Mills Teacher Scholars

Benjie Achtenberg Developing historical understandings through interpretation of maps Melrose Leadership Academy OUSD	Karen Wells Developing an awareness of intonation in instrumental music Berkeley High School BUSD	Rebecca Akin Understanding and using evidence in first grade science Korematsu Discovery Academy OUSD
Laura Alvarez Supporting ideas with evidence in speaking and writing Melrose Leadership Academy OUSD	Shannon Amaral Using TEACCH strategies to promote independence in work activities Rosa Parks BUSD	Carrie Anderson Tracking conceptual understanding in science New Highland Academy OUSD
Jonaton Arias Checking for understanding during direct Language Arts instruction Melrose Leadership Academy OUSD	Alicia Arnold Facilitating the art of questioning New Highland Academy OUSD	Christina Ayala Building fourth graders’ inferential thinking ASCEND School OUSD
Emily Starr Bean Social emotional health of classroom Melrose Leadership Academy OUSD	Kim Beeson Emergent storybooks to support struggling readers Rosa Parks BUSD	Courtney Connelly Developing independent work habits in seventh grade history Montera Middle School OUSD
Gretchen Biehl Partner reading to support reading engagement and textual analysis Rosa Parks BUSD	Cynthia Epps Development of mathematical thinking in fifth graders Roosevelt Elementary SLUSD	Joan Bonsey Articulating mathematical reasoning in third grade bilingual Washington Elementary SLUSD
Hilda Bucio Parent-teacher communication and student achievement Melrose Leadership Academy OUSD	Cassandra Bull Development of number sense in kindergarten LeConte Elementray School BUSD	Andrea Calderon Supporting Latino/a students to be active participants in read aloud conversations Rosa Parks BUSD
Caroline Jones Facilitating peer interaction and play in Pre-K Special Ed Korematsu Discovery Academy OUSD	Torina Carter Supporting idea development in personal and fictional narratives Rosa Parks BUSD	Michelle Cascio Supporting students to express their mathematical understanding Korematsu Discovery Academy OUSD
Alane Paul Castro Supporting students to develop their own questions Washington Elementary SLUSD	Robyn Chevalier-Hall Group work as a support for learning Melrose Leadership Academy OUSD	Marijke Conklin African American boys’ connection to school in a dual-immersion program Melrose Leadership Academy OUSD
Michelle Contreras Partner reading to support reading practices Rosa Parks BUSD	Moyra Contreras School discipline data and school wide positive behavior support Melrose Leadership Academy OUSD	Teresa Contreras-Chavez Understanding barriers to reading development RISE OUSD
Holly Coombs Supporting comprehension through peer feedback on student summaries in book groups Anna Yates Emery USD	Katie Curry Guided reading to support low readers Rosa Parks BUSD	Asucena Davila Expression of mathematical thinking Melrose Leadership Academy OUSD
Joanna Davis Non- cognitive skills developed through partner reading New Highland Academy OUSD	Shuli De la Fuente Understanding students’ thinking behind their mathematical operations RISE OUSD	Rodrigo Delcid Jr. Math worksheets and student learning Melrose Leadership Academy OUSD
Susan Deming Higher order thinking assessment in art Roosevelet SLUSD	Debbie Dodd Effective reading intervention for low readers Roosevelt Elementary SLUSD	Tracy Dordell Developing ideas through journal writing New Highland Academy OUSD
Victoria Forrester Building a supportive lunchroom culture Roosevelt Elementary SLUSD	Paco Furlan Developing school’s environmental science program Rosa Parks BUSD	Kate Gallagher Facilitating partner work in science RISE OUSD
Anita Langa Using evidence in expository writing Korematsu Discovery Academy OUSD	Shelley Grant Multi-segment position graphs and mathematical skills Berkeley High School BUSD	Leslie Hanna Supporting math reflection through student journals Korematsu Discovery Academy OUSD
Lisa Hiltbrand Self-assessment of reading strategy learning targets Urban Promise Academy OUSD	Cheri Hinkley Partner reading to support reading practices Rosa Parks BUSD	Tracey Iglehart Investigating the reading-writing relationship Rosa Parks BUSD
Channon Neal de Stanton Developing students’ science vocabulary New Highland Academy OUSD	Amy Symons Supporting teachers to differentiate effectively for their students St. Paul’s Episcopal Oakland	Sam Johnson Motion graphs and critical thinking skills Arroyo High School SLZUSD
