https://www.abdoakland.org/blog daily 0.75 2025-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1539292618159-WKTD217PLXWXD64X1WDN/IMG_8737.JPG Blog https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2025/4/8/school-leadership-as-healing-practice monthly 0.5 2025-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/44f5ed7b-166f-4f32-8a79-451d7e70247b/Screen+Shot+2025-04-09+at+3.43.58+PM.png Blog - School Leadership as Healing Practice - Make it stand out Family and Staff gathering at Garfield Elementary, Oakland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/26310a0b-671c-4476-8508-e134a45faf2b/Screen+Shot+2025-04-15+at+12.22.04+PM.png Blog - School Leadership as Healing Practice - Make it stand out Image of bright yellow, hand-made poster that reads “Keeping Families Together” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/78419079-2c4b-44f9-af95-32432d3add7c/Screen+Shot+2025-04-09+at+3.46.30+PM.png Blog - School Leadership as Healing Practice - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/e852ca97-ebdf-4d47-b6f5-80c84b09a19a/IMG_9198.jpg Blog - School Leadership as Healing Practice - Make it stand out Photo of Laura Rivas https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2024/10/22/figuring-it-out-as-making-centered-learning monthly 0.5 2024-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/0d3f35de-bd8a-4c60-b86b-2f618478708b/Screen+Shot+2024-10-24+at+1.17.18+PM.png Blog - "Figuring it Out" as Making-Centered Learning Image of orange, hand-drawn abstract shape with handwritten question in orange: “Questions: Where do we go from here? Next year planning?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/916e897c-b2cf-45f7-9bc7-9e436802520b/Screen+Shot+2024-10-22+at+5.46.12+PM.jpg Blog - "Figuring it Out" as Making-Centered Learning - Make it stand out Photo of Aaron Vanderwerff https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2023/4/12/i1gg8sfs8ezjrq9jlund4qusas1e66 monthly 0.5 2024-10-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1749b369-927d-4d8d-b2d3-81c97936b5f5/Screen+Shot+2023-04-12+at+9.54.49+AM.png Blog - Culture & Climate: A Fellowship for the Soul - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/efd65892-f5f3-467a-a7d7-561c3be9dba1/Screen+Shot+2023-04-12+at+9.55.43+AM.png Blog - Culture & Climate: A Fellowship for the Soul - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2022/3/21/looking-at-systems-how-oakland-leads-with-mutual-aid monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/489826ae-984c-4968-9803-0afdd2db8477/IMG_5824+%281%29.jpeg Blog - Looking at Systems: How Oakland Leads with Mutual Aid - Make it stand out Notes on finding opportunity, imagining how mutual aid could become responsive to harmful school systems. By Reina Sofia Cabezas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/813313e2-cf42-42d5-97bc-8a0aeff2948e/IMG_5823+%281%29.jpeg Blog - Looking at Systems: How Oakland Leads with Mutual Aid - Make it stand out Notes: Linh Linh Trinh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/97e25c50-db09-4677-b192-3581154a70eb/AbDO+Daylong+Summary+10-23-21-3.png Blog - Looking at Systems: How Oakland Leads with Mutual Aid - Make it stand out Mapping/listing Parts, People, and Interactions to better understand the potential with the complex system of Mutual Aid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/6a8c5f1c-aa01-4cfa-ab10-fb7eae5e4142/AbDO+Daylong+Summary+10-23-21-5.png Blog - Looking at Systems: How Oakland Leads with Mutual Aid - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/a17f9d3e-77a8-4e54-a7cb-eadf8a4bfbb5/portrait.jpeg Blog - Looking at Systems: How Oakland Leads with Mutual Aid - Make it stand out Susan Wolf is an artist, caregiver and educator. “I am always practicing. How to take care of my spirit and body. How to age gracefully. How to be a good friend, an anti-racist, and advocate for equality and change. And most recently, how to step into a complex dystopian future without losing my heart or mind.” https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2022/2/8/systems-literacy-for-an-engaged-citizenshipnbsp-resources-for-looking-closely-at-ousds-proposed-school-closures monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/c2fc492e-97c5-4f69-91d9-86b9f14c9341/capacities.highres.jpg Blog - Systems Literacy for an Engaged Citizenship - Make it stand out Once you look closely and explore the complexity of a system, you can start forming your own understanding and then find opportunity to change it. We use these three capacities to help us structure our learning and ultimately guide what actions we choose to take. This framework is useful for developing agency around systems, for both adults and young people. This work grew out of the seven years of research we collaborated on with Project Zero, at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Learn more at www.agencybydesign.org. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/5ec62a0c-06ba-4331-a0e0-9545f0d6bafb/Screen+Shot+2022-02-07+at+4.52.07+PM.png Blog - Systems Literacy for an Engaged Citizenship - Make it stand out Oakland Unified School District board members at an August meeting. Credit: Kathryn Styer Martínez Credit: Kathryn Styer Martínez. Image published in the Oaklandside, here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/ee594fa7-36f8-4a2b-9189-07a648b25c78/Screen+Shot+2022-02-07+at+10.45.40+AM.png Blog - Systems Literacy for an Engaged Citizenship - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/a9c307df-0168-41a5-aa89-192c6a6b1c64/IMG_4388.jpeg Blog - Systems Literacy for an Engaged Citizenship - Make it stand out Community rally in downtown Oakland on February 4, 2022. Photo taken by Paula Mitchell. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/ec720eca-3f74-40f9-923f-d0899babff46/Screen+Shot+2022-02-07+at+11.14.39+AM.png Blog - Systems Literacy for an Engaged Citizenship - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/e693884e-b42b-46df-8385-9fa2a8c67e53/Screen+Shot+2022-02-08+at+10.23.07+AM.png Blog - Systems Literacy for an Engaged Citizenship - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2021/10/14/radical-imagination-as-healing-strategy monthly 0.5 2022-03-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1634235886210-6QFETUC3SFDXR5UVFXJ3/door2nowhere.png Blog - Radical Imagination as Healing Strategy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1634236239462-YZL1S4A62YT5L6XV6LJI/wolfdoorway.jpeg Blog - Radical Imagination as Healing Strategy - Make it stand out Susan looks out from her studio standing in what she calls the door to nowhere or pandemic portal. Wearing a T-shirt designed by Christine Sun Kim. The graphic in sign language says “stop Asian hate.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1634237965766-5CZ87ZZC5DT5O2GKRT8M/making.jpeg Blog - Radical Imagination as Healing Strategy - Make it stand out Envisioning and Figuring it out: Abdul-Haq Khalifah using hot melt glue to attach wooden and metal pieces, and Mx. Cory figuring out how to use a sewing machine to piece together fabric. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1634253669092-6JTHXE192H3UHURHBRRS/Elizabeth+Barnett.png Blog - Radical Imagination as Healing Strategy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1634253667526-SH9GV5BULYM4UV093TND/Deirdra+McKnight.png Blog - Radical Imagination as Healing Strategy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1634253673741-1ECSWTQQL1BJIRU0QZNO/Mx+Cory+Jong.png Blog - Radical Imagination as Healing Strategy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1634253676191-F4EOCD6AJFLK8PL90VZT/Rachel+Abramson.png Blog - Radical Imagination as Healing Strategy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1634254573060-47IGSAG3RR7XSZU37O5W/weaving.jpeg Blog - Radical Imagination as Healing Strategy - Make it stand out At Met West, in Linh Linh Tinh’s Advisory, cardboard looms and fiber for hands-on reflective making following a community circle check-in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1634254665605-TFR6A6CBMLBIFWHIYQKY/Community+Circles+in+the+Garden.png Blog - Radical Imagination as Healing Strategy - Make it stand out At Urban Promise Academy Mx. Cory’s connects students to community in restorative community circle practice before entering a process designing murals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1634255210217-FBG0CH7052MV716QNW8Y/garfield.png Blog - Radical Imagination as Healing Strategy - Make it stand out Connecting to the maker-centered learning strategy, tools as teachers Andrea Gonzalez, Garfield Elementary teacher is working with student collaboration to make a “squishy school” that you could hug or lay on for comfort. Also helps kids “learn to read and do art.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/a17f9d3e-77a8-4e54-a7cb-eadf8a4bfbb5/portrait.jpeg Blog - Radical Imagination as Healing Strategy - Make it stand out Susan Wolf is an artist, caregiver and educator. “I am always practicing. How to take care of my spirit and body. How to age gracefully. How to be a good friend, an anti-racist, and advocate for equality and change. And most recently, how to step into a complex dystopian future without losing my heart or mind.” https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2021/8/18/three-strategies-for-shifting-power-in-math-class monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1629308094545-P2NI7A93YCXW422FPFCH/Screen+Shot+2021-08-18+at+1.07.50+PM.png Blog - Three Strategies for Shifting Power in Math Class - Make it stand out A survey of students revealed most students don’t feel they are “smart” at math. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1629308298589-DC8GDLPGZ6LQCGJ9MUIN/Screen+Shot+2021-08-11+at+3.07.10+PM.png Blog - Three Strategies for Shifting Power in Math Class - Make it stand out An example of how Ranahan used the Parts, Purposes, Complexities thinking routine to develop and assess students' understanding of the parts of a virtual software program. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1629308374041-KESR7YPETD099H5YGOMV/Screen+Shot+2021-08-18+at+1.39.23+PM.png Blog - Three Strategies for Shifting Power in Math Class - Make it stand out An example of how Ranahan used the Parts, Purposes, Complexities thinking routine to have students look closely at a math equation and explain their thinking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1629308655798-FN5TZPXJAQ23D0B79UD4/IMG_2707+%281%29.jpg Blog - Three Strategies for Shifting Power in Math Class - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2021/2/4/process-over-product-a-conversation-between-teachers monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1612472772740-6JRKQRYGVR784RDBZ673/abd.graphic.jpg Blog - Process over Product https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1612472802498-S60A8F4RR6CI3WX2ZRDW/teacher+action+research.jpg Blog - Process over Product https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2020/11/15/building-empathy-during-distance-learning monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1605472523726-VLCHE05QRAMJJYIVAQGQ/Jayvon.jpg Blog - Building Empathy During Distance Learning - "Distance learning is the same screen and same window, every day.” Jared, a student at Community Day School, an alternative public school in Oakland, visually represents his experience of distance learning. Jared, a student at Community Day School visually represents his experience of distance learning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1605473097093-7WDYTSO9RX21LICAZ84J/Lawrence.Think.Feel.Care.jpg Blog - Building Empathy During Distance Learning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1605473157640-IXH3V13JK99EMID19OAY/FINAL.Think+Feel+Care.jpg Blog - Building Empathy During Distance Learning Lawrence Teng, a 19’ - 20’ Agency by Design Oakland Teacher Fellow, holds up a poster he just screenprinted of the Think, Feel, Care thinking routine. Download a PDF of this design below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1605473058775-P7DJFRJYQ23DGIZLIQBJ/Empathy.Tools.jpg Blog - Building Empathy During Distance Learning https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2020/10/28/a-letter-from-our-co-directors monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1603912786603-BKTBNK8HS8PWYI3139F1/edited.LTeam3.jpg Blog - A Letter from our Co-Directors We believe in collaborative governance structures that distribute leadership to a team. Seen here is our Fellowship Leadership Team, which designs, facilitates and coaches our Oakland teacher fellowship. From left to right: Paula Mitchell, Teacher on Special Assignment at Grass Valley Elementary School, Alia Ghabra, Humanities teacher at Elmhurst United, Susan Wolf, Teaching Artist, Ilya Pratt, Director of the Design+Make+Build Program at Park Day School, and Brooke Toczylowski, Instructional Coach at Oakland International High School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1604001065440-YPUQPTYH9ODGA169PHTR/figuring+it+out-+let%27s+do+it+together Blog - A Letter from our Co-Directors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1603913959291-ICH39ODO4PHGC5JOI2KQ/Teacher+Fellowship_+Equitable+Instruction+in+the+Classroom.png Blog - A Letter from our Co-Directors https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2020/9/10/team-wonder-a-case-study-for-equity-during-distance-learning monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1599779876700-3XB1UX3ZHHXR06EHS2VQ/Julia1.png Blog - TEAM WONDER: A Case Study in Equity During Distance Learning 11th grade student, Wilman, gives me a FaceTime fist bump after our long meeting, discussing how to best prepare for his daily meetings with volunteer, Leah. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1599780113511-MOYUBZOP48PMB2NF0D5Y/Julia2.png Blog - TEAM WONDER: A Case Study in Equity During Distance Learning One of Team Wonder’s weekly check-in / support meetings in the spring, 2020. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1599780193541-7N6D6FAFK7ZUJ1X7C21P/Julia3.png Blog - TEAM WONDER: A Case Study in Equity During Distance Learning Coordinating Team Wonder’s work has meant using a Google Sheet to communicate and keep track of who we’ve worked with, when, and on what. It also meant taking the time to teach some volunteers how to use google docs for the very first time! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1599780448975-V0LO3C06GY95VJ8XD65Q/Julia+Carson.jpg Blog - TEAM WONDER: A Case Study in Equity During Distance Learning - Julia is about to joyfully begin her 10th year of teaching high school. A returned Peace Corps Volunteer, she originally hails from New York City, NY. Julia is a voracious reader, cook, traveler, mushroom gatherer, Christmas carol singer, beloved friend, sister & daughter, and soon to be first-time mom! https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2020/8/31/culturally-responsive-teacher-making monthly 0.5 2020-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1598907819142-KQVSC4V5SSEXAHNBORK2/IMG_0876.JPG Blog - Culturally Responsive Teacher Making Four Fellows standing in front of a project asking, What is a System? From the December 2019 Expo. Upper left clockwise: Lawrence Teng, Math at MetWest. Jonathan Lazatin, Science at MetWest, Satoshi Suga, Science at McClymonds HS. Linh Linh Trinh, Math at MetWest. After the work of sharing our teacher inquiries and process it is the casual conversations that are the connective tissue for transformational change. It is these conversational moments that make us each feel less isolated and more joyful, while making and playing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1598908072848-O2PSA89BXQ9A2IZV6PN0/IMG_0829.jpg Blog - Culturally Responsive Teacher Making Questions that Lawrence was asking at our mid-year expo were looking for evidence of metacognition, the awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes. The interactive display engaged viewers with questions about their own thinking about math equations. Part of the work in the Agency by Design Oakland fellowship values the practice of making learning visible. How are we telling the story of teaching and learning and how are we inviting students into the process? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1598908450071-VN2ATP8OQ83H7EAU5MP7/Lawrence%2BTeng.jpg Blog - Culturally Responsive Teacher Making - Lawrence Teng, teaches math to close to 40% of the whole student body. In his classes, he knows the names of every student and has consistent contact with many of my students’ parents. The school’s emphasis on a small tight-knit community is strong. Met West HS, Oakland is one of forty public high schools around the country pioneering a model of internship-based education MetWest's 9th-12th graders travel to the campus from all corners of Oakland. The school's approach to learning is grounded in a commitment to educate one student at a time, in a tight-knit community of peers, family, teachers, and community mentors -- utilizing resources inside and outside the classroom. Students at MetWest are 50 percent Latino, 30 percent African American, seven percent White, and 13 percent Asian American. Seventy percent of the school's students qualifying for free and reduced lunch. https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2020/7/24/who-is-your-crew monthly 0.5 2020-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1595784606771-63FP39DNFIWK14RCBM6G/quinncrew.jpg Blog - How Do We Keep Our Roots Alive? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1595786226644-B8IGTGYW2HF7L3Q4B6RT/Screenshot+2020-07-26+10.53.32.png Blog - How Do We Keep Our Roots Alive? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1595786227335-R1U8Z1SA1VCJV2DQEGWB/Screenshot+2020-07-26+10.55.33.png Blog - How Do We Keep Our Roots Alive? https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2020/7/8/not-your-average-maker-kit monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594233395947-HZQL6TCQ6NG1VB10OTHO/Spark.image.jpg Blog - Not Your Average Maker Kit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594235456209-W5GNEUS8THFXFXK7IJM9/Maker+Kits+-+1.jpg Blog - Not Your Average Maker Kit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594235548136-RO6WR606GP878VOMS07H/Maker+Kits+-+2.jpg Blog - Not Your Average Maker Kit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594235627278-LYOJAQ4675VI6AVC07CS/Maker+Kits+-+3.jpg Blog - Not Your Average Maker Kit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594235635158-N3OHDVQJHMXWNOP0YJ1O/Maker+Kits+-+6.jpg Blog - Not Your Average Maker Kit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594235751999-XTXB0CUFY1V6VE9J99J1/Maker+Kits+-+10.jpg Blog - Not Your Average Maker Kit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594235772033-NRWVX71DY6E65XZNXQC5/Maker+Kits+-+8.jpg Blog - Not Your Average Maker Kit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594235810386-ERYK3CK8AL8FKG90HV33/Maker+Kits+-+9.jpg Blog - Not Your Average Maker Kit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594236233586-P7G0FEEDPF9OEACTUY5Z/extra+photos+maker+kits+-+1.jpg Blog - Not Your Average Maker Kit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594236263083-W3ZH0023E21PRWS8JOBS/extra+photos+maker+kits+-+9.jpg Blog - Not Your Average Maker Kit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594236240890-ZH5JA874VIALL44K8CM0/extra+photos+maker+kits+-+4.jpg Blog - Not Your Average Maker Kit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594236253936-WS56CS5DWKHUO3URLLY0/extra+photos+maker+kits+-+6.jpg Blog - Not Your Average Maker Kit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594236254147-WRRTAB08RA91ZJ6R19KX/extra+photos+maker+kits+-+7.jpg Blog - Not Your Average Maker Kit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594236232203-HEBWORDY2ERF2ON9649C/extra+photos+maker+kits+-+2.jpg Blog - Not Your Average Maker Kit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594236261973-LTEF0UQ9IZVCG7MIN3WK/extra+photos+maker+kits+-+8.jpg Blog - Not Your Average Maker Kit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594236266469-CUUVBA1ZH36OSF4548DU/extra+photos+maker+kits+-+10.jpg Blog - Not Your Average Maker Kit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594236273593-GWN86I8JW24IPWMO2S5E/extra+photos+maker+kits+-+12.jpg Blog - Not Your Average Maker Kit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594236279389-JAWZML53R57H62BS4H14/extra+photos+maker+kits+-+13.jpg Blog - Not Your Average Maker Kit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594236270871-1TEAR10OX7C6Y41GX378/extra+photos+maker+kits+-+11.jpg Blog - Not Your Average Maker Kit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594236303735-6ULTEPYEJHS4N5MIGS3O/extra+photos+maker+kits+-+18.jpg Blog - Not Your Average Maker Kit https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2020/4/23/what-counts-as-a-meaningful-lesson-in-the-time-of-coronavirus monthly 0.5 2020-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1587674500034-U4YTIY6R32XBBDO6EGU9/Screenshot+2020-04-23+13.40.57.png Blog - What counts as a meaningful lesson in the time of coronavirus? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1587704607884-RT31CUL8MTUEYZZG0H40/Bianca.png Blog - What counts as a meaningful lesson in the time of coronavirus? https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2020/4/22/imagine-if-this-system-was-more-ethical-beautiful-effective monthly 0.5 2020-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1587589430776-64W978QSDZKNFFKTN5RH/IMG_1551.JPG Blog - Imagine if.... January, 2020. At one of our daylong meetings we screen printed four Agency by Design thinking routines for teachers to bring back to their schools and classrooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1587588716278-324TV91TXM1E9500K3LK/abdo_equityinthemaking_postcard_5x7_FrontSide+%281%29.jpg Blog - Imagine if.... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1587589968278-0MBJ78G2AN2RYM6XSLLC/repair+circle.final.jpg Blog - Imagine if.... https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2020/3/26/slowing-down-to-meet-our-students-needs monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1585272888330-4TNXBMGKXQLEHR86XFHT/March+2019+Daylong+-+4.jpg Blog - Slowing Down to Meet our Students' Needs Image: Teachers in the 2018-19 fellowship created a natural collaborative mandala following the OUSD school strike. Collective art making is an act of reflection. More info in "Connections" below. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1586391410325-J8PEF8YM0PYWZD1ZVTTA/student-agency_45643278.png Blog - Slowing Down to Meet our Students' Needs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1585325878715-5RQZTVYF6XZV0ZJ46N63/Instagram+Profile+Pic.png Blog - Slowing Down to Meet our Students' Needs https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2020/3/23/i-used-to-thinknow-i-think monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2019/11/4/iwmn6pmubbej3neptacumoan7qhc63 monthly 0.5 2019-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1572918527962-KBYRSJV2S2060HM5UM2E/image-asset.png Blog - Incorporating the Maker Capacities Into the Visual Arts Classroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1572918781212-XZBUDRI6E4WJHFFG10J9/Digital+POP_Rice-5.jpg Blog - Incorporating the Maker Capacities Into the Visual Arts Classroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1572918824330-O9O8KAPQUR2ELDBWVZ2J/Digital+POP_Rice-6.jpg Blog - Incorporating the Maker Capacities Into the Visual Arts Classroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1572918824417-THTSBUII2XGW90Q3B3HI/Digital+POP_Rice-7.jpg Blog - Incorporating the Maker Capacities Into the Visual Arts Classroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1572918824744-IXDLKV6W8JSNOEITBVFT/Digital+POP_Rice-8.jpg Blog - Incorporating the Maker Capacities Into the Visual Arts Classroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1572919192583-FG4YP50QTL50E7BN33ZA/Digital+POP_Rice-9.jpg Blog - Incorporating the Maker Capacities Into the Visual Arts Classroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1572919192596-9W4EG92BA0SVFW6TX2PN/Digital+POP_Rice-10.jpg Blog - Incorporating the Maker Capacities Into the Visual Arts Classroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1572919194331-4XSG5Q57P954BTEF4R73/Digital+POP_Rice-11.jpg Blog - Incorporating the Maker Capacities Into the Visual Arts Classroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1572919195129-KQTXKB8R9BLVINOQYTDX/Digital+POP_Rice-12.jpg Blog - Incorporating the Maker Capacities Into the Visual Arts Classroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1572919195229-JPITOA6G6U3OFV55KYQD/Digital+POP_Rice-13.jpg Blog - Incorporating the Maker Capacities Into the Visual Arts Classroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1572919003168-1UBYFLIBY8E0FM001Q93/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Incorporating the Maker Capacities Into the Visual Arts Classroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1572918990044-XGAKR6XD7O9XGB5CWZ4B/Digital+POP_Rice-15.jpg Blog - Incorporating the Maker Capacities Into the Visual Arts Classroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1572918990114-5WD7LRW1V2XKN9I2YHP5/Digital+POP_Rice-16.jpg Blog - Incorporating the Maker Capacities Into the Visual Arts Classroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1572918991668-0VAVKK9UW8MMHRZJOOWV/Digital+POP_Rice-17.jpg Blog - Incorporating the Maker Capacities Into the Visual Arts Classroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1572918991740-DS305F5EIY3ZHJVE49JO/Digital+POP_Rice-18.jpg Blog - Incorporating the Maker Capacities Into the Visual Arts Classroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1572919224067-ZUQHEKNYNL3S8BW4HELA/Digital+POP_Rice-19.jpg Blog - Incorporating the Maker Capacities Into the Visual Arts Classroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1572919225542-HA7GB06UXJDTAAQJF56C/Digital+POP_Rice-20.jpg Blog - Incorporating the Maker Capacities Into the Visual Arts Classroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1572919470244-E58SLLFRFOBK6B6B5MN8/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Incorporating the Maker Capacities Into the Visual Arts Classroom https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2019/10/27/choice-and-voice-while-systems-thinking monthly 0.5 2019-11-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1572226061266-0CUNDJFNT9Y7CO7PZR99/unnamed-5.png Blog - Designing for Student Choice and Voice Students from LODESTAR acting out the water cycle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1572226280886-IU6Y6BI4SXT7Z2TXQ214/unnamed.png Blog - Designing for Student Choice and Voice LODESTAR students collaborating on their water cycle diorama project. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1572226421963-S2HT9NR7F2J43JKJDDSQ/unnamed-4.png Blog - Designing for Student Choice and Voice A diorama made by LODESTAR students showing the water cycle during the age of the dinosaurs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1572226590007-8O7X7BG12HKU407X3DYC/unnamed-2.png Blog - Designing for Student Choice and Voice A student group’s final diorama with a key that explains the water cycle’s parts and purposes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1572227566980-AJQ0AN0NLSS6DI7EC9RA/Natassia%2BPura.jpg Blog - Designing for Student Choice and Voice https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2019/10/11/teaching-is-a-political-act monthly 0.5 2019-10-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570810338310-HGOR1TFUMTJ71R5YKKQM/image-asset.png Blog - Teaching is a Political Act https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570808264097-KMK2UTB7VCAT4GSMN3A7/Julia.jpg Blog - Teaching is a Political Act https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570810698076-AA4NH4XIUDXM4AO8C0H7/Julia%2BCheng.jpg Blog - Teaching is a Political Act https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2019/10/1/strengthening-social-and-emotional-learning-through-maker-centered-learning monthly 0.5 2019-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1569943610316-6N2EKQA6SNYPPDYSR3BL/unnamed-7.jpg Blog - Strengthening SEL Skills Through Maker-Centered Learning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1569943610552-NHI6FL08AWLRJUHIAGPN/unnamed-9.jpg Blog - Strengthening SEL Skills Through Maker-Centered Learning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1569943610576-YF6P8THAZAARR7QGGIMJ/unnamed-10.jpg Blog - Strengthening SEL Skills Through Maker-Centered Learning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1569943610449-SMTEDFSN5DCFK8FL11DI/unnamed-8.jpg Blog - Strengthening SEL Skills Through Maker-Centered Learning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1569943610715-Q5U5135PMD7NLBCXHKFM/unnamed-11.jpg Blog - Strengthening SEL Skills Through Maker-Centered Learning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1569943610796-XTOZSLP2W3U5SJ5GLMFP/unnamed-12.jpg Blog - Strengthening SEL Skills Through Maker-Centered Learning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1569986503612-0MKWRRFDCE6EV7WHYCRQ/image-asset.png Blog - Strengthening SEL Skills Through Maker-Centered Learning The 12 Tools from TOOLBOX (by Dovetail Learning). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1569943821965-S4T0D3KU3I7FOHAEQNQ8/unnamed.jpg Blog - Strengthening SEL Skills Through Maker-Centered Learning Students collaborating and helping each other with cardboard construction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1569944314365-24FZYSRO3MOP421Z4AJL/unnamed+copy.jpg Blog - Strengthening SEL Skills Through Maker-Centered Learning A student’s tool box with an Empathy Tool. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1569944732230-7Q806VLBQEARHVM1YDPL/IMG_0981.jpeg Blog - Strengthening SEL Skills Through Maker-Centered Learning Liz Cruger’s documentation booth at Agency by Design Oakland’s culminating event on May 4, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1569944807316-277K0U2J5CGU1K2MP3UQ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Strengthening SEL Skills Through Maker-Centered Learning https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2019/9/26/e17qsril559j1nkj3wj3bqb03hyt7c monthly 0.5 2019-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1569549729929-1M1VI6F0KS4T8PV20FXP/Screen+Shot+2019-09-26+at+10.03.01+PM.png Blog - Letting Go of Power: Who is the Teacher? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1569547160384-VJATSJA1NUOCISN3FIWK/89618BD5-7407-429B-B783-C24C4118FB31.jpg Blog - Letting Go of Power: Who is the Teacher? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1569548754744-GNEX87BOA6V4WIHTMIW6/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Letting Go of Power: Who is the Teacher? https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2019/9/18/imagine-if-we-lived-in-a-more-inclusive-world monthly 0.5 2019-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1569033845162-HG0KMOHLT8OH6RMUCSP6/image-asset.png Blog - Imagine If... We Lived in a More Inclusive World Agency by Design Oakland Teacher Fellow, Crystal Barajas Barr, and students from the Gender and Sexualities Alliance (GSA) host a professional development training for teachers at Urban Promise Academy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1569034007008-J4PRDP9G54K6UNP0T8JH/20190514_102147.jpg Blog - Imagine If... We Lived in a More Inclusive World https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1569034081902-3IFZCG8ODLX8Z9H7T70G/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Imagine If... We Lived in a More Inclusive World https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1569033742049-IQNWN9SSARHOZGZ4VM7P/20190417_163236.jpg Blog - Imagine If... We Lived in a More Inclusive World https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1569034140765-SS1JDRNBLT4WSYGU51ZW/Crystal%2BBarr.jpg Blog - Imagine If... We Lived in a More Inclusive World https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2019/9/19/the-evolution-of-reflection-finding-opportunity-for-student-voice-using-the-problem-solving-process monthly 0.5 2019-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1568910135231-RH4RNBNFR63F5KCK8FNW/9E582B1F-2E38-46EB-8989-FF7AFE7C3823.jpeg Blog - The Evolution of Reflection: Finding Opportunity for Student Voice Using the Problem Solving Process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1568909040360-MIIA0GMJL0MTYA0VP27B/unnamed.png Blog - The Evolution of Reflection: Finding Opportunity for Student Voice Using the Problem Solving Process Problem Solving Process with Empathy graphic from “CS Discoveries 2019-2020” curriculum (resources available at code.org). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1568909724025-AN1S33T3NEIA742YOMT9/unnamed-2.jpeg Blog - The Evolution of Reflection: Finding Opportunity for Student Voice Using the Problem Solving Process Student rubric from Unit 2: Web Development. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1568910772609-XSRSVJC5VHZ2HWC9IIK1/The+Evolution+of+Revolution+pic.jpeg Blog - The Evolution of Reflection: Finding Opportunity for Student Voice Using the Problem Solving Process Chantel Parnell’s final template that gets students at Bret Harte Middle School to value the process instead of the final product (above), and her documentation board showing the multiple iterations of this reflection (below). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1568919093681-XGRPIRLF94OG4U6Q5ADV/IMG_4573.jpeg Blog - The Evolution of Reflection: Finding Opportunity for Student Voice Using the Problem Solving Process https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1568910392209-9DS4PYRDJ8GHNKXS0MY4/Chantel%2BParnell.JPG Blog - The Evolution of Reflection: Finding Opportunity for Student Voice Using the Problem Solving Process https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2019/9/16/newcomer-students-tinkering-with-materials-in-a-physics-classroom monthly 0.5 2019-09-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1568644028046-X11CCGN9FZ6HZHRXCH0D/IMG-20190415-WA0061.jpeg Blog - How Does Tinkering with ELLs Impact Their Content Knowledge? A newcomer student from Oakland International High School works on her final rollercoaster design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1568645073834-I5QAOA64LCUGO5OH6E4O/Snapchat-1715189341.jpg Blog - How Does Tinkering with ELLs Impact Their Content Knowledge? Final roller coaster design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1568645013541-CSAF856KAWIFUKSS9PUG/unnamed-4.jpg Blog - How Does Tinkering with ELLs Impact Their Content Knowledge? Final roller coaster design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1568645260411-B1QDILU50WURK8DNY2BB/image-asset.jpeg Blog - How Does Tinkering with ELLs Impact Their Content Knowledge? https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2019/9/9/students-as-curriculum-designers monthly 0.5 2019-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1568227380574-A74FCWXCU3QKZK31FNE6/Screen+Shot+2019-09-11+at+2.42.52+PM.png Blog - Students as Curriculum Designers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1568068602932-HIHRJ2IIMANXNYY556CE/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Students as Curriculum Designers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1568069559778-TZ9NX0WA908VWM4CPK38/Jeff-1.jpg Blog - Students as Curriculum Designers https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2019/9/9/whose-agency-building-critical-consciousness-through-maker-centered-learning-and-arts-integration monthly 0.5 2019-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1568070928705-DTLZSFKGQXZDHYG3G5E9/FDDAADCD-60F0-4BE4-B2BD-35F5C5AEF940+2.jpeg Blog - Whose Agency? Reflections on Building Critical Consciousness Through Maker-Centered Learning and Arts Integration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1568065909094-RZ19V48XMSD53CYOR9QV/E71DFC44-3307-41DF-9786-3333519B3301.jpeg Blog - Whose Agency? Reflections on Building Critical Consciousness Through Maker-Centered Learning and Arts Integration https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1568070713318-07FGZSCFUB56MNE87FS6/D24DD47E-6E6B-45BC-A85D-C8BBCB306EE8.jpeg Blog - Whose Agency? Reflections on Building Critical Consciousness Through Maker-Centered Learning and Arts Integration Kurt standing by his students’ collaborative mural of Nipsey Hussle. https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2019/6/5/look-what-happens-when-you-take-apart-elmo monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1559758889455-B8OYH9ZSMK4O3NCVNGWR/AgencyByDesign_TakeApartElmo_1.png Blog - Look What Happens When You Take Apart Elmo... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1559761261450-ET87CW4ESKF83KZWX0RV/AgencyByDesign_TakeApartElmo_3.png Blog - Look What Happens When You Take Apart Elmo... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1559769636406-Z67KGKAKLH7XAB7MELAW/AgencyByDesign_TakeApartElmo_2.png Blog - Look What Happens When You Take Apart Elmo... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1559770180528-GLG6UUT7RVWVYO6RUFLV/AgencyByDesign_TakeApartElmo_4.png Blog - Look What Happens When You Take Apart Elmo... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1559769806982-ZJ3ST9JL7W92FFG51LUD/AgencyByDesign_TakeApartElmo_5.png Blog - Look What Happens When You Take Apart Elmo... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1559770588638-BG73KZH84EJNOC1TH4Q2/AgencyByDesign_TakeApartElmo_6.png Blog - Look What Happens When You Take Apart Elmo... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1559770450912-ZE8GMPQM7S5GIBBYNQF4/AgencyByDesign_TakeApartElmo_8.png Blog - Look What Happens When You Take Apart Elmo... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1559770316544-36IRNUSBTG3K0PFS1F0Q/AgencyByDesign_TakeApartElmo_7.png Blog - Look What Happens When You Take Apart Elmo... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1559770803356-148USDRXUXFU5LIYRPC4/AgencyByDesign_TakeApartElmo_10.png Blog - Look What Happens When You Take Apart Elmo... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1559770835512-M97OF1NBUE7V3NFWHH6F/AgencyByDesign_TakeApartElmo_11.png Blog - Look What Happens When You Take Apart Elmo... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1559770756946-LBSZOENIT74S9FV4J9H1/AgencyByDesign_TakeApartElmo_9.png Blog - Look What Happens When You Take Apart Elmo... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1559770972842-NRITOR8Y76WNUGD1CTSK/Bridget%2BRigby.jpg Blog - Look What Happens When You Take Apart Elmo... https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2019/5/13/oakland-teachers-designing-for-agency-in-the-k-12-classroom monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557808506078-I9AXQQ1CZA7OWBH6BJ6P/Page+1.jpg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency - Event Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557854736670-58VNSBOEX9V7EDV8ZPM9/Pages+2-3.jpg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency - Event Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557808184835-UHMMY9CAL46F96T4HDZ7/Pages+4-5.jpg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency - Event Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557807908803-GAP2KN0F1LRB2YKZM2TI/Page+6-7.jpg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency - Event Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557807903474-QXBEXF23FMU2CVVNLWAY/Page+8.jpg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency - Event Program https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557809250121-DT738WZ080IGYJI83JOI/9E582B1F-2E38-46EB-8989-FF7AFE7C3823.jpeg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency Agency by Design Oakland Fellow Chantel Parnell shares work from her documentation booth, entitled “The Evolution of Reflection: Finding Opportunity for Student Voice Using the Problem Solving Process.” Parnell is a Computer Science Teacher at Bret Harte Middle School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557809271274-LSYW79BN92INPPX409QA/F7666716-CC62-4100-99CE-4DF6AE0DE2B7.jpeg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency Agency by Design Oakland Fellowship Director Paula Mitchell and Fellow Jane Lee engaging with Fellow Kristen Vetterlein’s documentation booth entitled “Practicing Self-Reflection and Developing Agency Through Art!