Cheryl Hibbeln
email: cheryl@illuminatedcollective.org Linked In: linkedin.com/in/cheryl-hibbeln-13414929 Twitter: @CherylHibbeln
Many of the projects listed below could not have been accomplished without the dynamic leaders from the San Diego Unified School District Office of School Innovation and the Kearny School of Digital Media and Design. Collaborating with all of you has been some of the most important and fulfilling work of my professional life. Thank you Ana Diaz-Booz, Robert Meza-Ehlert, the Kearny DMD Staff, Students and Families (2004-present), Genevieve Clark, Francisca Del Carmen, Michael Goodbody, Eunique Johnson, Scott Giusti, Stacey Seiders, Jeff Thomas, Veronica Ortega, Maureen Cottrell, Rachel Amato, Rueben Hoffman, Carisa Barnes, Sonja Badu, Elizabeth Butler, Sarah Matthews, Kelly Johnson, Jennifer Coronel, Stephanie Melville, Daniel Blanton, Nate Sachdeva, Al Love, Dean Darley, Maria Nichols, Zoe Randall, Lacy Szuwalski, Russ Sperling, Sarah Vielma and the amazing Teri Curl.
RESUME
PUBLICATIONS HIGHLIGHTING WORK
Columbia University Center for Public Research and Leadership 2021
LCFF Case Study: Giving Learning & Graduation New Meaning: One Student at a Time
UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies Center for the Transformation of Schools
9/24/19
LCFF Executive Summary: Giving Learning & Graduation New Meaning: One Student at a Time
UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies Center for the Transformation of Schools
9/24/19
San Diego Positive Outliers Case Study Learning Policy Institute
2019
from WE Magazine San Diego Community College District Special Issue
2019
Ed Trust West Black Minds Matter
October 2015 pg. 17
Linked Learning: A Guide to Making High School Work
Marisa Saunders for The Institute for Democracy, Education and Access (IDEA)
2013
“Researchers Size Up San Diego Schools for National Prize”
Kyla Calvert for KPBS.org
Wednesday May 22, 2013
Bringing Linked Learning To Scale: Useful Research For Educator And Policymakers
UCLA IDEA Team
Spring 2011
“Want to Improve Content Literacy? Try Teaching Teams”
Lorna Collier for The Council Chronicle. National Council of Teachers of English
November 2011
“He's No Superman: just a dedicated teacher"
Peter Rowe for the San Diego Union Tribune
October 13, 2010
Publications I Contributed To and/or Written
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
PoPPCon: The Power of Pathways and Partnerships Conference. SD, CA January 2019
“Building Structures to Support Sustainable Pathways”
RTM Conference Rancho Mirage September 22, 2019
“Equity and Inclusion”
NSBA Conference Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 30, 2019
“Unlocking Time”
Texas Instruments STEAM Summit: Building a Bridge to STEAM: Collaboration for Student Success Los Angeles, CA Panel Session
March 26, 2019
“Engaging Students Where the Disciplines Converge”
Council of Great City Schools Conference. Baltimore, Maryland
September 28, 2018
“Redesigning the TK-5 Experience for Career and Life Success: Engaging Students via Hands-On, Real World Problem Solving”
Blue Tech Summit and Expo. Intercontinental Hotel Downtown SD
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
“Blue Stem Education: San Diego Case Study”
LEGO Education Advisory Board Meeting. Boston, MA
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
“Guest Speaker:TK-5 STEAM Education in SDUSD”
California Association of Work Experience Educators. Fall Conference. San Diego, CA
“Partnering with Business to Unlock Student Genius”
Linked Learning Convention San Diego, California
2016
“Master Schedule Matters”
The Education Trust West Conference. San Diego, California
9/15/17
“Equity Audits: Why San Diego Chose to Offer Orange Juice not Orange Drink”
California League of High Schools. San Diego
December 2017
“Equity Audits: Why San Diego Chose to Offer Orange Juice not Orange Drink”
Linked Learning Washington DC Policy Tour: Alliance for Excellent Education
2014
University of California Curriculum Integration Institute (UCCI) Lake Arrowhead, CA
May 1-4, 2011
University of California Curriculum Integration Institute (UCCI) Lake Arrowhead, CA
May 16-19, 2010
CLMS/CLHS/NHSA Technology Conference. Monterey, CA
Jan 18-20, 2002
“Using Technology to Teach Literature”
Janet Allen It’s Never Too Late Literacy Institutes
Summer 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Janet Allen It's Never Too Late Institute Workshops: Summer Sessions 2001- 2005
“Can We Talk: Using Conferring as an Assessment Tool in Literature”
“Reading Between the Lines: Teaching Students to Infer”
“Accountable Talk in the Classroom: Using Socratic Seminars to Access Comprehension”
“Using Technology to Teach Literature”
“How to Get Good Stuff: Choosing and Using Shared Readings in the Classroom”
“Scaffolding a Standards-Based Unit of Study”
“Making the Most of Time: Managing the Move from Traditional to Block Scheduling”
“Keeping it Real: Making Sense of Science Though Inquiry”
“Scaffolding the Writing Process"
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
National Institute for School Leadership
Sept. 2018-May 2020
(12 units/2 years)
Panasonic Leadership Associates (LAP) Conferences:
2014-15, 2015-16, 2006-17, 2017-18 & 2018-19
High School Study: Charlotte-Mecklenberg and Oakland School Districts
National Equity Project:
Collaborate and Facilitate: Designing and Facilitating Meetings for Equity
Keeping Students at the Core of the Common Core: Learning Partnerships for Equity
Leading and Working Toward Equity
Leading for Equity in Complex Systems
Women In Educational Leadership (WEL). Southern California Professional Development Federation
2018-19
2019-20
NCTM Annual Meetings and Exposition 2019: Empowering the Mathematics Community.