Charity Johnston Supporting students to develop number sense LeConte Elementray School BUSD	Lauren Kayed Effective interventions for lowest readers RISE OUSD	Karen Koizumi Developing literacy skills through individual goal- setting and conferencing Roosevelt Elementary SLUSD
Lauren Lipka Building math skills through differentiation Roosevelt Elementary SLUSD	Nessa Mahmoudi Spanish language learners’ developing use of specific language features Melrose Leadership Academy OUSD	Andrea Maoki Expression of mathematical thinking Melrose Leadership Academy OUSD
Krishna Feeney Developing and articulating mathematical reasoning in sixth grade Montera Middle School OUSD	Matilde Merello Partner reading to support reading engagement and textual analysis Rosa Parks BUSD	Mike Michel Science journals in the kindergarten classroom New Highland Academy OUSD
Rosa Miller Raising the level of discourse in discussions about reading ASCEND School OUSD	JoAnna Miller Fostering self- advocacy and metacognition for students with IEP’s Melrose Leadership Academy OUSD	Dina Moskowitz Building students’ metacognitive awareness of effective reading strategies Creative Arts Charter School SFUSD
Blair Mosner Developing specificity in social studies writing Unity High School Oakland	Kenny Moy Building third graders’ writing fluency Roosevelt Elementary SLUSD	Kate Nichols Developing classroom practices that provide evidence of understanding RISE OUSD
Alberto Nodal Eliciting language in kindergarten and transitional kindergarten students Colonial Acres SLZUSD	Nandini Pal Developing students’ ability to frame questions Korematsu Discovery Academy OUSD	Wendy Papciak Identifying effective reading strategies for individual students Roosevelt Elementary SLUSD
Brook Pessin-Whedbee Story plays in the kindergarten classroom Rosa Parks BUSD	Kirsti Peters Supporting engaged reading in low readers RISE OUSD	Renee Purdy Supporting use of decoding strategies Roosevelt Elementary SLUSD
Evelyn Ramirez Latina first graders’ developing math understanding Melrose Leadership Academy OUSD	Julie Rich Supporting summarizing and paraphrasing texts Rosa Parks BUSD	Leah Rotkin-Ellman Developing writing through teacher and peer feedback Urban Promise Academy OUSD
Luz Salazar-Jed Language development in a dual-immersion classroom Melrose Leadership Academy OUSD	Lubia Sanchez School discipline data and school wide positive behavior support Melrose Leadership Academy OUSD	Marguerite Sheffer Developing writing through the use and gradual release of scaffolds Castlemont High School OUSD
Claire Shorall Discussion protocols to build science content understanding Castlemont High School OUSD	Aija Simmons Promoting student thinking through science journals New Highland Academy OUSD	Simone Busuttil Articulating mathematical thinking Korematsu Discovery Academy OUSD
Tara Kaur Singh Independent learning through the use of literacy stations Learning Without Limits OUSD	Mitchell Singsheim Student understanding of science vocabulary Castlemont High School OUSD	Lois Smith Supporting expression of critical thinking in English Language Arts Roosevelt Elementary SLUSD
Kate Snyder ELL reading comprehension with Reader’s Workshop model ASCEND School OUSD	Tessa Strauss ELL reading comprehension with Reader’s Workshop model Ascend Elementary School OUSD	Dana Sudduth Supporting struggling readers to strengthen their reading comprehension Montera Middle School OUSD
Julie Thomas Development of number sense in Far Below Basic students Roosevelt Elementary SLUSD	Ginny Tremblay Integrating art and content area subjects Albany High School AUSD	Alexandra Tyshler Supporting students to develop number sense LeConte Elementray School BUSD
Melissa Valdivia Developing self-regulation in high-needs students SLUSD	Kimme Ward Mathematical understanding beyond the algorithmic process New Highland Academy OUSD	Malcolm Waugh Development of writing in emergent writers Anna Yates Emery USD
Charles Wilson Supporting teachers in using classroom data to understand student learning Korematsu Discovery Academy OUSD	Georgia Wood Articulating mathematical reasoning in kindergarten Washington Elementary SLUSD

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