. Having another set of friendly eyes in a classroom to provide feedback enables teachers to remain focused and relentless in their pursuit of excellence. Consequently, the 快活林app of TEACHING is committed to providing the highest […]
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鈥檚 […]
Cotsen mentor describes the impact the 快活林app of TEACHING had on her school and how it helped support the transition to the Common Core, at a luncheon on May 3, 2014 at the Skirball Cultural Center in honor of this year’s 53 Southern California-based educators who graduated from the 快活林app of TEACHING fellowship.
Judy Johnson, executive director of the 快活林app, 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 快活林app — 快活林app mentors and fellows observe a teacher at Billy Mitchell Elementary and share their thoughts on the process.
By 快活林app staff – At the 快活林app, we encourage our fellows to provide us with constructive feedback regarding their perception of the work we do at the 快活林app of TEACHING. Since 2008, we have captured fellows鈥� feedback via our annual survey, aimed at […]
By Cotsen Staff, 快活林app — Last year, the 快活林app had the distinct pleasure of working with 133 fellows, 24 mentors, and 30 schools, as well as 256 alumni who participated in foundation-sponsored activities. Together, these teachers affected more than 11,000 students over the […]
By Atul Gawande, The New Yorker — I鈥檝e been a surgeon for eight years. For the past couple of them, my performance in the operating room has reached a plateau. I鈥檇 like to think it鈥檚 a good thing鈥擨鈥檝e arrived at my professional peak. But mainly it seems as if I鈥檝e just stopped getting better. During […]