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557809260171-6CQDFZ38LK4NV1ZMSQVW/D24DD47E-6E6B-45BC-A85D-C8BBCB306EE8.jpeg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency Agency by Design Oakland Fellow Kurt Kaaekuahiwi standing by his documentation booth entitled, “I Got a Story To Tell: Arts-Making and Cultural Consciousness as Agency.” Kurt is an Ethnic Studies, Art and Making Teacher at Roses in Concrete Community School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557809389366-MKKR11A0D9Z685HD597X/5BA71AAE-5557-4EB6-AEC3-F9BADE72C6E6.jpeg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency Kurt Kaaekuahiwi and Julia Cheng rearrange a box mural by Kaaekuahiwi’s students at Roses in Concrete Community School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557809320734-UQH5KL0IHW9TXVRLUHEE/B8E1E400-A67B-472E-A976-5BC7D7FEFC61.jpeg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency Another possible iteration of the “box mural” made by students from Roses in Concrete Community School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557809389350-WOD1GKKYC0EBJOPSKYE8/A496EC53-EAAA-4546-84D5-C5C312E385A0.jpeg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency A participant writing a teacher appreciation card. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557809320884-29JSMG6YBN6GT9UU4PHC/BB481D03-2779-43DF-A9F5-8F04BBD20D66.jpeg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557809331794-1CDEDSK3W8HYAH6RCV38/BD2BE9E7-EFD6-463E-971A-37ED159E7AEA.jpeg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency Agency by Design Oakland Fellow Veronica Haro shares her documentation board entitled “Feedback: An Opportunity for Co-Critique and Co-Inspiration” with participant Domonique Jimerson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557809335116-VHSB74NAFV2AU7TVMH16/F9B93FB1-1077-42C7-A391-06FC2D0E896C.jpeg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency Agency by Design Oakland fellow Julie Ellis and a participant catching up near Shraddha Soparawala’s documentation booth entitled “Art of Repair: Transforming Objects and Ourselves.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557809346575-70SVLTGYOH6IB52J8KOA/E494894A-0CDE-4CB2-94EC-07ACBDEAE551.jpeg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency Agency by Design Oakland Fellow Erin Posbergh facilitates a hand-on activity at her booth entitled “How Does Tinkering With Materials Affect Content Knowledge?” Posbergh is the Physics Teacher at Oakland International High School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557809349689-9AKGLG1VTQWUXG077OBD/4EA77DE3-CC8D-4C96-8FA7-222F9B90034A.jpeg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency Erin Posbergh stops at the documentation board detailing the history of Agency by Design Oakland, an independent non-profit organization that is the Bay Area component of the Agency by Design research project developed by Project Zero, a research center at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557853913583-1R0VATYNDU6ATZ6SPBSV/56665DA6-B047-4D01-927E-4DF7AE95AF7D.jpg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency - Documentation Booth in Focus: Linh Linh Trinh, 7th/8th Grade Science Teacher at Roots International Academy, invites participants to join the conversation at her documentation booth. Her teacher action research displays her systemic analysis of the Roots International Academy school closure and asks participants to share their own response to the question “Are you UPHOLDING or RESISTING the system?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557853913799-PS0TWEGF9EQCMGD33GQZ/89486230-2256-49AD-9F43-B117080CDF81.jpg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency Former Agency by Design Fellow Lillian Ortiz takes a closer look at the key players involved in the the Roots International Academy school closure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557853911751-L6SB6SG7DGB0FY1Q30JE/70F9B7E4-2F10-4C6F-9AB8-58E560D66A56.jpg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency Trinh’s system maps of how the different parts/people of the systems interacted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557853909729-B1V0PRWZW203ZZTTV073/5E2E1BA5-4048-4D9E-B9D6-EB0D74CED521.jpg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency On the other side of the documentation board, participants write their personal answers to Trinh’s question, “Are you upholding or resisting the system?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557853915483-Y5LVUM04BYI7EJUX8QAA/DBC3FD0D-BBAD-4DFE-942F-95B723C3ADC9.jpg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557853911398-PL7HP41UTUWNVJ380FQE/969D4074-35A6-496D-9B94-3BFFEA0E1975.jpg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency Agency by Design Oakland Senior Fellow adds this follow-up question to Linh’s documentation board. “Why did you add this to the board?” asked Agency by Design Oakland Program Coordinator Nico Chen. “I saw so many people reading this question and then just walking away,” said Wolf. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557810136153-4Z3UTFHYEB6PGD41G4V2/FDDAADCD-60F0-4BE4-B2BD-35F5C5AEF940.jpeg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency “Raise your hand if you are creative,” asks Kurt Kaaekuahiwi when beginning his talk entitled, “Whose Agency? Building Critical Consciousness Through Maker-Centered Learning and Arts Integration.” In his talk, Kurt Kaaekuahiwi asks students in his Ethnic Studies class at Roses in Concrete Community School how art and making can impact engagement within the course. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557855310043-2OQSQQKEK0O82KUUW7TC/Kurt.jpg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency “How do we humanize using Arts and Making in ways that promoted critical consciousness?” asks Kaaekuahiwi in his ignite talk. “We looked at the design process of making our own skin color. We mixed primary and secondary colors using tinting and shading to make our own shades of browness. ‘Look Mr. K -- this is actually my skin color. I made it, look!’ Students were able to talk about internalized racism, talk about the politics of identity, the politics of being light skinned and of being dark skinned and bright, and talk about what ‘she's hella dark’ comes from, what that means.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557855319516-YW144TS73WIMWP1KVHZF/Julia.jpg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency In her ignite talk entitled “Teaching is a Political Act,” Julia Cheng shares her personal reflections on teaching and community building this year, and in doing so, how she is able to center her views and values on in and outside her classroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557855310148-80XI18VIL6V7OBV6F8CQ/Jeff.jpg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency In his ignite talk entitled “Students as Curriculum Designers,” Jeff Embleton and 7th graders co-design a curriculum focused on the refugee experience at ASCEND. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557855319758-ZYAOWZZ9JN5V2MMTHXL3/Jeff%27s+Students.jpg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency “What we did to support [refugees] was we made donation boxes and gathered money for the IRC (International Rescue Committee),” said Ariana, a 7th Grader from ASCEND. “We created t-shirts and helped refugees by donating the proceeds.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557855323693-3674TT4SKORG085JJZG2/Ignite+Speakers+2.jpeg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency Our amazing ignite speakers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557854443885-G7G6W1ZRKEX94VYFCIDK/89618BD5-7407-429B-B783-C24C4118FB31.jpg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency - Ignite Talk in Focus Fatimah Salahuddin, Ethnic Studies Teacher at Roots International Academy, delivers her ignite talk entitled “Letting Go of Power: Who is the Teacher?” In her talk, Salahuddin shares how she shifted power to her students by redirecting authority and helping students build agency by being the teacher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557809626682-TBKMDHZL6Q1WN0Z1KSJB/E8A268F2-9683-4906-91A2-AB33C40B03E2.jpeg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency Participants start on a “do now” activity at the beginning of a workshop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557809581013-VQFXPHBWXLPW6X4I7NDP/77456C8F-DAE7-435D-974E-6BEFF3E16753.jpeg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency In Olivia Franco’s workshop “Gamify Your Lessons!” participants learn how to step back and let the students direct the learning and making through gamification. In this workshop, participants created their own game prototype ideas to bring back to their own classrooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1558030174478-Q1GG7S6IZL63I2YVB228/Circuits+-+Bridget+A.jpeg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency In her workshop “Making Circuits Personal,” Bridget Rigby asks, “what parallels can we make between circuits and ourselves?” In this workshop, Bridget shares her students’ work, and asks participants to explore how learning about different circuit systems can be used to examine their own “circuitry.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557809608741-CBPSGLDHUKAX5CF8X23C/3C8B6264-5A21-4C31-AF51-1442D2B05918.jpeg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency In Carrie Moy’s workshop, entitled “Authentic Feedback Through Thinking Routines,“ participants learn how the “Parts, Perspectives, Me” and “Imagine If...” thinking routines can make student voices tangible, so that they can make productive and actionable shifts in teaching and classroom practice. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557809618722-39JNE9UVUVCZM31XK0FL/90210784-CC08-49EB-BC45-7C93199B6420.jpeg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency Tasha Pura asks participants to popcorn read a definition of system in her workshop entitled “Mini-Design Challenge: Choice & Voice While Systems Thinking.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1558029832188-8AJH4D2Z6PT0QG7D2SMK/Systems+-+Julie.jpeg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency In her workshop entitled “Shifting the Cognitive Load with Systems Thinking,” Julie Ellis asks participants explore how systems thinking protocols can be infused with social studies standards to engage in deeper learning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557809593205-LPGPRGPBN2HS3E7BAYT2/1F6DC796-1A1D-4D70-ADD0-2742C1A16503.jpeg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency “What are the choices students can make to demonstrate their understanding of systems?” asks Pura in her workshop. Participants engage in hands-on systems thinking by taking apart a system and building a model. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557809604827-RM15ZEC8WXNZ41OINMED/3A4FFED9-6DEA-46EB-AE30-9220E3549848.jpeg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency Participants in the midst of building a tree system in Pura’s workshop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557809617039-RRMGK7YWW4O1N7DOC0QD/3DB022B8-982F-44DE-B115-A728982E2B9F.jpeg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency Participants discussing their finished model, demonstrating their shared understanding of the the system of a tree. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1558029773423-HVA8S5MG2ALMKL8DYBIB/Culture+-+Crystal.jpg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency In her workshop “Amplifying Voice and Values to Shift School Culture,” Crystal Barr asks how can thinking routines like “Imagine If...” and “Think, Feel, Care” support not just a shift in student thinking, but a shift in school culture? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1558029813993-KOT5WPYL8FLAKI059WID/Home+1.jpeg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency “What makes home feel like home?” “Can we build it together?” Participants explored empathy and connection by making collaborative homes in Denise Montgomery’s workshop entitled “Creating Empathy & Connection Through Maker-Centered Learning.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557854595939-R148NNDAQV2XAPEP7IOX/4BFAE3D6-E0DE-4782-9406-32FDCCF82051.jpg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency - Workshop in Focus Jane Lee, Instructional Coach at Roots International Academy, leads her workshop entitled “Agency? By Design!” In this workshop, she asks participants whether the purpose of education is to teach subversion or compliance — and challenges our participants to reflect on whether or not they have the agency to subvert within our educational systems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557854596489-OC411UGXEQ6HGXVKBEM8/6B049F0E-3228-4775-B37C-CF8529B7D9C4.jpg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557854595948-IXXF77TTZRUDMXQUEEGE/2EE9C26C-FCE2-4A53-AE0D-6B3AE3AB59A7.jpg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557854596860-IYRREUP3DVZV6QZD2O8O/609F313E-0534-4B86-B20A-FD8832654217.jpg Blog - Oakland Teachers Designing for Student Agency https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2019/4/27/ignite-talks-workshops-and-display-booths monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1556507296024-SPX6BSYKB6M35L5FMT3W/title.event.jpg Blog - Event Program: Ignite Speakers & Workshops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1556507313389-SXZN4A4HM3DQYJYFYXVV/location.event.jpg Blog - Event Program: Ignite Speakers & Workshops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1556472242762-ZCCNH1CKOLPJACJSB8HS/Ignite+Talks.jpeg Blog - Event Program: Ignite Speakers & Workshops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1556442543622-3Y176C2X8YC508ZGY7Y5/Workshops+%28Online%29.jpeg Blog - Event Program: Ignite Speakers & Workshops https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1556442570732-ZG0JOTIBJFGTWQVZEN3M/Documentation+Booths.jpg Blog - Event Program: Ignite Speakers & Workshops https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2019/4/20/2019-2020-agency-by-design-oakland-fellowship-applications-due-may-19th monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1555782527247-ZFR1DJBR6KPFMEJRZD95/Postcard+Version+%285x7%29.jpg Blog - 2019 - 2020 Agency by Design Oakland Fellowship Application; Deadline Extended—Due 5/24 https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2019/4/13/repairing-our-oakland-teacher-community-the-healing-joy-of-making monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1555185362124-KQWWQTD3R0PND36OGP0O/March+2019+Daylong+-+10.jpg Blog - Making As an Act of Healing Agency by Design Oakland Fellows participate in nature mindful mandalas as a restorative community healing activity before and during their teacher inquiry during a March daylong meeting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1555184664536-MT9PY4PW3BA0KWSOFTOE/March+2019+Daylong+-+97.jpg Blog - Making As an Act of Healing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1555184672441-7F3BLWZNYVYPFISVE2SF/March+2019+Daylong+-+79.jpg Blog - Making As an Act of Healing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1555184679141-OWN2M0TKD0PQBTCAZ7YS/March+2019+Daylong+-+114.jpg Blog - Making As an Act of Healing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1555184686995-JEOGFXTQC18KEEWQLJQ8/March+2019+Daylong+-+78.jpg Blog - Making As an Act of Healing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1555184694905-HX1GBAG3LS9VHZFUPSSM/March+2019+Daylong+-+125.jpg Blog - Making As an Act of Healing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1555615779845-XD2JYO1IIL1MHD7Y2O2U/Poster+Version+%2811x17%29.jpg Blog - Making As an Act of Healing https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2019/3/17/post-strike-reflections-why-systems-thinking-matters monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1552872415572-913R9TQS5OMFLUTPJ142/IMG_4821.jpg Blog - Post Strike Reflections: Why Systems Thinking Matters Fellowship Director, Paula Mitchell and Executive Director, Brooke Toczylowski, picketing at Grass Valley Elementary School during the Oakland Education Association’s 7-day strike, from February 21 to March 1, 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1552872768540-MO5Y80V8FEK6RV2L84DD/IMG_4403+%281%29.jpg Blog - Post Strike Reflections: Why Systems Thinking Matters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1552872626157-0R93HWO98MO1SPGEDH93/Screen+Shot+2019-03-17+at+5.43.24+PM.png Blog - Post Strike Reflections: Why Systems Thinking Matters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1552872671948-LEJWXUFL4FSMJ8P4FF0O/IMG_4423.jpg Blog - Post Strike Reflections: Why Systems Thinking Matters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1552878683766-HWC1NUUW8LXNK6ULVKW5/IMG_E4430.jpg Blog - Post Strike Reflections: Why Systems Thinking Matters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1552872701731-NOZMI5XRW8ZWB5RP6FPG/IMG_4445.jpg Blog - Post Strike Reflections: Why Systems Thinking Matters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1552873901238-DAKWVPFGTC8H6QN1NNFR/IMG_4431.jpg Blog - Post Strike Reflections: Why Systems Thinking Matters https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2019/3/17/developing-a-repair-mindset-with-middle-school-students monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1552879103870-3NET0R16XVBVIR80JQCL/IMG_4412+%281%29.jpg Blog - The Art of Repair: A Middle School Elective Class https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1552879204721-TH365EPHRECVUFEXFL6R/Screen+Shot+2019-02-11+at+9.14.52+AM.png Blog - The Art of Repair: A Middle School Elective Class https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1552879343900-5JFSDFDH08KEECRSSD7U/Screen%2BShot%2B2019-02-11%2Bat%2B9.14.45%2BAM.jpg Blog - The Art of Repair: A Middle School Elective Class https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1552879506185-UKZ4GUZAUQCIOL6C8PSM/IMG_4415+%281%29.jpg Blog - The Art of Repair: A Middle School Elective Class https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1552879559432-0JZE87XNZF5O7EGO2B4S/IMG_4414+%281%29.jpg Blog - The Art of Repair: A Middle School Elective Class https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1552879691101-Y1FKQWVIYKK8YNXXU6MP/Shraddha+Soparawala%2C+The+Art+of+Repair+%281%29.jpeg Blog - The Art of Repair: A Middle School Elective Class Sopar’s documentation board from the Agency by Design Oakland mini-culminating event in December, 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1552879775114-XF9IJCB78DUGFD23U1FN/Shraddha+Soparawala+%281%29.jpg Blog - The Art of Repair: A Middle School Elective Class https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2019/1/30/from-the-field-oakland-educators-speak-up monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1548912559388-QHTIVO6HB28ZJ8UDCQ0T/Eventbrite+Banner+%281%29.jpeg Blog - From the Field: Oakland Educators Speak Up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1548912730387-VNXWNY0GTDY6BCDCWRF6/_Taken+by+Paloma+Nikolic.JPG Blog - From the Field: Oakland Educators Speak Up Photo by Paloma Nikolic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1548912833178-CX9TTOQ6W7XHFAW1QONG/IMG_4527.jpg Blog - From the Field: Oakland Educators Speak Up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1548912884334-UYFHOYU3J9ZIXS2G2N6I/By++Paloma+Nikolic.JPG Blog - From the Field: Oakland Educators Speak Up Photo by Paloma Nikolic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1548913617020-S8OAM1MQ0WYB1UI3Q464/IMG_4525.jpg Blog - From the Field: Oakland Educators Speak Up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1548914734181-92A58J4PGRCVY70F8WC7/IMG_4513.jpg Blog - From the Field: Oakland Educators Speak Up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1548915159620-ODDTST6LUN7YIPGX45JI/IMG_4524.jpg Blog - From the Field: Oakland Educators Speak Up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1548962973347-6ZHD1UNQZ0YD1PN0HESY/DSC_0294.jpg Blog - From the Field: Oakland Educators Speak Up https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1548915451572-Q3H4JY1DDEBJBEIISNZI/IMG_4531.jpg Blog - From the Field: Oakland Educators Speak Up https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/12/19/the-power-of-thinking-routines monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1545326811566-2EL7E70DOHSJ1YRC7K7X/Screen+Shot+2018-12-20+at+9.25.59+AM.png Blog - The Power of Thinking Routines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1545270026518-4AUWGE1KSNORX9T9UE8U/framework.png Blog - The Power of Thinking Routines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1545325876106-8T0Y6Z3441Q317B1SDVP/image-asset.png Blog - The Power of Thinking Routines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1545267343910-APO0T6EO48PYZGFM0I3C/Screen+Shot+2018-12-19+at+4.36.04+PM.png Blog - The Power of Thinking Routines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1545267500852-T5SAH8BHO04KA7XJ93RK/image-asset.png Blog - The Power of Thinking Routines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1545336993643-UCGNN5SWRQ72306L21L5/Screen+Shot+2018-12-20+at+12.16.06+PM.png Blog - The Power of Thinking Routines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1545323302646-MUMPIQ99JUGQT2THDAAV/image-asset.png Blog - The Power of Thinking Routines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1545270363174-4XP1STJWKH9L4OTIUH7J/image-asset.png Blog - The Power of Thinking Routines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1545327312315-M022G1JDJLUYI8FPHF9H/Screen+Shot+2018-12-20+at+9.33.48+AM.png Blog - The Power of Thinking Routines https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1545336714107-UVA5FWPQVVB1U1TMHNS3/Screen+Shot+2018-12-20+at+12.06.47+PM.png Blog - The Power of Thinking Routines https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/11/15/our-day-with-civicorps monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1544195130965-C6V30ISZUKNJ0TJX48JP/IMG_0182+2.jpeg Blog - Our Day of Professional Development With Civicorps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1544195139003-QS1I7M58L4A9V6G9ASOI/IMG_0189+2.jpeg Blog - Our Day of Professional Development With Civicorps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1544195148831-WQZ59GREWLNFC586XWY9/IMG_0185+2.jpeg Blog - Our Day of Professional Development With Civicorps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1544195153042-PDSQD4M4S6FPMRIPDMI1/IMG_0187+2.jpeg Blog - Our Day of Professional Development With Civicorps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1544197879223-O7L68DLZV2CHRVLJBT7I/IMG_4883.JPG Blog - Our Day of Professional Development With Civicorps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1544196407809-1H59YAAGZCDZ4A9GXM1B/IMG_0463.JPG Blog - Our Day of Professional Development With Civicorps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1544196414260-A87YKRHV31L3H4PPRBJG/IMG_0464.JPG Blog - Our Day of Professional Development With Civicorps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1544196400070-JDXEMB8NLMYPL8G0NNT6/IMG_0462.JPG Blog - Our Day of Professional Development With Civicorps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1544196835903-BA594R1NF1BGXS8J1KIJ/IMG_0250+2.jpeg Blog - Our Day of Professional Development With Civicorps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1544196863275-7BI36MGL36Y87NBBCK8Z/IMG_0271+2.jpeg Blog - Our Day of Professional Development With Civicorps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1544196849237-O04R54JITFET0ANGP4C7/IMG_0257+2.jpeg Blog - Our Day of Professional Development With Civicorps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1544196890117-NF8XGIKPECP7OFKJPWIX/IMG_4186.JPG Blog - Our Day of Professional Development With Civicorps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1544197715581-Q9XZRNI86RDUH2NEHRCP/IMG_4895.JPG Blog - Our Day of Professional Development With Civicorps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1544197472928-5QIFFKRF84DZWKWWPDYI/IMG_0313+2.jpeg Blog - Our Day of Professional Development With Civicorps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1544197489850-A4B1FXZ0FR9IWRRGG450/IMG_0314+2.jpeg Blog - Our Day of Professional Development With Civicorps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1544197708239-MPT8OK3DMY5XR2XH221S/IMG_4892.JPG Blog - Our Day of Professional Development With Civicorps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1544197441651-RO9UWKNS3YZR3LDSJTWZ/IMG_0296+2.jpeg Blog - Our Day of Professional Development With Civicorps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1544197551984-NXV3D8CR4KQ270D8V0SY/IMG_0318+2.jpeg Blog - Our Day of Professional Development With Civicorps https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1544198758943-8GVTSILH2ZG45IIX3T8P/Screen+Shot+2018-12-07+at+8.05.43+AM.png Blog - Our Day of Professional Development With Civicorps https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/7/11/ancestral-tech-making monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531332326875-NR3T9PZ1MM1GNZWZF3G0/Ancestral+tech+%26+making+Crystal.001.jpeg Blog - Ancestral Tech & Making https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531332598250-OBX4UI297RWUN2XVQ12V/Ancestral+tech+%26+making+Crystal.002.jpeg Blog - Ancestral Tech & Making https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531332617387-N3ZN7UDXBI4KRR9GREJN/Ancestral+tech+%26+making+Crystal.003.jpeg Blog - Ancestral Tech & Making https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531332656106-JUR1ZZJCE06T094HYU2E/Ancestral+tech+%26+making+Crystal.004.jpeg Blog - Ancestral Tech & Making https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531332654716-G64EIED299VEIK5VZOS5/Ancestral+tech+%26+making+Crystal.005.jpeg Blog - Ancestral Tech & Making https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531332654180-53837RLWRWNXMM2FU1DN/Ancestral+tech+%26+making+Crystal.006.jpeg Blog - Ancestral Tech & Making https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531332732650-7Y86H4R90BOMXROWOQX4/Ancestral+tech+%26+making+Crystal.007.jpeg Blog - Ancestral Tech & Making https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531332755647-OLGEAVFA8FN99BD776GR/Ancestral+tech+%26+making+Crystal.008.jpeg Blog - Ancestral Tech & Making https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531332774835-L7NGT69QY0CXDVFRRN81/Ancestral+tech+%26+making+Crystal.009.jpeg Blog - Ancestral Tech & Making https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531332800244-COYWV6NBMP63D5S6CRTH/Crystal.jpg Blog - Ancestral Tech & Making https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/11/27/highlights-from-fall-gatherings monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1543337325932-GX5AAAZBJABOS9D4KCXM/IMG_8736.JPG Blog - Highlights from Our Fall Gatherings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1543337475688-S78OT1A7UB7Q4EQKF1WN/Screen+Shot+2018-11-26+at+10.13.05+AM.png Blog - Highlights from Our Fall Gatherings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1543337516534-ZOOSL9W79EDYR0NAOE5N/Screen+Shot+2018-11-26+at+10.15.43+AM.png Blog - Highlights from Our Fall Gatherings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1543337620407-OP3OQOYH9YTFC50958B2/Screen+Shot+2018-11-26+at+10.16.30+AM.png Blog - Highlights from Our Fall Gatherings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1543337661656-QQYOE4685ST12EB9Z126/Screen+Shot+2018-11-26+at+10.15.56+AM.png Blog - Highlights from Our Fall Gatherings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1543337689284-P9VO5ZLBCPKP07M33Z7G/image-asset.png Blog - Highlights from Our Fall Gatherings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1543337709189-KLODS9MCPC6TVLAWR7Y4/Screen+Shot+2018-11-26+at+10.17.15+AM.png Blog - Highlights from Our Fall Gatherings https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/6/25/curiosity-in-a-high-school-classroom monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531239683659-497L73PH7SE5Y5SSK9PE/Courtney_5.png Blog - Curiosity in a High School Classroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531240193339-NNMBFJ8S9WS8KZAIGK9N/Courtney_7.png Blog - Curiosity in a High School Classroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531240233404-PKJHI0LAM1C9K88L6U0C/Courtney_4.png Blog - Curiosity in a High School Classroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531239985684-STPULUZCPPC1Q4PO5UC4/Courtney_6.png Blog - Curiosity in a High School Classroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531240001781-B1ODIHJ0BYKTG4ILU04H/Courtney_3.png Blog - Curiosity in a High School Classroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531240038296-XKJ6S73N4HD6EI62P15P/Courtney_1.png Blog - Curiosity in a High School Classroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531240054635-6M2I9IMYPVKIJESEN70B/Courtney_2.png Blog - Curiosity in a High School Classroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531240107475-0AVBQKIKOOGYIUXUDGX2/Screen+Shot+2018-07-10+at+9.28.09+AM.png Blog - Curiosity in a High School Classroom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531240371875-NHAFI24PCCBK7YPSCKWO/Courtney.jpg Blog - Curiosity in a High School Classroom https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/11/5/making-and-mending monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1541446214924-FM2DWDTM6WPXXJ7Q8I0A/IMG_9189.jpg Blog - Making and Mending https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1541446661789-0JQK9W5IQQ8U7187DL8G/IMG_8440.jpg Blog - Making and Mending “Artful making & mending projects have a real function…they provide space for thinking and daydreaming and the tangible artifacts birth a moment of pride when the maker can announce: ‘See what I made?’” - Susan Wolf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1541446288106-C42DXG106XNPWMHPMQYQ/IMG_9105.jpg Blog - Making and Mending In addition to her work with Agency by Design Oakland as a senior fellow, Susan Wolf is an artful maker and mother. “In my art practice, I have been thinking a lot about mending and the kind of making I did when I was young that included knitting scarves, embroidery, macrame and stuff in the kitchen, says Wolf. “Currently, I have been making use of vintage pieces of clothing and stuff like linen napkins that have been passed to me that I will never use for anything but art. Taking them apart and reassembling them in unconventional but loving ways reunites me with my elders and connects back to what I did as a kid.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1541448169979-AFUFDJZXMUXIRO17C7UC/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Making and Mending https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/10/17/inquiry-cycle-i-culminating-event monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1539812206212-3QB4MFRU4UQ8D6KIJB2P/Inquiry+Cycle+I+Culminating+Event+%282%29.jpeg Blog - Come See What Our Teacher Fellows Are Up To! https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/7/11/creativity-and-the-discovery-of-self monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531333610302-SI2W8X8OMYQSK057VUJ1/Cicely.jpg Blog - Creativity and the Discovery of Self https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/7/10/thinking-routines-work-if-used-routinely monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531241882300-VRXRZ8WGVOT5ZRY8N4RM/Ed.jpg Blog - Thinking Routines Work - If Used Routinely https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/9/25/letter-from-the-fellowship-director monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537911738922-H5SJDNKOKUQ4ACZJY0N8/MitchellHeadshot.jpeg Blog - Letter from Paula Mitchell, Agency by Design Oakland’s New Fellowship Director Paula Mitchell Fellowship Director, Agency by Design Oakland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537912054954-LDPBG8MKO48AV18MKMM8/JaneRepairs.jpg Blog - Letter from Paula Mitchell, Agency by Design Oakland’s New Fellowship Director Agency by Design Oakland fellow Jane Lee uses a soldering iron to repair her phone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537912117456-PNPADFENL8LXV97UV58N/PhoneCase.jpg Blog - Letter from Paula Mitchell, Agency by Design Oakland’s New Fellowship Director Jane’s successfully completed repair! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537911891193-VQ44J61HJ3SNR0XC9M46/IMG_7449.JPG Blog - Letter from Paula Mitchell, Agency by Design Oakland’s New Fellowship Director Using the Parts, Purposes and Complexities thinking routine, Agency by Design Oakland fellows Chantel Parnell and Shraddha Soparawala take apart a wind-up mechanical toy and look closely at its inner workings. https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/6/12/collaboration-and-co-critique monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528827063745-0OQB0PPRAOA1MH1LENQC/unnamed-6.jpg Blog - Collaboration and Co-Critique https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528826986158-8679IC5YTNTI8XBYG49L/unnamed-4.jpg Blog - Collaboration and Co-Critique https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528827392775-RJ97YLZ8VJ4CAEU7UMAL/unnamed-5.jpg Blog - Collaboration and Co-Critique https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528834022177-ROZ0AD7SNLIISC1HDJ48/unnamed-1.jpg Blog - Collaboration and Co-Critique https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528834891349-XYCER1U0BAMSATX8WGF8/Monique.Fellowhip%2BHead%2BShots%2B-%2B5.jpg Blog - Collaboration and Co-Critique https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/6/6/integrating-making-across-curriculum monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528310873036-4SZLOX3KBHTRJHZTJL04/3.jpg Blog - Integrating Making Across Curriculum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528311023754-UU1QD5STRBAK81VE02MQ/13.jpg Blog - Integrating Making Across Curriculum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528314852932-J0PDRQ86NOCI59M92CGD/10.png Blog - Integrating Making Across Curriculum “Parts” Diagram of the Ohlone Tule Reed Homes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528315043346-R3CCJTEE9V5JFEX9HYO2/8.jpg Blog - Integrating Making Across Curriculum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528314971948-2SAB9IFKM9IR7KN2MF8V/11.jpg Blog - Integrating Making Across Curriculum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528314933640-1AJNDGTGP97SHASC9WWW/12.jpg Blog - Integrating Making Across Curriculum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528315175201-4WC9X334P2YQ5HKK30QG/9.jpg Blog - Integrating Making Across Curriculum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528315376063-4U3EVYFLTDNEPJ9A8HVI/7.jpg Blog - Integrating Making Across Curriculum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528315466295-S2BZLWSGUD3EBVD3PQ62/18.jpg Blog - Integrating Making Across Curriculum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528315544673-K9EZO102611X2CGUHJ1P/6.png Blog - Integrating Making Across Curriculum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528315596768-FF32UBB7Z1CYSWGL9ZNQ/5.png Blog - Integrating Making Across Curriculum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528315681251-GVIHNPA25UVJNWPHCN0T/1.jpg Blog - Integrating Making Across Curriculum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528315707530-SFOLYTPKCK9HXE3YU4SK/2.jpg Blog - Integrating Making Across Curriculum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528315736868-N3S4NPH6GAIYMO85M3MZ/4.jpg Blog - Integrating Making Across Curriculum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528315892455-KHZL1ECM6BQHY0UY0QZR/Maria.Gabi.jpg Blog - Integrating Making Across Curriculum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528315917258-54WLXWXALJRNMER79B8U/Annika.jpg Blog - Integrating Making Across Curriculum https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/6/4/stop-and-smell-the-memes-exploring-the-values-of-an-evolving-generation monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528144228526-P4MWCNSYB5PQKGNNP4Z0/2IMG_7767.JPG Blog - Stop and Smell the Memes: Exploring the Values of an Evolving Generation Detail image "Currency Garden: Stop and Smell the Memes," Sarah Chung's documentation installation at Agency by Design Oakland's culminating event in May 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528144406540-PD17LVZ8JX70RTR3D7F8/1IMG_7761.JPG Blog - Stop and Smell the Memes: Exploring the Values of an Evolving Generation "Currency Garden: Stop and Smell the Memes," an Installation by Sarah Chung https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528144560454-2M0T8K1S2E7WPXU7Q8OI/IMG_7771.JPG Blog - Stop and Smell the Memes: Exploring the Values of an Evolving Generation Detail of "Currency Garden: Stop and Smell the Memes" by Sarah Chung https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528144104908-DWVZ5KKCKOW49ZHJ3EVO/Sarah.jpg Blog - Stop and Smell the Memes: Exploring the Values of an Evolving Generation https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/6/12/exploring-complexities-a-making-and-unmaking-memoir monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528823143165-GU3Q77F5POUE6BM5JGX7/susan.w.jpg Blog - Making and Un-making Memoir: A Downloadable & Interactive Zine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528823170380-862PLK8K06PJ6K0RW6SZ/IMG_9605.jpg Blog - Making and Un-making Memoir: A Downloadable & Interactive Zine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528913666377-6DZV4JQ8ZBPPW5SH69GW/making+memoir+zine.jpg Blog - Making and Un-making Memoir: A Downloadable & Interactive Zine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528913736432-PIGDS9XAM5BD1J1UPFPG/making+memoir+zine2.jpg Blog - Making and Un-making Memoir: A Downloadable & Interactive Zine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528825015662-UZSQIMPI1H95GQWFUKOZ/Susan%2BWolf.jpg Blog - Making and Un-making Memoir: A Downloadable & Interactive Zine https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/6/12/decolonizing-stemm monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528837341388-3WZJGS3V2M8RWBKHP7WK/IgniteTalk_1.jpg Blog - Decolonizing STEMM https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528836808076-B67F3ZE0EY1KYBXYFMH0/Reina.Fellowhip%2BHead%2BShots%2B-%2B9.jpg Blog - Decolonizing STEMM https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/6/5/part-purposes-complexities-in-a-middle-school-making-class monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528219759807-VPFQ4Q2DXP54CARLDYPE/11.jpg Blog - Making it Routine: Parts, Purposes, & Complexities in a Middle School Making Class Students testing their designs in the Creativity Lab at Lighthouse Community Charter School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528220533053-KKJHWCZXUQIOEXOOXPOV/15.jpg Blog - Making it Routine: Parts, Purposes, & Complexities in a Middle School Making Class https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528220328065-T95BQQMUPQAX7XU55A22/8.jpg Blog - Making it Routine: Parts, Purposes, & Complexities in a Middle School Making Class https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528220385930-EBFK54C2COBBRAS8WHLC/13.jpg Blog - Making it Routine: Parts, Purposes, & Complexities in a Middle School Making Class https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528220892009-SKADSKJXL48778269RIC/5.jpg Blog - Making it Routine: Parts, Purposes, & Complexities in a Middle School Making Class https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528221034854-ZT5FEBXEXTSKJKFYT02V/4.jpg Blog - Making it Routine: Parts, Purposes, & Complexities in a Middle School Making Class https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528221175603-L31BMTFT08BVE2ZO0SYP/3.jpg Blog - Making it Routine: Parts, Purposes, & Complexities in a Middle School Making Class https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528221674403-MAG45WC7G6ADFJ3NEJSP/Amy.jpg Blog - Making it Routine: Parts, Purposes, & Complexities in a Middle School Making Class https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/6/5/integrating-design-thinking-and-art-in-the-classroom-in-a-montessori-school monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528226405153-SQOG6HBUZOMX94PDR0B3/1.jpg Blog - How to Sustain the Work when Support Decreases https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528226433167-MU846R6328P7K5WSELN5/2.jpg Blog - How to Sustain the Work when Support Decreases https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528225736668-MWUW4GMPET0X5BZRBYRC/unnamed.jpg Blog - How to Sustain the Work when Support Decreases https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528225719287-IPNTN2KHNZPIDWBAOOK0/David.Fellowhip%2BHead%2BShots%2B-%2B4.jpg Blog - How to Sustain the Work when Support Decreases https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/6/12/maker-identity-students-of-color-sustaining-and-creating-identities-in-maker-education monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528839058155-SAPYT7MWHI1L6SP6FDFA/IgniteTalk_4.jpg Blog - Maker Identity: Students of Color Sustaining and Creating Identities in Maker Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528839218648-769TJ48FEH1OLHGTGP9D/Dccv4z9VwAAulQp.jpg Blog - Maker Identity: Students of Color Sustaining and Creating Identities in Maker Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528839412804-TEMRDRZCXMGVU32VJZIP/Roxanne.Fellowhip%2BHead%2BShots%2B-%2B3.jpg Blog - Maker Identity: Students of Color Sustaining and Creating Identities in Maker Education https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/6/5/thinking-tinkering monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528308351477-LWJ5J5N5JJY0PZ2NYZ66/FLOW+CHART+MCL+and+Abd+KAiles+and+SLee.jpg Blog - Thinking Tinkering: A Teacher Podcast Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528306903866-PBCYRTKJUTFWVWP2BPU5/Katy.jpg Blog - Thinking Tinkering: A Teacher Podcast Series https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528306927421-TYB6U74QP0MSGYU6GU6F/Susan%2BLee.jpg Blog - Thinking Tinkering: A Teacher Podcast Series https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/6/5/many-experts-in-the-classroom-redirecting-authority monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528223136472-VL3EFMB956TXMP4J9V2T/1.jpg Blog - Many Experts in the Classroom: Redirecting Authority Mallory showing her students around a camera at Oakland International High School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528223276679-L9HCVZIN90CQFRZHZ9M9/3.jpg Blog - Many Experts in the Classroom: Redirecting Authority Students at OIHS working together on an interview. