We are pleased to welcome our new Director of the Principal Leadership Institute (PLI), Dr. Cynthia Gonzalez, a proud graduate of PLI, TEP, and ELP, and a long-standing leader in educational equity and social justice. Dr. Gonzalez brings over two decades of experience in K-12 education and has served as a principal, the Director of LAUSD’s Pilot Schools, and a systems-level advocate for anti-racist, community-driven leadership.
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On Being Trauma Sensitive
Post By Natalie Irons, Associate Director, Instructional Coaching Programs for the Coaching Partnerships Blog.
As coaches and leaders, we can direct our attention to both ourselves and to the person in front of us when there’s reactivity happening, like an outburst at a meeting from an upset group member.
In the age of AI, students urgently need access to computer science
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 the New National Board Certified Teachers!
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!
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.