Initiatives

I currently serve as the Director of the Citizen Science Project, which was made possible by a $4.8M grant from the United States Department of Education. The aim of this Project is to build the capacity of K-12 teachers and students engage in scientific inquiry and civic action to address issues of community concern.

You can learn more here.

In an effort to advance justice in education, broadly, and teacher education, specifically, public teaching offers an opportunity to make the complex work of teaching visible for expert and novice teachers, as well as the diverse stakeholders who intersect with K-12 public education. Drawing from the work of Deborah Ball and TeachingWorks, a Public Teaching event can be created to share, reflect, and ultimately take action on a particular content strand or pedagogical practice.

To request or inquire about a public teaching event, message me here.

I am the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the SEEDE Institute. SEEDE is a one week, immersive professional development experience for K-6 teachers that is designed to build their capacity to engage in deliberative dialogue with students regarding real community issues. Centering children's literature and teacher/student authored vignettes, SEEDE helps teachers work collaboratively with students to realize more just, equitable, and informed communities.

Learn more about SEEDE here.

Currently, I am the faculty representative for CSU Bakersfield for ECCLPS - the first ever partnership between the California State University and University of California systems of higher education. Our goal is to graduate 500,000 environmentally and climate change literate high school students each year throughout the state. I approach this role from the lens of Teacher Education and am reimagining how environmental and climate change literacy can be layered with our program and across our partnering school districts.

Learn more about ECCLPS here.