Below are the 2011 – 2012 Mills Teacher Scholars and their respective inquiry topics

CynthiaDelilah AbramoCynthiaBenjie Achtenberg
Understanding US history through historical maps
Melrose Leadership Academy
OUSD
CynthiaRebecca Akin
Explaining thinking and developing ideas independently
Korematsu Discovery Academy
OUSD
CynthiaShannon Amaral
CynthiaCarrie Anderson
Descriptive writing skills
New Highland Academy
OUSD
CynthiaAnne Aranda
Linguistic support to express mathematical thinking
Colonial Acres
SLZUSD
CynthiaLynda ArnoldCynthiaAlicia Arnold
Collaboration in primary grades art class
New Highland Academy
OUSD
CynthiaAnn BaxterCynthiaEmily Starr Bean
Kindergarten students as creative, courageous writers
Melrose Leadership Academy
OUSD
CynthiaKim BeesonCynthiaGretchen Biel
CynthiaMary Bivins
Metacognition and arts integration
Roosevelt School
SLUSD
CynthiaEmily Blossom
Idea development in Kindergarten writing
Komatsu Discovery Academy
OUSD
CynthiaAndrea CalderonCynthiaTorina Carter
CynthiaMichelle Cascio
Multi=media science content and pedagogy
Korematsu Discovery Academy
OUSD
CynthiaMarijke Conklin
Metacognition among primary students
Melrose Leadership Academy
OUSD
CynthiaMichelle ContrerasCynthiaRuth Corley
Number talks, mathematical conversations, and computation
Creative Arts Charter
SFUSD
CynthiaKatie CurryCynthiaAsucena Davila
Scaffolding mathematical reasoning
Melrose Leadership Academy
OUSD
CynthiaJoanna Davis
Science journals and conceptual development
New Highland Academy
OUSD
CynthiaKristin Delgado
CynthiaSusan Deming
Higher order thinking assessment in art
Roosevelt School
SLUSD
CynthiaSusan Dent
Managing musical development
Roosevelt School
SLUSD
CynthiaMary DoughertyCynthiaRachna Dube
Differentiated instruction and comprehension
Piedmont Elementary
PUSD
CynthiaNancy Endicott
Writing skills in English language development
Roosevelt School
SLUSD
CynthiaErika Englund
Phonics instruction for emerging readers
New Highland Academy
OUSD
CynthiaCynthia Epps
Math problem solving strategies development
Roosevelt School
SLUSD
CynthiaAnanda Esteva
CynthiaPatty Fishbaugh
Monitoring emergent reading skills
Roosevelt School
SLUSD
CynthiaVictoria Forrester
Programmatic professional development
Roosevelt School
SLUSD
CynthiaPaco FurlanCynthiaKathleen Gadway
CynthiaSusan GattCynthiaShelley Grant
Multi-segment position graphs and mathematical skills
Bancroft Middle School
SLUSD
CynthiaAudrey Groesbeck
Word study and segmentation with emerging readers
RISE
OUSD
SuzanneMichael Hammond
Motivating students with ear training and goal setting
Berkeley Music
BUSD
SuzanneAnnie Henderson
Developing executive functions in kindergarten students
Thornhill Elementary
OUSD
CynthiaLisa Hildbrant
Self-assessment of reading strategy learning targets
Urban Promise Academy
OUSD
CynthiaCheri HinkleyAlexLisa Holmes
Scaffolded oral paired problem-solving in math
Richmond High School
WCCSUD
EveTracey IglehartCynthiaSuzanne Ingley
CynthiaSam Johnson
Motion graphs and critical thinking skills
Arroyo High School
SLZSD
CynthiaLauren Kayed
Alternative literacy assessment in Kindergarten
RISE
OUSD
AlexMatthew Kertesz
Students' understanding of sentence frames
Bancroft Middle School
SLUSD
CynthiaKate Kirkhuff

CynthiaKaren Koizumi
CynthiaAlex Langford
CynthiaKristi Leunig
Professional learning communities supporting teaching learning
Urban Promise Academy
OUSD
CynthiaLauren Lipka
Metacognition and academic achievement
Roosevelt School
SLUSD
CynthiaPamela Lowe
CynthiaBecky Lum
CynthiaMiriam Macias
CynthiaNessa Mahoudi
Learning targets, self-assessment and social-emotional development
Melrose Leadership Academy
OUSD
AijaIsabel McDaniel
Oral and written expression of mathematical understanding among English learners
Creative Arts Charter
SFUSD
CynthiaMatilde Merello
CynthiaMike Michel
AlexDina Moskowitz
Encouragement of persistent reading through support and interaction
Creative Arts Charter
SFUSD
CynthiaKenny Moy
Fostering sight word recognition
Roosevelt School
SLUSD
CynthiaChannon Neal de Stanton
Developing analytic science skills
New Highland Academy
OUSD
CynthiaKate Nichols
Metacognition in Kindergarten
Colonial Acres
SLZUSD
AlexAlberto Nodal
Idioms as language development curriculum
Colonial Acres
SLZUSD
CynthiaJavier Ordoñez
CynthiaRebecca Padilla
Thinking critically about race and power
Bancroft Middle School
SLUSD
CynthiaNandini Pal
Student-directed inquiry in language arts
Korematsu Discovery Academy
OUSD
CynthiaWendy Paplack
Supporting number sense development
Roosevelt School
SLUSD
CynthiaMargot Pepper
CynthiaMadeline Prager
CynthiaRenée Purdy
CynthiaVirgina Quock
CynthiaJulie Rich
CynthiaYessica Rodriguez
CynthiaLeah Rose
CynthiaLeah Rotkin-Ellma
CynthiaLuz Salazar Jed
Language development in a dual-immersion classroom
Melrose Leadership Academy
OUSD
CynthiaLori Sasaki
Reading and writing vocabulary development
Bancroft Middle School
SLUSD
CynthiaJody Silver
Word-awareness and vocabulary development
Bay School
SLZUSD
AlexAija Simmons
Language functions among English learners
New Highland Academy
OUSD
CynthiaLois Smith
Fostering basic reading skills
Roosevelt School
SLUSD
CynthiaJulie Thomas
CynthiaMelissa Valdivia
Differentiating math instruction
Roosevelt School
SLUSD
CynthiaLucia Vargas
TracyMalcolm Waugh
Developing audience awareness through letter-writing
Anna Yates
EUSD
CynthiaKaren Wells
Musical development in high school
Anna Yates
EUSD
CynthiaBrook Pessin Whedbee
CynthiaCharles Wilson
Supporting teachers' inquiry
Korematsu Discovery Academy
OUSD