Post By Natalie Irons, Associate Director, Instructional Coaching Programs for the Coaching Partnerships Blog.
June signals celebrations, transitions and much needed time to rejuvenate. It can also be a time to reflect on the year to inform planning for the next year. That reflection can be a way to make space for people and thinking to keep in balance the change that is inevitable with the stability we need to feel productive, and even sane.
Julie Flapan, Director of our Computer Science Equity Project, argues that all students need access to the foundational learning that computer science provides. Computer science can help students grapple with the good and bad of technology, including effects of social media, biased algorithms that lead to inequitable outcomes, and controversial issues around privacy and disinformation that influence our democracy.
Congratulations to all of the incredible new and renewed National Board Certified teachers! Your dedication, hard work, and commitment to excellence in education are truly inspiring. We are so proud to have been a part of your journey. We celebrate your success and look forward to seeing the continued impact you will have on the future of education!
Dr. Erin Powers, Director of our National Board Program, is also Director of Academic Support for UCLA’s Transformative Coaching and Leadership (TCL) program. She leverages over two decades of teaching experience to mentor students balancing various commitments, including coaching, internships, and athletics.
Take a look at Preparing and Sustaining Social Justice Educators, edited by our very own former executive director, Annamarie Francois, along with UCLA Center for Community Schooling director Karen Hunter Quartz. Many Center X members contributed to sections of this book.