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528223496881-ZEJDBLZWL930D0QFDJ1R/5.jpg Blog - Many Experts in the Classroom: Redirecting Authority The classroom went from this.... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528223447699-MAXW3O6FBMYUCKA2XZV8/4.jpg Blog - Many Experts in the Classroom: Redirecting Authority ...to this! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528223683634-IQIZM486IQM12EESVVT8/Mallory.jpg Blog - Many Experts in the Classroom: Redirecting Authority https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/6/5/a-maker-mindset-identity monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528236197232-WHIUQFDIOL0WFNJ5Z8JM/MakerMindset.jpg Blog - A Maker Mindset Identity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528236227862-EVF672DDRI7S4KLNO0KB/Students_2.jpg Blog - A Maker Mindset Identity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528236329336-NY5Q1EI9NA8E9LMOFK4V/Students_large.jpg Blog - A Maker Mindset Identity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528236650637-K28I5X8YCKFLB0S46O45/Lillian_Quote.jpg Blog - A Maker Mindset Identity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528236900382-H8ECJDL4Y4UU1XOFZHT7/Students_1.jpg Blog - A Maker Mindset Identity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528236597735-CAKV9B5J3XO5ICV11BL2/Collaboration.jpg Blog - A Maker Mindset Identity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528236819005-FECQHZT9V7NPBDWUFJRL/CoCritique.jpg Blog - A Maker Mindset Identity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528236958622-1UKTWYP3BK8LLWCHCNFE/Community.jpg Blog - A Maker Mindset Identity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528236986829-R5QPO9AVYFAOJHPYOS8C/Students_3.jpg Blog - A Maker Mindset Identity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528237011660-OLJGJ6JAHHJ86715TX4L/Lillian.Fellowhip%2BHead%2BShots%2B-%2B6.jpg Blog - A Maker Mindset Identity https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/6/4/redirecting-authority monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528145088377-BDECKZRXQES6JQ7OTJYZ/3.jpg Blog - Redirecting Authority to Develop Independent Learners Students work together in Theresa Sanders' 3rd grade classroom at Redwood Heights Elementary School in Oakland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528145414083-UCAHOL1HCG9Q5NBKZ1J4/7.jpg Blog - Redirecting Authority to Develop Independent Learners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528145537265-K0T89W5F9J603WEAOBT4/6.jpg Blog - Redirecting Authority to Develop Independent Learners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528145520772-7RFL1CKFXKNU4Q3M1KFS/5.jpg Blog - Redirecting Authority to Develop Independent Learners https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528145642293-DTOJAWN86DUVQF4X9INH/4.jpg Blog - Redirecting Authority to Develop Independent Learners The "Expert Board" full of student contributions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528145786843-0AMTBVKT446ILZ39XNT5/2.jpg Blog - Redirecting Authority to Develop Independent Learners Students figuring it out together in the classroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528145892400-Z05C3Y9OLMZ2SCXYGHQD/Theresa.jpg Blog - Redirecting Authority to Develop Independent Learners https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/6/5/parts-purposes-and-complexities-to-make-learning-visible monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528211424469-0LBDHU80BB52FSMS491I/img-2743_orig.jpg Blog - Using Thinking Routines in Special Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528210578298-F0GU6KDBJB34SKB9YN1I/Stephanie.jpg Blog - Using Thinking Routines in Special Education https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/6/4/breaking-out-of-our-silos monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528142336740-FBM22QCBI107O1DZVPFH/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_01.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528141677476-ISMHUSDUHNSY2GJ751JH/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_2.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528141685973-4W2Y2D4YM42VHF4C6PPO/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_03.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528141686319-K8DW7VK0DJUIC7JI7FDN/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_04.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528141800764-IDG1XX297KPDCH12CKSP/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_11.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528141687118-PH1CW66NFF9OT4UPEHOP/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_05.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528142603998-G1G3IBC7FQM2TDLZ20WR/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_06.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528142603295-7P6HXH3A8KJSX6KZP7FM/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_07.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528142607105-976RB8A6L77VX960SQPB/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_08.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528142613558-I6BX1CICUOJ2WMTCF2Y2/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_09.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528142614050-9053A1OPTAWUJTO246PH/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_10.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528142618344-7L7THJ5OKWVSLGWSFCOE/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_11.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528142621446-5EPG6ZIPS4IJ58DACQS0/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_12.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528142622779-C7BD7CEZT49X0I9UJYCX/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_13.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528143075598-0DD9X3JQMVN1LBWEH5K2/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_14.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528143119988-F3WB8V0N8H0FWO22E7AX/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_25.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528143075761-N8PFUXZPF8FCHH3VZ7AO/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_15.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528143076621-FT47AE0MQ3BKN6TE1WHA/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_16.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528143076906-NUX704GAUH8RZRJND81M/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_17.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528143077780-Z2HJHPSPUKNFV4NS29SB/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_18.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528143078129-SRS7QCFZZTWURVQ2CGE0/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_19.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528143079004-9ELRXU0GP4G3IDPWLO0J/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_20.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528143079189-4LP5AE0WBX9PMRDRDSS5/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_21.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528143080343-NZRN5A00R0BIRCD9H272/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_22.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528143080599-OUYHN1NRMYDUZMMUHRNK/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_23.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528143081193-JQE9SP5IF7JR215UWF6N/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_24.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528143217382-X30LLWEYPSGR19G7BESE/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_26.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528143217570-6QN17MW1BRFX6R0VMSFR/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_27.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528143221483-O60GEA9GH5J2MK46HOZ5/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_28.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528143218916-CGI0QBHXDMQA5QHLT6FR/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_29.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528143220163-8KBLM0N4EAJL9W9XLWOR/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_30.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528143222807-W28XPBVGJLTUM0RJ4AYT/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_31.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528143224134-I5E9NK8YR7K5SDNTSEY2/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_32.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528143225299-0MT1SYAIB23VHMGL05JI/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_33.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528143225542-ETBJUE147SKHPJEI1CW9/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_34.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528143226362-C2QZR3W29PXCK6WB1QB4/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_35.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528143275404-8WB1PVVL1YXQFNP8OYL9/Baglyos+Digital+Picture+of+Practice_Page_36.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1528143298495-UHN2WPHV490X01G9ZERS/Gretchen.jpg Blog - Breaking Out of Our Silos https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/5/16/oakland-teacher-leadership monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526526690597-INLN5PYNXU99TVWVFNZA/DccmzcZUQAA5zfI.jpg Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526526808194-M02ONN9YTWDEQ8GUK8FR/frombackofspace.jpg Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526527137525-D2XZ1DNNTFOO9SFY2X38/Paula2.jpg Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display The event kicked off by welcoming Agency by Design Oakland’s new Fellowship Director, Paula Mitchell. Paula is a Teacher on Special Assignment at Grass Valley Elementary and has been an educator in Oakland for 25 years. She joined the Agency by Design Oakland community during the second phase of research, which commenced in 2016. Check out this video about Paula’s work at Grass Valley to learn more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526526843221-JACR2L7SCW6L90MACWLD/ignite+talk+speakers.jpg Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display Four powerful Ignite Talks from Teacher Fellows Cicely Day, Roxanne Martínez, Reina Cabezas, and Ed Crandall set the tone for the event, providing incisive research perspectives on the ways the fellows have demonstrated leadership in their maker-centered work. Look for full videos of the talks on our site soon! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526527226815-EN25J3QMC32V2S23HW9D/IgniteTalk_1.jpg Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display Teacher Fellow Reina Cabezas, a CTE Engineering Coach with OUSD, focused on decolonizing STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, & Making), and how she has experimented and explored this idea with students. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526527363620-462BMJAD4YW90WEE3TAV/IgniteTalk_4.jpg Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display Teacher Fellow Roxy Martínez, Resource Specialist at Grass Valley Elementary School, OUSD, in her talk entitled, "Students of Color Sustaining and Creating Identities in Maker Education," spoke to the importance of maker education not being another tool to oppress our students, and instead a means of liberation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526527973264-UE2CRK5QEQ4QVGNKG874/IgniteTalk_3.jpg Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display Teacher Fellow Ed Crandall, the Science, Making and Robotics Teacher from Lighthouse Community Charter School, spent his time in the fellowship focused on the Agency by Design thinking routines by consistently incorporating them into his classes. In his talk entitled, "Thinking Routines Work - If Used Routinely," he described thinking routines as a powerful tool for shifting the way our students engage with ideas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526529143715-W13EKVZ34TA10LMZ2TS5/amy.dobras.workshop.jpg Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526529194082-PS9ISA4YNGMFGKEIFGZO/DSC_5640.JPG Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display Images from Teacher Fellow Amy Dobras' workshop, "Agency by Design 101: Parts, Purposes, & Complexities," in which participants collaboratively took apart an object through the usage of a core Agency by Design thinking routine. Amy Dobras is the Middle School Making Teacher at Lighthouse Community Charter School. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526529272047-KVDYA0ADJO0K4K7EPJOL/IMG_9751.jpg Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526575996509-U03MLW63MPCHNFPWU047/Interaction_3.jpg Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526529341617-CGGJXPNN4F3B547PM5ZV/Interaction_8.jpg Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526529577780-V2Q6Y9IKYX03HF72FVPC/a%27aron.jpg Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display Images above from Teacher Fellow Aáron Heard's workshop, "Think, Feel, Care: Using the TFC Thinking Routine to Gain Insight Into Your Students' Experiences." Ms. Heard is the Drama Teacher at Alliance Academy of Integrated Learning, OUSD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526529377122-0U4RZ8WRYLEER916YHT8/leah.clayton.workshop.jpg Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display Participants collaboratively building during a design challenge in "Building Collegiality around Maker-Centered Learning - BRING THE FUN BACK TO LEARNING," with Teacher Fellows Clayton Evans, Physics and Engineering Teacher & Leah Jensen, Teacher Librarian, McClymonds HIgh School, OUSD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526529429678-4Q4F1HO9OKHQM05SVESL/DSC_5686.JPG Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526529514252-OFHDSV8R3VP01Q8UQ6AY/IMG_9812.jpg Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display In "Ancestral Tech/Making: Making as Ancestral Work," attendees learned how to make a medicinal skin salve while exploring the intersections of ancestral tech and health in modern times. This workshop was led by Teacher Fellow Crystal Barajas Barr, Art and STE(A)M Teacher at Urban Promise Academy Middle School, OUSD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526578634607-1TW9PIZJC1D8HZUAJB0K/OjoDios.jpg Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526578664433-92FVJNWPJWECU3GDFNCS/Interaction_1.jpg Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526578991698-H223IRKHCCJ80VE0FH99/DSC_5496.JPG Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526594083370-IRDIE9IDM7L6U9A8UGXW/susan.w.jpg Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526578854034-SMJJA39DSNG0P4SJKBVB/IMG_9605.jpg Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526579074373-IWQFKWI2GNP6D58U34PS/IMG_9665.jpg Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526579127474-RVL7OU80YABPNIGJXC90/IMG_9650.jpg Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526594695512-0EQJGVK2IFA5AGVIHUD2/1IMG_7761.JPG Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526579171592-7NLMIC90UXCA5S4ZT8ND/SuperLearners.jpg Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display Documentation Booths throughout the event invited viewers to learn about fellows' inquiry work. "Super Learners" tells the story of Teacher Fellow Stephanie Taymuree, Special Education Teacher for Moderate/Severe students, at Redwood Heights Elementary School, OUSD. To read more about Stephanie's work in the fellowship this year check out her blog posts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526579328504-O8M94E6CMPRNYNHCX5E5/DSC_5499.JPG Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1526579218290-IVRFO7XIKXE8B2C7ASHM/Screen+Shot+2018-05-16+at+8.31.14+PM.png Blog - Oakland Teacher Leadership on Display https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/5/1/exploring-complexity-with-the-help-of-thinking-routines monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1525233390894-LALV699GT6EPOXFJ960N/capacities+donut.jpg Blog - Exploring Complexity with the Help of Thinking Routines Capacities for developing Maker Empowerment within the Agency by Design Framework https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1525233640029-WB2C089ZUMMD2NHFPMYB/Screen+Shot+2018-05-01+at+8.59.17+PM.png Blog - Exploring Complexity with the Help of Thinking Routines Amy Dobras, Lighthouse Community Charter School’s middle school making teacher, focused on Parts, Purposes, & Complexities in a pen take apart. After using this thinking routine several times with students, Amy noticed that her students struggled with identifying complexities. Amy says she realized she needed to find a way to scaffold the concept of complexities through modeling and the use of sentence starters, in order to get greater student understanding and participation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1525233865515-JVZKNCF5HTJLB3V1GZ4K/Screen+Shot+2018-05-01+at+9.03.55+PM.png Blog - Exploring Complexity with the Help of Thinking Routines Redwood Heights teacher Colleen Gravelle hacked two thinking routines: Parts, Purposes, & Complexities and Imagine If, to create her own thinking prompts that asked her first graders to think more deeply about the purpose of the use of a particular space in their classroom. Colleen’s goal is to have her students think critically about how everyday objects are designed and what the purpose is behind the design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1525234072461-L2L7G0E8RVWA45EGW1M6/Screen+Shot+2018-05-01+at+9.07.10+PM.png Blog - Exploring Complexity with the Help of Thinking Routines Redwood Heights special education teacher Stephanie Taymuree’s MakerSpace display board focuses on the Parts of a machine. In this experience, Stephanie’s students learned that the choice of materials for the parts affects how the machine moves. This is a key scientific concept for moderate to severe special education students that was made more accessible with the use of the Parts, Purposes, & Complexities thinking routine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1525234218689-VG2V0MOUBRL8VX81GZ78/AbD_PostcardFront+%281%29+copy.jpg Blog - Exploring Complexity with the Help of Thinking Routines https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/fellowshipapplication monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1524248067595-VD2WPHPX2XLY148I1IXB/EventbriteImage.jpg Blog - 2018-2019 Teacher Fellow Applications Due May 18th https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/4/24/teacher-action-research-meet-the-presenters monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1524611707359-HJXM935LLMI3XC9RQUGU/Culmination_Ignite_Email.jpg Blog - Teacher Action Research- Meet the Presenters! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1524611750532-68HVIYH0W9K2TF4NOSJL/Culmination_Workshops_Email.jpg Blog - Teacher Action Research- Meet the Presenters! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1524612404088-LXV0CVTJ03JH1B7HWCVA/unnamed.png Blog - Teacher Action Research- Meet the Presenters! https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/3/15/from-our-fellows-teacher-action-research-event monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1521171262356-NSND2L4S331DZQPG4HUC/DSC_4682.jpg Blog - What Teachers are Saying about their Fellowship Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1521171265105-YZ5CO0VUZN1OC9I8K660/DSC_4726.jpg Blog - What Teachers are Saying about their Fellowship Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1521171319930-UOI4M0B47WYN22H3J42G/IMG_5531.jpg Blog - What Teachers are Saying about their Fellowship Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1521171318923-JEJ7LTM8O72ADW6FC825/IMG_5550.jpg Blog - What Teachers are Saying about their Fellowship Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1521171715572-1B4S5XW4XEBSBLBPISW0/DSC_4699.jpg Blog - What Teachers are Saying about their Fellowship Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1521171709946-9I70ADO0BOCTDXDHT7RL/DSC_4705.jpg Blog - What Teachers are Saying about their Fellowship Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1521171720498-AGQAH4LJIV4441J82UZ9/DSC_4706.jpg Blog - What Teachers are Saying about their Fellowship Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1521171854066-DQMCIGO1XK95GGHYUUS9/DSC_4703.jpg Blog - What Teachers are Saying about their Fellowship Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1521171878891-0GTTQ3Z9LOTNEPWJAM89/IMG_5503+%281%29.jpg Blog - What Teachers are Saying about their Fellowship Experience https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1521241720456-FO5S9QUPB6Q9HRV225I7/WebBanner.jpg Blog - What Teachers are Saying about their Fellowship Experience https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2018/3/15/sneak-peek-at-our-leadership-coaching-inquiry-group monthly 0.5 2018-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1521150572359-BZY4TQJFMZVLVP2P55A0/Clayton+Evans Blog - Behind the Scenes With Our Innovative Teacher Leaders https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1521150698795-HN0ZT5I4JRP6JXWK3HYG/Gretchen.jpg Blog - Behind the Scenes With Our Innovative Teacher Leaders https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1521150819454-4T8YFD03HXSYFZWJFPCV/Tim.jpg Blog - Behind the Scenes With Our Innovative Teacher Leaders https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1521170114309-ZRZ2F2XDRA2VJBIPJEJA/IMG_7952.jpg Blog - Behind the Scenes With Our Innovative Teacher Leaders What do you think makes a good leader? What makes a transformational leader? At our most recent fellowship meeting the Leadership & Coaching Inquiry Group reflected through a chalk talk after having read Chapter 2 in The Art of Coaching Teams, by Elena Aguilar. https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2017/12/12/creativity-and-empowerment-at-lighthouse-community-public-schools monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2017/12/12/agency-by-design-oakland-culmination-may-2017 monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2017/12/12/hands-on-empowerment-at-oakland-international-high-school monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2017/11/7/assessment-in-a-technology-and-design-classroom-at-wood-middle-school monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2017/11/7/wonder-and-making-at-alliance-academy-of-integrated-learning monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2017/10/17/maker-centered-learning-at-grass-valley-elementary-school monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508265111424-921QUJSF14VWQVZBSDDP/PZConference.jpg Blog - Maker-Centered Learning at Grass Valley Elementary School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508265157897-3TO24Z0YPYRZM4U0SLZ4/PZ_Goals.jpg Blog - Maker-Centered Learning at Grass Valley Elementary School https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2017/9/5/fellowship-application-extended-september-18 monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1504630901203-RL0T4R5OHMDKURRLENOJ/OaklandCohort_1.jpg Blog - Fellowship Application Extended until Monday, September 18 2016-2017 Fellowship Cohort https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2017/4/22/join-us-for-a-reception-to-celebrate-maker-centered-learning-in-the-classroom monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1492888864900-TW9T2QF4TTMWG258HGMB/AbDMayEvent_WebsiteBanner.jpg Blog - Celebrate Maker-Centered Learning in the Classroom on May 24 https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2017/2/1/the-2016-2017-agency-by-design-oakland-fellowship monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1486012290424-0VWX8M98GNEPUI1Z5AMW/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The 2016-2017 Agency by Design Oakland Fellowship https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1486012373639-4QWCDISPLJS88QX8T1H3/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The 2016-2017 Agency by Design Oakland Fellowship The geographic distribution of the 2016-2017 Agency by Design Oakland Fellows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1486012500419-LHJ7HZ4ISRBTAPSBP702/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The 2016-2017 Agency by Design Oakland Fellowship The socioeconomic distribution of students in the learning environments served by the 2016-2017 Agency by Design Oakland Fellows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1486012794444-P5OMPBBUUWIVUQ3J54PI/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The 2016-2017 Agency by Design Oakland Fellowship The racial distribution of students served by the 2016-2017 Agency by Design Oakland Fellows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1486012869602-8ZYDWVQLRJO9XCT5U6BQ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The 2016-2017 Agency by Design Oakland Fellowship The distribution of grade levels taught by the 2016-2017 Agency by Design Oakland Fellows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1486012955015-UGOJ02R5A42A66LD9RYG/image-asset.png Blog - The 2016-2017 Agency by Design Oakland Fellowship Ilya Pratt https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1486013206015-6H8XMMK3MTWVBQIPLHPR/image-asset.png Blog - The 2016-2017 Agency by Design Oakland Fellowship Aaron Vanderwerff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1486013449715-7J79UKTICVOE0BTKADGI/image-asset.png Blog - The 2016-2017 Agency by Design Oakland Fellowship Brooke Toczylowski https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1486013531010-M8HPQGYLNVND9GD64OOK/image-asset.png Blog - The 2016-2017 Agency by Design Oakland Fellowship Wendy Donner https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2016/10/19/professional-development-workshop-agency-by-design-systems-thinking-nov-4-moad monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1476919717378-NLSBUKP0GFJ9Q2DMH59F/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Professional Development Workshop: Agency by Design & Systems Thinking, Nov. 4 @ MoAD https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2016/10/19/maker-educator-meet-up-at-the-east-bay-mini-maker-faire monthly 0.5 2026-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1476918295668-BY7UVKZ5SOQTL5FC3AR7/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Maker Educator Meet-up at the East Bay Mini Maker Faire https://www.abdoakland.org/blog/2016/3/28/finding-depth-in-paper-circuits monthly 0.5 2016-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464976249630-6OJ10IBODNVRYO4RINFC/image-asset.png Blog - Finding Depth in Paper Circuits Here observers looked for evidence of the three capacities that support the development of Maker Empowerment: Looking Closely, Exploring Complexity, and Finding Opportunity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1459233663175-XQCIOCYOBK8UQXU00T6R/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Finding Depth in Paper Circuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464976537679-U5OC0P337PXMPCGH94IW/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Finding Depth in Paper Circuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1459233946022-KUJN89KOJ87HCCZ7NK0I/concept+map.documentation+photos.tinkering.jpg Blog - Finding Depth in Paper Circuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1459233949870-8GK06WQ8D0TENCD7H9IZ/concept+map.jpg Blog - Finding Depth in Paper Circuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1459233960622-UF03SKTLEKSCMVGPHV56/in+accordion+book+photo+%26+circuit+landscape.jpg Blog - Finding Depth in Paper Circuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1459233957987-AW86HT0UQGJRFTZ41E5C/paper+circuits+mural1.jpg Blog - Finding Depth in Paper Circuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1459233971230-AF5BFRRGDRF5EQYS4NG2/re-imagining+systems.jpg Blog - Finding Depth in Paper Circuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1459233979926-RCNBPECJLU6WDIL2R19U/systems+hunt.jpg Blog - Finding Depth in Paper Circuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1459233986346-C2S99PLATK2MKPWPUHBC/systems+thinking.jpg Blog - Finding Depth in Paper Circuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1459233987555-NDBY1IRCQWMDI8ZKUF2T/tinkering+with+systems+thinking.jpg Blog - Finding Depth in Paper Circuits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1459234197173-OK5PC95TL22H25R801Z9/3-d+element+on+circuits+mural.jpg Blog - Finding Depth in Paper Circuits https://www.abdoakland.org/timeline-content daily 0.75 2024-02-01 https://www.abdoakland.org/timeline-content/2024/1/9/a-collaborative-idea monthly 0.5 2024-01-21 https://www.abdoakland.org/timeline-content/2024/1/9/inquiry-and-action monthly 0.5 2024-01-12 https://www.abdoakland.org/timeline-content/2024/1/9/first-publication monthly 0.5 2024-01-21 https://www.abdoakland.org/timeline-content/2024/1/9/launch-1 monthly 0.5 2024-01-12 https://www.abdoakland.org/timeline-content/2024/1/9/the-level-up monthly 0.5 2024-01-21 https://www.abdoakland.org/past-fellows daily 0.75 2025-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1533927933381-09F8OQTF8RVTWQW4DG4P/IMG_0186.jpg Past fellows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1747806930256-EWP17E0CMAF64WZY1NT6/16.jpg Past fellows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1747806930700-5I8GNHVXW3EDY30YIMGK/15.jpg Past fellows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1747806931241-7YXLJOMPDE1OWF2W8W7T/14.jpg Past fellows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1747806931932-0IYDD6OHT026E6EQO3B5/13.jpg Past fellows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1747806932294-Z4ZOGTKY190N6NX0VTBS/12.jpg Past fellows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1747806933045-KIH43WI1FT34J223BSMW/11.jpg Past fellows https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1747806171482-2HTNL4ZS9S43ZE639H17/Amittia+Smith.png Past fellows - Amittia Smith Fremont High School, Literacy Coach /Teacher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1747806172026-ZK1Q7ESS2YS6WO9C87Y0/Amairani+Juarez-Mendez+.png Past fellows - Amairani Juarez-Mendez MLA, 1st grade teacher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1747806174858-TP0H9WT7NP69OWW82VKR/Laura+Rivas.png Past fellows - Laura Rivas Garfield Elementary School, Community School Manager https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1747806175911-50S2SGJRP9R3UMCRA6UI/Alexia+Villegas.png Past fellows - Alexia Villegas Edna Brewer Middle School, RSP Teacher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1747806177513-XC56YOS6Y8S3P4MOURC8/Kamisha+McLean.png Past fellows - Kamisha McLean Westlake Middle School, Teacher on Special Assignment (TSA) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1747806179357-GPXCW7A4HD0I6UDH9QD0/Beatriz+Alvarez.png Past fellows - Beatriz Alvarez MLA, 1st grade bilingual teacher; Faculty council; Culture and Climate rep. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1747806180833-R67VMJN9SHI4JM407DTB/Meilani+Clay.png Past fellows - Meilani Clay McClymonds High School; College and Career Readiness Specialist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1747806182837-8HQW3HFE7MT6I2TRZZHY/Veronica+Haro+%28Vero%29.png Past fellows - Veronica (Vero) Haro Lodestar High School, Founding Media Arts Teacher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1747806184107-1EZPMI2HN7BEVMARQX7Z/Hawa+Ibrahim+%28Hawa%29.png Past fellows - Hawa Ibrahim Garfield Elementary, Restorative Justice Facilitator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1747806185798-ID0SBVLRZ3IA0DP0L053/Eva+Beleche.png Past fellows - Eva Beleche Global Family School, 5th grade teacher https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1749070251167-UY3X0QJ9TECLRH665JS0/Screenshot+2025-06-04+at+4.48.17%E2%80%AFPM.png Past fellows - The Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1749070241789-KYIDNFE1KDU8AKA302A5/Screenshot+2025-06-04+at+4.48.28%E2%80%AFPM.png Past fellows - OAK Oakland Academy of Knowledge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1749070243891-WKRRIL6OFR3L701O7IRI/Screenshot+2025-06-04+at+4.48.36%E2%80%AFPM.png Past fellows - Grass Valley https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1749070231065-U8KFL8SVMNM6ASYASO8J/Screenshot+2025-06-04+at+4.48.54%E2%80%AFPM.png Past fellows - Piedmont Ave https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1749070229667-3V0CNRG33M7VHXFKV3N5/Screenshot+2025-06-04+at+4.49.15%E2%80%AFPM.png Past fellows - Lockwood Steam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1f7ee077-2ba8-44e5-8e98-e2e75c0c069a/Castlemont.jpeg Past fellows - Castlemont High School From left to right: Reina Cabezas, Sustainable Urban Energy, 9th grade Rachel Abramson, International Science Teacher “Maker-centered learning resonates with me because of the inherent Indigenous pedagogy that it’s rooted in. Indigenous pedagogy is typically hands-on, working with and collaborating with the land, as well as with each other. It is also rooted in the preservation of culture, language, belief systems, and the four orders of life, not just human life.” - Reina Cabezas, Sustainable Urban Energy, Castlemont High School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/6530f52a-eefe-40d8-bdd5-79308e31c346/Community+Day.jpeg Past fellows - Community Day School From left to right: Michael Gebreslassie, Science and Math Teacher Trey Keeve, English Teacher Elisabeth Barnett, Math Teacher “Humans are made to create! Using our hands, minds, bodies all at once to bring life to the intangible things we envision and experience is empowering. Maker-centered learning offers a way to guide students into more "aha" moments that fuel their desire to keep learning and growing.” - Elisabeth Barnett, Math Teacher, Community Day School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/7c3c11bd-324b-4787-8106-aa31c03dc89e/Fremont_Roots.jpeg Past fellows - Fremont High School & Montera Middle School From left to right: Jess Villanueva, 9th grade English Teacher & Senior Capstone, Fremont Fatimah Salahuddin, English & Ethnic Studies, Fremont Quinn Ranahan, Math Teacher, Montera “Maker-centered learning supports students AND teachers learning. It provides space to express yourself, while also maintaining a critical and curious lens. It creates a liberating and healing experience for all those involved.” - Quinn Ranahan, Math Teacher, Montera Middle School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/39ae94cb-e5fe-4899-9669-2621284fd77f/A347CE87-4BF2-4FD9-921E-2AAF7E7F0D63_1_105_c.jpeg Past fellows - Frick United Academy of Language From left to right: Fatimah Guienze, Art Teacher, Frick Simone Delucchi, Restorative Community School Manager Lou Veramessa, Music Teacher “The school "system" can cloud the purpose of education for both teachers and students [but] maker-centered learning pushes teachers to keep the learner at the heart of their work. The fellowship provides tools for us to re-imagine and redesign the system one classroom or school at a time so that more profound learning can happen.” - Fatimah Guienze, Art Teacher, Frick https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/714f45fc-6dd9-4f6b-b1f5-65bc7999dba1/Garfield.jpeg Past fellows - Garfield Elementary School From Left to right: Abdul-Haq Khalifah, Lead Mentor New Teacher Support & Development, OUSD Katya Meltaus, TK Teacher Andi Gonzalez, Second Grade Teacher Kiana Pineda, Third Grade Teacher “Maker-centered learning brings rigor AND joy to the classroom. My goal as an educator is to facilitate learning that will cultivate student agency, collaboration, and joy & healing.” - Andi Gonzalez, Second Grade Teacher, Garfield Elementary School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/4ff33877-540e-4de2-a846-f895ece42f5d/Lazear.jpeg Past fellows - Lazear Charter Academy From left to right: Kara Fleshman, Arts and Sciences Teacher, Tk-2nd Dierdra McKnight, Third Grade Teacher “[Hands-on] learning opens the door for our authentic selves to come through, to remember what it feels like to learn through active doing instead of just passive absorbing.” - Kara Fleshman, Arts & Sciences, Lazear https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/cc6d89c9-1d55-4410-b8d6-68072df51b96/MetWest.jpeg Past fellows - MetWest High School From left to right: Daniel Harbarger, 9th grade Advisor (English, Ethnic Studies, Internship teacher) Linh Linh Trinh, Advisor & Science Teacher “I imagine making to be liberating for young people who have had their creativity and curiosity silenced throughout their years in traditional schooling.” - Linh Linh Trinh, Science, MetWest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/49cefa64-5001-4384-8384-719b9f4cd7fd/OIHS.jpeg Past fellows - Oakland International High School From left to right: Katie Rodgers, Special Education (Special Day Class and Resource Specialist Program) Genevieve Leslie, Academic Literacy and Life Skills Teacher grades 9/10 Rachel-Anne Palacios, Multi-cultural Arts Specialist “[When students create] they enter a zone that goes beyond "school" in the traditional sense, but a realm of limitless possibilities. Investigation becomes the natural way forward. Students own what they have learned because they are making the meaning themselves.” - Genevieve Leslie, Academic Literacy & Life Skills, Oakland International High School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/9ec1373b-da7d-40ee-8fe8-94bf9208eea4/Park+Day+3.jpeg Past fellows - Park Day School From left to right: Rachel Stone, 6th Grade Humanities Teacher Joyce Ting, Drama Teacher “A maker-centered approach encourages students to more deeply understand the designed systems in our world, and imagine ways to redesign towards justice.” - Rachel Stone, 6th grade Humanities, Park Day School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/693b02c8-f04c-4597-9169-a72cf91a400e/UPA.jpg Past fellows - Urban Promise Academy Urban Promise Academy Team: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570462377094-HQTFG3KQT7WNVOIQUEG9/Alia+Ghabra.jpg Past fellows - Alia Ghabra Senior Fellow & Coach, Agency by Design Oakland English Teacher, Elmhurst United Middle School “Maker-centered learning is a mindset and way of existing in the world that is powerful and full of possibilities. It is shown in the tiniest details of our lives and the larger ways in which we see and understand the world. When young people start to see themselves