This blog post explores how educators can design inclusive, engaging science instruction that supports all learners by aligning with the NGSS and UDL frameworks. It highlights how thoughtful lesson design can make complex scientific concepts more accessible and meaningful for all students.
Meet the Explorer: Bringing Ocean Mysteries to Life with Diva Amon and Sea Pigs
Explore how real-world science comes to life through the work of deep-sea researcher Diva Amon, using curiosity-driven learning to engage students in biology. This blog highlights how educators can connect NGSS practices to real scientists and discoveries, helping students see science through real examples and experiences.
Leveraging Math Instruction to Support Financial Literacy
This blog highlights foundational mathematics topics across grade bands that can serve as entry points for financial literacy discussions. With purposeful guiding questions and a focus on real-world connections, including careers, educators can discover practical ways to integrate financial literacy into everyday math instruction.
The Computer Science “Non-Expert” Advantage: Leading High-Level Learning with Confidence
The biggest barrier to secondary computer science (CS) isn’t a lack of software; it’s a lack of teacher confidence. This session flips the script: you don’t need to be a programmer to lead a world-class CS classroom.
Building Success in Mathematics: Teaching with HQIM to Empower with Teacher Supports
Sustainable student success starts with supported teachers. This blog post emphasizes the role of collaboration, clarity, and professional learning in driving lasting instructional impact. When teachers are supported, classrooms become places of growth for everyone.
Building Success in Mathematics: A Journey of Impact, Connection, and Collective Growth
In the conclusion of our Building Success in Mathematics series, Dr. Sophie Specjal reflects on how the 10 High-Impact Teaching Strategies work together to create classrooms grounded in clarity, connection, and collective growth. This final post brings the series full circle, reminding us that meaningful mathematics instruction is built through purpose, collaboration, and belief in every learner.
Building Success in Mathematics: Teaching with HQIM to Support Usability for Learners
Sustainable student success starts with supported teachers. This blog post emphasizes the role of collaboration, clarity, and professional learning in driving lasting instructional impact. When teachers are supported, classrooms become places of growth for everyone.
Understanding California’s Standards for Mathematical Practice
California’s newly revised Mathematics Framework highlights the importance of using the Standards for Mathematical Practice as part of high-quality instructional strategies.
Increasing Student Ownership Through Investigation
This video is part of Big Ideas, Big Impact: A Webinar Series for California Math Educators—a dynamic six-part series designed to support California K-12 math educators, leaders, and instructional coaches in providing actionable tools to help educators shift from teacher-led instruction to student-centered inquiry.
Demystifying the California Mathematics Framework
This video is part of Big Ideas, Big Impact: A Webinar Series for California Math Educators—a dynamic six-part series designed to support California K-12 math educators, leaders, and instructional coaches in navigating current shifts in the California Mathematics Framework and its impact on mathematics education.