San Diego, California
April 3-6, 2019
SDCOE Equity Symposium
September 27-28, 2018
January 16-17, 2020
EdInnovate Live
University of San Diego
July 29-30, 2019
NCSM Annual Conference: Making Waves with Effective Mathematics Leadership
San Diego, California
April 1-3, 2019
Opportunity America Career and Technical Education Conference 2016.“Taking it to the Next Level.”
Milton Hershey School. Milton, Pennsylvania.
XQ Super School Live. Spreckles Theater.
San Diego, CA.
Thursday, March 14, 2019.
Big Picture Learning “Vision + Action for Equity 2015 Leadership Conference”
Oakland/Berkeley, California
January 21-23 , 2015
Grad Nation 2016: Aida Walqui “English Learners with 21stCentury Skills—The Task Ahead for SDUSD"
3/17/16
Heinemann Institute: Pathways to Implementing the Common Core State Standards
October 12, 2013
VIDEOS
UCLA LCFF San Diego Case Study
Cheryl Hibbeln, Executive Director, School Innovation and Integrated Youth Services of San Diego Unified School District, describes the importance of structures, instruction and culture to support change in any district.
Cheryl Hibbeln details how the district has increased access to Languages Other than English (LOTE) assessments.
Cheryl Hibbeln explains how the district has prioritized improved A-G rates for students, especially low-income students of color.
Cheryl Hibbeln shares how the district has focused on making graduation more meaningful for the district.
Cheryl Hibbeln emphasizes how important consistent district-level support is when embarking on bold reforms.
Kearny Digital Media and Design Integrated Curriculum Video
(48 minutes)
Kearny Digital Media and Design Integrated Curriculum Video
(7 minutes)
PARTNERSHIP EVENTS
TEDx Youth@San Diego. Lincoln High School
March 22, 2019
The Power of Pathways and Partnerships Conference: PoPPCon 2019
Qualcomm Business Convening December 2018
African American Summit 2018
Aspiring Principal Academy
10/21/17
11/18/17
12/20/17
1/20/18
2/17/18
3/17/18
E2E Lab: A Partnership with USD
Kick off-3/19/18
Career Day with Chamber Roosevelt Middle School
5/24/17
Montgomery Lab Powered by Siemens
September 2018
Student Equity Coalition
Established 9/26/16
Grad Nation: Focused on English Learner Equity in SDUSD
10/20/16
Qualcomm Think-a-Bit Lab Replication Launch Event
Dec 3, 2015
Lewis Middle School
HER Initiative
2/24/16
Unlocking the Genius Series with Thrively
Established 2015-16
Clairemont Linked Learning Demonstration Site with Moxie Foundation
7/15/15-6/30/18
CCTE Showcase
May 2016, May 2017, May 2018, May 2019, May 2020
Linked Learning Summer Institutes
Summer Sessions 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Unlocking the Genius: District Leaders Marina Village Event
11/6/15
SCHOOL BOARD PRESENTATIONS
10/28/14
10/28/14
11/17/14
10/27/15
JOINT BOARD PRESENTATIONS:
San Diego Unified School District and San Diego Community College District
COMMITTEES
San Diego Chamber of Commerce Education and Workforce Subcommittee
2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20
School Conditions and Climate Design Team/Advisory Committee Convening
7-29-19
Graduation Standards Committee
2/12/18
3/6/18
4/23/18
4/30/18
AWARDS
US Department of Education Blue Ribbon School Award
2010
California Distinguished School Award
2009, 2010, 2011
California Title I Academic Achievement Award
2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
California Business for Education Excellence Honor Roll
2013
Bronze Medal US News and World Report America’s Best High Schools
2013
California Special Emphasis Award in Career Technical Education
2009