as shapers of their worlds, the limits of life's constraints seem more surmountable.” I'm a queer mixed-Arab educator who is also a nerdy-book and tv-loving artist, chef, maker, builder, gardener, problem-solver and general DIY-er. I am passionate about growing loving and creative humans and disrupting oppressive systems. I have been teaching in East Oakland for the last 9 years and am excited to expand my role in this years fellowship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570462325660-3309S3VKWIEP5Y47RZA9/BrookeToczlyowski.jpg Past fellows - Brooke Toczylowski Director, Agency by Design Oakland As the Director of Agency by Design Oakland, Brooke Toczylowski works to inspire educators to design innovative hands-on curriculum for underserved learners. She collaboratively designs and facilitates a year-long teacher fellowship in Oakland, as well as multiple professional developments in the Bay Area and beyond. Brooke also works as a Curriculum and Instructional Coach at Oakland International High School, which serves 100% newcomers, and she teaches in ACOE's Integrated Learning Specialist Program, an interdisciplinary set of intensive courses for educators looking to integrate arts and making, Project Zero frameworks, and culturally relevant pedagogy. Brooke became involved in the Agency by Design research project with Project Zero while formerly working as an arts and technology teacher at Oakland International High School. In 2014 she was recognized with “Another Great Oakland Teacher” Award for her design of curriculum that focuses on students’ social and emotional wellness. From 2008 to 2012, Brooke worked at Youth in Arts, Marin County’s largest arts education organization, where she helped develop a sequential arts program in the Sausalito Marin City School District for grades K-8. Before that she taught in New York with Urban Arts Partnerships, in Guatemala through ArtCorps, and in Venezuela with a local sex ed non-profit. In addition to working in education Brooke has a multi-faceted artmaking practice. She organizes community screenprinting events through Print Organize Protest, designs inspirational posters for classrooms educators, and spends mindful moments drawing and printmaking at the Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, where she is a resident artist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570462365353-T8403PSLSS3OL6H0SAEE/Ilya+Pratt.jpg Past fellows - Ilya Pratt Fellowship Facilitator & Coach, Agency by Design Oakland Ilya Pratt is the Design+Make+Engage Program Director at Park Day School in Oakland, California, where she has been a faculty member for over twenty-five years. Her educational practice is marked by a interest in how children learn and a passion for collaborations with colleagues. She is a Maker Leader for the Agency by Design Oakland initiative and an adjunct professor for the Maker Certificate Program at Sonoma State University. Ilya’s previous professional experience includes Outreach Educator for the Boston Children’s Museum. She has provided numerous K-12 professional development workshops on the Agency by Design framework and maker-centered learning, learning differences, and a range of classroom-practice topics, throughout the United States and in Nepal. Ilya’s lifelong learning includes B.A. Studio Art/Art History; M.A. Special Education and Certificate in Educational Therapy; Project Zero Classroom 2013; extensive trainings in neuropsychological perspectives and addressing learning differences; and a host of workshops related to industrial arts, digital fabrication, and maker-centered learning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570462398118-YMNJQGB3ICVGV9HXSDX9/Paula+Mitchell.jpg Past fellows - Paula Mitchell Fellowship Director, Agency by Design Oakland Paula Mitchell has been an elementary teacher in the Oakland Public Schools for over 20 years. At Grass Valley Elementary School, Paula helped create and facilitate their maker-education/project-based learning program, which is now being infused throughout the school. For the first time, making is happening in all of the classrooms school-wide. Paula values serving in a community of color where there is rich diversity. Since she was a small child, she has loved to make things, create, craft, explore, construct and deconstruct, and this continues in her daily life today through jewelry making, baking, and dancing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1581545971970-RGNV6B9L6OECG0ZO6MLC/SusanWolf.JPG Past fellows - Susan Wolf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570461089787-9U13Q1A3RRI1EG7EGG8Y/blank-profile-picture-coming-soon.png Past fellows - Alessandra McKenna ASCEND “Maker-Centered Learning is engaging and helps my learning become so much more meaningful and personalized.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570461442992-Q9LIYKVUEVUXN4XVNXRC/Andrea+Maoki.jpg Past fellows - Andrea Maoki Teacher on Special Assignment and Newcomer Teacher, Melrose Leadership Academy “Maker-Centered Learning brings parts of our selves into the classroom that are often left out, and this best poises us to be effective choosers and learners and doers.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570461521350-THSJW1E1B8ZI7THO0GFX/Aracely+Sifuentes-Ordaz.jpg Past fellows - Aracely Sifuentes-Ordaz Teacher, Melrose Leadership Academy “Maker-Centered Learning is important because it shifts the source of knowledge from the teacher to the students and gives kids ownership of their own learning. This is especially important for kids whose lives are not-empowered in many ways. Liberate the mind so the rest can follow.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570460817767-0PDZLR3740FFMSNZ6ZAM/Bianca%2BShiu.jpg Past fellows - Bianca Shiu 8th Grade Science Teacher, Elmhurst United Middle School “Maker-Centered Learning is important because it empowers our kids to be active rather than passive.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570459599261-W04IB3PZQTBEPYVLB9ZE/Chantel+Parnell.jpg Past fellows - Chantel Parnell Computer Science Teacher, Bret Harte Middle School “Maker-Centered Learning is important because it enables you to take on the role as student, learner, and teacher and allows you reimagine, revise, investigate, explore so many different ideas.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570462026618-PZ5JCNBRGV6MPDAQJO2D/Deirdra+McKnight.jpg Past fellows - Deirdra McKnight 2nd Grade Teacher, Lazear Charter Academy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570461734711-5VW09DMKW55366GGGYFG/Eileen+Walker.jpg Past fellows - Eileen Walker 5th Grade Teacher, Park Day School “Maker-Centered Learning is important because it is a tool in helping our students develop a sense of agency over their academic lives by establishing specific ways of thinking and being in the classroom.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570461768045-UUVFS0TA89XJLHIAQDSW/Evan%2BFortin.jpg Past fellows - Evan Fortin Lead Middle School Teacher, Urban Montessori Charter School “Maker-Centered Learning gives students the tools to design their future to be more just and inclusive of their unique identity, culture and needs. It de-centers white hegemonic design.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570462124325-NCL3N09P4PJWOL7O913C/Jahi%2BJohnson.jpg Past fellows - Jahi Johnson 1st Grade Teacher, Park Day School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570461960960-CCGS559ZZGD5NH2NRSSN/Jennifer+Everhart.jpg Past fellows - Jennifer Everhart EEIP Teacher (K-5 Technology and SEL), Peralta Elementary School “Maker-Centered Learning is important because because it creates multiple entry points into a task, appealing to different types of learners; builds character; develops student agency; and fosters important thinking skills, critical to being successful in today's world.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570460154309-VLV3DRGK795939BXMK4O/Jessica%2BKunz%2528_%2529.jpg Past fellows - Jess Kunz Science Teacher, ASCEND “Maker-Centered Learning enables teachers and their students to identify as learners, creators, and activists, allowing us to critique systems of oppression and better understand the fascinating world around us.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570459971173-XP19SB8ZOL3AO4TT3YR4/Jonathan%2BLazatin.jpg Past fellows - Jonathan Lazatin Science Teacher, MetWest “Maker-Centered Learning gives students an opportunity to build their confidence in their ability to make. To be a maker is to believe in one's ability to have some impact outside ourselves and I think all students deserve to feel that.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570461210057-TVDDD86PLOPQ0EA7WGCD/Julia+Carson.jpg Past fellows - Julia Carson 11th Grade English Teacher, Oakland International High School “Maker-Centered Learning is important because it empowers learners.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570461269591-WTXHHA8HU4F4L1RPU57Z/Kara%2BFleshman.jpg Past fellows - Kara Fleshman TK-2nd Arts, Science, Movement Integration Teacher, Lazear Charter Academy “Maker-Centered Learning centers students as LEARNERS and as capable people who deserve to be able to figure things out, question the why behind them, and come up with their own ideas. It is really teaching HOW think, when school is SO STUCK in WHAT to think.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570460668624-N1LMHC0FG50DM8CZFNVR/Laura%2BAlvarez.jpg Past fellows - Laura Alvarez Middle School Newcomer Teacher, Melrose Leadership Academy “Maker-Centered Learning is important for creating opportunities for students to be curious, engaged learners and build their sense of agency in the classroom.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570459755737-MTPL91S4T3VRMK6EIJ2I/Laura+Young.jpg Past fellows - Laura Young Teacher, Urban Promise Academy “Maker-Centered Learning is important because by realizing that your surroundings are the product of human thought and action, it enables you to see how your own thoughts and actions can alter and impact your surroundings.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570461008923-80LAWMXIVP7K6AO21JXE/Lawrence%2BTeng.jpg Past fellows - Lawrence Teng Teacher, MetWest High School “Maker-Centered Learning provides a missing element in teaching: developing students' sensitivity and transfer of knowledge. It is also giving them thinking routines and strategies that fulfill Zaretta Hammond's call for learners to be equipped with thinking strategies to help them become independent learners and critical thinkers.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570460571991-BR3CLBS2GG5Y912B9VKR/Marisa+Brown.jpg Past fellows - Marisa Brown Science & Tech Prep Teacher, Howard Elementary “Maker-Centered Learning is important because it helps engage more students in learning, especially students who get left out. It's fun and build community.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570460607368-OB0ION63LB7UZ7R660V0/Monica%2BYupa.jpg Past fellows - Monica Yupa Computer Science Teacher, Urban Promise Academy “Maker-Centered Learning empowers students to understand themselves better by understanding their impact on the physical world.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570459037997-M3UKV7VFZ3VCNNEWSMJV/Quinn+Ranahan.jpg Past fellows - Quinn Ranahan Math Teacher, Montera Middle School “Maker-Centered Learning is important because it creates safe and collaborative learning environments. It creates space for all different types of learners. It's also fun!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570460403774-FTRM3DW3AE1PT2D6MUH3/Robin%2BSouza.jpg Past fellows - Robin Souza 3rd Grade Teacher, ASCEND “Maker-Centered Learning puts the process of learning at the forefront.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570460037934-27AF3ND3G1KF3SA2VZTQ/Sara%2BKetcham.jpg Past fellows - Sara Ketcham Teacher/Pathway Lead, Oakland Technical High School “Maker-Centered Learning creates valuable opportunities and learning experiences for anyone. It is relevant, empowering, and engaging.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570460752328-G8OQGR9XVYS3XJN2VWTQ/Satoshi%2BSuga.jpg Past fellows - Satoshi Suga Teacher, McClymonds High School “Maker-Centered Learning allows for more student access and promotes buy-in/ownership/agency.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570460262270-O09JPVPNKJZ8ON4GBSF0/Shira%2BBannerman.jpg Past fellows - Shira Bannerman Resource Specialist, Urban Promise Academy “Maker-Centered Learning is engaging for students, boosts students’ sensitivity, and gives students agency." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570460927806-64E2WY3AE0MBBEH2F9G2/Steven%2BWright.jpg Past fellows - Steve Wright Computer Science Teacher, Oakland Technical High School “Agency is important. Maybe it's everything. Maker-Centered Learning is a pedagogy to make that real.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570459875700-IR0VJP1QEGW79CSLC6IT/SydneyDexter.jpg Past fellows - Sydney Dexter 2nd Grade Teacher, Emerson Elementary “Maker-Centered Learning disrupts the traditional classroom and gets students thinking critically about the world they live in.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570461558931-E0OQI4RK1569WWVZBV1Z/Vernon%2BKeeve.jpg Past fellows - Vernon Keeve III English Language Arts Teacher, Community Day School “Maker-Centered Learning introduces students to higher order thinking without it feeling hard or burdening. It feel like a hidden back door teachers can take to get students to buy in and execute the tasks at hand. And, getting my students into the act of having academic discussion while making something will really change the way they approach learning.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1533923442915-TYLVTD58MWQNY7DA1ZH8/Nico+Chen.jpg Past fellows - Nico Chen Program Coordinator, Agency by Design Oakland Nico Chen manages the logistical side of Agency by Design Oakland, and he works with the leadership team to help ensure that the teacher fellowship runs smoothly. Prior to his work with Agency by Design Oakland, Nico was a 9th/10th Grade English teacher at Oakland International High School where he also taught dance and photography. Nico began his teaching career at an after-school “cram school” in Taiwan. He taught for five years abroad, including at a university in China, at the U.S. Embassy in Myanmar, and at an international school in Kazakhstan. During this time, he also worked as a travel photographer. His series “West Africa: Faces” was a finalist for the OneEyeland Award for Travel Photography. Nico received his B.A. in English and Film at the University of California, Berkeley and his M.A. in Education and teaching credential through the Multicultural Urban Secondary English (MUSE) Program at the University of California, Berkeley. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1533923479891-B247TL5COBR7AFVE1DT1/Alia+Ghabra.jpg Past fellows - Alia Ghabra Senior Fellow & Coach, Agency by Design Oakland Middle School Computer Science Teacher, Frick Impact Academy “Maker-centered learning is a mindset and way of existing in the world that is powerful and full of possibilities. It is shown in the tiniest details of our lives and the larger ways in which we see and understand the world. When young people start to see themselves as shapers of their worlds, the limits of life's constraints seem more surmountable.” I'm a queer mixed-Arab educator who is also a nerdy-book and tv-loving artist, chef, maker, builder, gardener, problem-solver and general DIY-er. I am passionate about growing loving and creative humans and disrupting oppressive systems. I have been teaching in East Oakland for the last 9 years and am excited to expand my role in this years fellowship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1533923513450-7TM4A7NUYKXLC9V9ZP0W/Paula+Mitchell.jpg Past fellows - Paula Mitchell Fellowship Director, Agency by Design Oakland Paula Mitchell has been an elementary teacher in the Oakland Public Schools for over 20 years. At Grass Valley Elementary School, Paula helped create and facilitate their maker-education/project-based learning program, which is now being infused throughout the school. For the first time, making is happening in all of the classrooms school-wide. Paula values serving in a community of color where there is rich diversity. Since she was a small child, she has loved to make things, create, craft, explore, construct and deconstruct, and this continues in her daily life today through jewelry making, baking, and dancing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1533923556024-1TB18XQCMFVZ0WABGT9B/Ilya+Pratt.jpg Past fellows - Ilya Pratt Fellowship Facilitator & Coach, Agency by Design Oakland Ilya Pratt is the Design+Make+Engage Program Director at Park Day School in Oakland, California, where she has been a faculty member for over twenty-five years. Her educational practice is marked by a interest in how children learn and a passion for collaborations with colleagues. She is a Maker Leader for the Agency by Design Oakland initiative and an adjunct professor for the Maker Certificate Program at Sonoma State University. Ilya’s previous professional experience includes Outreach Educator for the Boston Children’s Museum. She has provided numerous K-12 professional development workshops on the Agency by Design framework and maker-centered learning, learning differences, and a range of classroom-practice topics, throughout the United States and in Nepal. Ilya’s lifelong learning includes B.A. Studio Art/Art History; M.A. Special Education and Certificate in Educational Therapy; Project Zero Classroom 2013; extensive trainings in neuropsychological perspectives and addressing learning differences; and a host of workshops related to industrial arts, digital fabrication, and maker-centered learning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1533923605659-DN71NSAPCEYC968W7DFE/Brooke+Toczylowski.jpg Past fellows - Brooke Toczylowski Director, Agency by Design Oakland As the Director of Agency by Design Oakland, Brooke Toczylowski works to inspire educators to design innovative hands-on curriculum for underserved learners. She collaboratively designs and facilitates a year-long teacher fellowship in Oakland, as well as multiple professional developments in the Bay Area and beyond. Brooke also works as a Curriculum and Instructional Coach at Oakland International High School, which serves 100% newcomers, and she teaches in ACOE's Integrated Learning Specialist Program, an interdisciplinary set of intensive courses for educators looking to integrate arts and making, Project Zero frameworks, and culturally relevant pedagogy. Brooke became involved in the Agency by Design research project with Project Zero while formerly working as an arts and technology teacher at Oakland International High School. In 2014 she was recognized with “Another Great Oakland Teacher” Award for her design of curriculum that focuses on students’ social and emotional wellness. From 2008 to 2012, Brooke worked at Youth in Arts, Marin County’s largest arts education organization, where she helped develop a sequential arts program in the Sausalito Marin City School District for grades K-8. Before that she taught in New York with Urban Arts Partnerships, in Guatemala through ArtCorps, and in Venezuela with a local sex ed non-profit. In addition to working in education Brooke has a multi-faceted artmaking practice. She organizes community screenprinting events through Print Organize Protest, designs inspirational posters for classrooms educators, and spends mindful moments drawing and printmaking at the Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, where she is a resident artist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1533923635600-1W95LZFGFEKJVGSL3J1J/Susan+Wolf.jpg Past fellows - Susan Wolf Senior Fellow & Coach, Agency by Design Oakland Susan Wolf is an arts integration coach working with teachers at two middle schools in West Oakland. She supports teachers in their fluency with Culturally Responsive Teaching practices and is always looking for the ways she can best support white educators to shift their understanding of their teaching methods to match the needs of their students. As a visual artist, her art practice and teaching practice frequently intersect. Her most frequently asked questions are: “How do you know your students understand?” and “What could you do differently to allow your students to follow their own inquiry?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537048771919-W6SECG4SQ041YJ82509W/Seth+Abdurahman.jpg Past fellows - Seth Abdurahman 3rd Grade Teacher, Cleveland Elementary “[Maker-centered learning] supports giving students agency in their education.” I am a Muslim, husband, father, son, and brother. I believe in education and community work. I'm standing on the shoulders and work of my ancestors--that I know and don't--binding strength, wisdom, and character. I'm grateful for the blessings in my life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537048962281-NKI7HR46LKMA7ZDLA7D7/Shira.jpg Past fellows - Shira Bannerman Resource Specialist Program Teacher, Urban Promise Academy “Maker-centered learning is important because it's centered on students imagining and creating the projects that they design. I'm excited about it because it is hands-on meaningful work with an emphasis on ownership of skills and teaching others.” I am a resource teacher at Urban Promise Academy. I moved to Oakland last year after many years living and teaching in Brooklyn - working as a writing tutor, an audio producer, a bicycle tour guide and as a special educator in a high school. I’m passionate about self-expression and raising up voices - in fashion, art, audio — and I especially like making things with kids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537049644016-O64WTLBM20CODP5QGOH2/Crystal+Barr.jpg Past fellows - Crystal Barajas Barr Art and Making Teacher, Urban Promise Academy “Maker- centered learning is student centered, offers multiple entry points to the content for our diverse learners, encourages creativity and communication, and is particularly engaging for students (and teachers!).” I'm a queer Xicana, interested in bringing a decolonized framework to my curriculum. I study herbalism and am currently learning how to sail, as a way of further connecting with mother nature. This is my fifth year teaching visual art at UPA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537048739224-H3LRLTGLS39NRGOEFQTU/IMG_0211.jpg Past fellows - Adrian Cabezas 7th Grade Teacher, Alliance Academy “Maker-centered learning is important because we have to engage our students in ways that are not typically found in traditional classrooms. Increasing their active engagement can and will promote inquiry and critical thinking.” I have been in the field of education for over ten years and I am currently a second year teacher at Alliance Academy. I love to learn and incorporate new practices in the classroom to support student learning. My wife and I have a 2 year old daughter and expecting our second in December. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537049137117-LT83JE9UULKJAAUUIV8D/Julia+Cheng.jpg Past fellows - Julia Cheng Middle School Science Teacher, Roses in Concrete Community School “We are preparing students for an uncertain future. For me, the most important skill students need is to know how to learn. I believe maker education provides those skills and the imperative to design for community.” I was raised in Mississippi by Taiwanese immigrant parents, but have lived all over from the DC metro to Kenya. I teach middle school Integrated Science at Roses in Concrete Community School in East Oakland. I am passionate about neuroscience, community, metacognition, and feelings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537048899305-OJPOKVT7CCJWAFXI81UA/Liz+Kruger.jpg Past fellows - Liz Cruger 2nd/3rd Grade Multi-Subject Teacher, Encompass Academy, OUSD “Maker-centered learning invites people to be creative within a huge array of disciplines. It is an invitation to express yourself, find your voice, work with others, teach, learn, fix things, transform materials, think, reflect, problem solve, look closely, collaborate, persevere, and often have fun. For young people it is often very empowering, which makes it important. It can help shape identity..."I am a Maker". This empowerment, capacity to be creative and problem solve is a perspective that can guide a person through life.” I'm from Detroit and feel lucky to be from a Maker family...my dad is a found object artist and automobile clay modeler and my mom creates quilts and pottery. I studied Theater and Interdisciplinary Arts in Chicago, working as a waitress, actress, director and writer. Children's theater and museum education was by pathway to teaching. I worked at The Field Museum (Chicago) and Exploratorium, when I moved to the Bay, 15 years ago. This is my lucky 13th year of teaching in Oakland. It has been the hardest and most rewarding job I've ever had. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537049444915-3R3GGG04NWNC8EIIPSVM/IMG_0034.jpg Past fellows - Julie Ellis 2nd Grade Teacher, ASCEND “Students are most engaged when they are creating, constructing, and building! Maker-centered learning cultivates student agency and engagement in their own learning journeys.” Julie Ellis has been teaching in Oakland for seven years at ASCEND, an arts-integrated expeditionary learning school. She loves to design new programs and models in service of improving student experience. Whether it's grant writing, joining a design team, or applying for a fellowship, Julie is always looking or opportunities to be a lifelong learner. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537049671875-DCDUWRA4IL0HPI1V8JUS/Jeff.jpg Past fellows - Jeff Embleton Assistant Principal, ASCEND “Maker-centered learning provides opportunities for youth and adults to access and unlock their agency. It empowers all ages of learners to think critically about an issue, problem solve and attempt to create solutions to address or repair a need. Maker-centered learning also addresses our environmental needs and teaches the mindset that things can be REPAIRED rather than just sent to the landfill.” Jeff is an Assistant Principal and Instructional Guide at ASCEND, leading the charge on deeper learning and student-centered experiential learning. He has worked as an Assistant Principal, dean of culture where he helped found an expeditionary learning school in Brooklyn, NY, special education teacher, soccer coach, and school garden coordinator. He is committed to creating equitable access and opportunities for youth to forge their own paths and create the world they want to live in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537049100100-I917BICT88U8M7L0YSV8/Olivia+Franco.jpg Past fellows - Olivia Franco Newcomer Teacher, Alliance Academy “Maker-centered learning is a way to build a bridge between lessons in the classroom & the real world. When students have hands-on opportunities, it makes experiences more memorable.” Growing up feeling bored with a traditional “straight outta the textbook” education fuels my desire to learn ways to provide a more authentic learning experience for my students. Not only am I a teacher; I am also a mother, a student, a maker, a baker & a shaker! All of those roles are equal parts amazing & challenging and forever evolving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537049176940-EODNTXW2WC7Y6S9XQGXN/Vero+Haro.jpg Past fellows - Vero Haro Theater Teacher, Lodestar Middle School “Maker-centered learning is important because it allows students to build their confidence and develop their skills in communication, collaboration, and critical thinking. It also teaches student how to work within a community of learners.” Veronica Haro has been working in education for the past 9 years teaching Social Studies, Theater, Film, and Leadership. In the classroom, she integrates Theater and Storytelling as a catalyst for social change. With this, she works to combine Indigenous wisdom and the wisdom of the students/families’ life experiences as a way for students to better understand the society we live in and work to change it for the better. She feels that every student comes in with a wealth of knowledge and storytelling is a way to tap into that power. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537049274999-UHOP05AZEB9JM66ROKTJ/Cindy%3F.jpg Past fellows - Cindy Hukill Teacher, Brookfield Elementary School “I enjoy seeing students build self awareness of who they are and how much they have to contribute to our society, even at a young age.” I have been working in education for 28 years. I moved to the Bay in 2015. I have been at Brookfield for 3 years. I love teaching in all forms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537049340303-7QHB73CMH7ECMPUIAIFL/Kurt.jpg Past fellows - Kurt Kaaekuahiwi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537048869972-OKPDBQP2E7WN8MQHPC2U/Jane+Lee.jpg Past fellows - Jane Lee Instructional Coach, Roots International Academy “Human beings have been making since the beginning of time. We need to get back to our roots! Also, making is fun, inspiring, and insightful -- things I believe the institution of public education and world need more of.“ I am from Yuba City, California and have been in the Bay for about 11 years. I like the Warriors, the book Pachinko, and connecting with humans and animals. I don't like to take things too seriously, but sometimes I forget. If I text you "LOL", I'm actually laughing out loud. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537049074154-6K022UBPZQW1AC639UCO/IMG_0096.jpg Past fellows - Carrie Moy 7th/8th Grade Science Teacher, Park Day School “Maker-centered learning allows for a different way to think about and question the world around us. The more we question and understand the more we are able to change the world for the better.” Carrie joined Park Day School August 2017. She received her Masters in Education from Northwestern University. For nine years, Carrie was a middle school math and science teacher in Chicago, Illinois. During her time there, she has worked to develop an engaging science curriculum for 7th and 8th graders with an emphasis on social justice and service, as well as developed her skill set as a teacher leader with the Alaine Locke Initiative. Carrie began learning about Makers through observing and then participating in the annual East Bay Mini Maker Faire. She is passionate about progressive education and is always looking for ways to improve her practice as an educator which then in turns improves the lives of her students. Outside of school, Carrie volunteers with her dog, Harvey, and spends her weekend hiking and camping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537049310842-XMH9MCO3QE0OFCYAZ9D9/IMG_0055.jpg Past fellows - Denise Montgomery 1st Grade Teacher, Park Day School “Maker-centered learning allows students to experience learning from different angles, which broadens their perspectives and cultivates creativity and critical thinking.” As a long time member of the Park Day community, Denise began learning about Makers through observing the annual East Bay Mini Maker Faire. She is passionate about progressive education and is always looking for ways to go deeper as an educator. She was formerly an actor, director and playwright in New York City, and now loves to weave theatre into her first grade classroom. She has a husband and 18 month old son, and lives in Oakland, California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1539210233734-VE5DKM7SNGJXHLZC2E38/Chantel+Parnell.JPG Past fellows - Chantel Parnell Computer Science Teacher, Bret Harte Middle School “Maker-centered learning is important because it helps to empower young people and adults to be curious about their world and to see themselves as agents of change.” I am a graduate of Bryn Mawr College, an all women’s college in Pennsylvania where I majored in Mathematics with a minor in Education. Born and raised in Los Angeles, I moved to the Bay Area in 2011 to begin my teaching career at Bret Harte Middle School. I have taught 8th Grade Algebra, Math 6, Math 8/Compression. I am currently teaching 6th-9th Grade Computer Science and Girls Who Code. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537049531977-KVKEFQK6DOJIF82UPV52/Erin+Posbergh.jpg Past fellows - Erin Posbergh Physics Teacher, Oakland International High School “I believe that students should use making in order to create student agency, choice and empowerment. Students will be able to drive their own learning through choice. Making provides confidence and opportunities for students to find success and joy in their learning. Preparing students for real-world challenges, making allows for students to design, create and test solutions to relevant problems.” Prior to teaching in California, I taught physics in both New Jersey and New York City. I grew up on a farm, so naturally, I love all animals. I've run six marathons, and I enjoy spending time outdoors. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537049376807-KGPU86W2Y6UZQ8AKW20G/Natassia+Pura.jpg Past fellows - Tasha Pura 3rd/4th Grade Making, Art and Design Teacher, Lodestar “We learn our most powerful lessons by creating meaning ourselves. I believe maker-centered learning is when we explore ideas through all our senses, while thinking critically as we do so, to reach deeper understanding.” After engaging in community activism and international development, I've dedicated the last 10+ years to promoting educational equity in the Bay Area, from both within and outside the classroom. Since receiving my Master's in Education from Stanford in 2011, I've been an early elementary teacher serving children and families in East Oakland. My passion is to design innovative and holistic approaches that will bolster college, career and life readiness. I'm excited to transition into a new role as Lodestar's 3rd/4th Making, Art and Design Teacher. This position allows me to bridge my experience facilitating rigorous, multidisciplinary and project-based learning with my personal passions in visual arts, photography, and design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537049415088-1DOID32ECLJE3B9YWHJV/Rice%3F.jpg Past fellows - Catie Rice High School Art & Design Teacher, Madison Park Academy “Maker-centered learning gives students the unique opportunity to explore and question their surroundings and every day items. By participating in Maker Centered Learning, students learn valuable skills such as problem solving real world challenges and becoming advocates for change.” I was born and raised in the Bay Area and love the opportunity to give back to students where I grew up. After attending Chico State, I received my Masters and Teaching Credential from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. This year is my third year teaching and am loving the opportunity to bring the arts and maker-center learning to the students of East Oakland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537049232578-VNQ2HM2CKQPANQ73OEQ4/Bridget+Rigby.jpg Past fellows - Bridget Rigby https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537049471114-D6G2YAKQECT6W1ESL2FQ/Tirzo%3F.jpg Past fellows - Tirzo Ruelas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537049032522-WWGCULYM71X41BAJZSS1/Fatimah+N.+Salahuddin.jpg Past fellows - Fatimah Salahuddin 8th Grade Ethnic Studies and 7th Grade World History Teacher, Roots International Academy “Maker-centered learning is important, especially in the context of Ethnic Studies, because it can empower my students to challenge the very social structures and systems that have been created without them in mind.” Fatimah Nadiyyah Salahuddin is a Bay Area native, long time community organizer and educator in East Oakland. Prior to teaching at Roots she worked with adult learners as an English tutor at City College of San Francisco and also taught at Civicorps Academy in West Oakland. She recently received her graduate degree in Education from Mills College, where she also earned her bachelors in Ethnic Studies (14'). She strongly believes in the promise and academic value of Ethnic Studies, which is why she brought it to her campus at Roots where she has been for 2 years. In addition to teaching Fatimah has had extensive training in program evaluation and is an alum of the prestigious Graduate Education Diversity Initiative (GEDI) fellowship through the American Evaluation Association. On the weekends she moonlights as the general manager of Lost and Found Beer Garden in downtown Oakland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537048801360-ZM61K45FGJTETPQCL4O9/Denise+Montgomery%3F.jpg Past fellows - Amanda Seaton K-5 Resource Specialist, Cleveland Elementary “I want to put the learning in the hands of the students!” I love to garden and reuse materials. You may see me walking around Oakland looking in dumpsters for wine boxes or picking up old furniture from the side of the road. My most recent garden repurposing project is using bricks from a chimney I found on Craiglist to create raised beds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537048826681-4QCUERMYL8DSHD2BUW3T/IMG_0130.jpg Past fellows - Shraddha Soparawala 7th/8th Grade Lead Math Teacher, ASCEND “The importance of maker centered learning rests in how it sees young people as producers of knowledge rather than just consumers of it. It recognizes that young people are fully capable of teaching themselves and others given the right framework, context and materials. In a maker classroom, anyone can teach and anyone can learn. The power dynamics are shifted so that age is not the sole determiner of who can lead or make decisions about the direction of a learning experience.” Shraddha is originally from Chicago where she began working with young folks nearly a decade ago. Since then she has taught middle schoolers in New York City, Mumbai, DC. She has been working at Ascend in the Fruitvale community for that last three years, where she has been coupling project based learning with accelerated academic achievement. She believes that students thrive academically and socially when they are learning in the context of caring relationships with adults who are willing to redistribute authority. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537048928479-ISM5AUHZV9H83NPHP7PN/Linnea+Svanh-Jaccoma.jpg Past fellows - Linnea Svahn-Jaccoma https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537049003117-RB3WLXSDJBROFPBNJCH9/Linh+Linh+Trinh.jpg Past fellows - Linh Linh Trinh 7th/8th Grade Science Teacher, Roots International Academy “Maker-centered learning breaks down the fourth wall and puts real life things into their hands. It is breaking down the traditional learning style even though we're still in a centuries old school structures. Maker-centered learning values the many narratives and learning styles our people hold.” Linh Linh is Teo Chiu Chinese daughter of Vietnam War refugees from Rosemead (Los Angeles). Raised by stories of work-hustle, escape, and resettlement, she grew a passion to fight for justice using empathy and education. She aims to build young scientists that advocate for those who do not often get heard through the lens of race, gender, class, and status. Linh Linh can also eat ice cream for days and her favorite flavor is honey lavender! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537049495877-YCL5DG1F0HZUJNWGNWRC/Kristin+Vetterlein.jpg Past fellows - Kristen Vetterlein Art Teacher, Grass Valley Elementary “It engages them by giving them more agency, or sense to make their own choices, and in turn giving them a sense of ownership, or feeling of purpose and accomplishment.” I teach art to kids from 4 to 11. It is mostly a pleasure and definitely a privilege to work in a room with kids making art. I love giving them the materials and tools to explore different parts of themselves that bubble to the surface. I also love to spend time outside with my family, ride my bikes, swim, climb, hike, cook, sew, and so on. :-) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1539210268473-97C2T3QPGW6OQ1FCMHV1/Monica+Yupa.JPG Past fellows - Monica Yupa Computer Science Teacher, Urban Promise Academy “Maker-centered learning is important because students deserve an education where they are learning how to shape contexts that are relevant and meaningful to them.” My name is Moni and I am an Ecuadorian-American born and raised in New York City. I recently graduated from Stanford with a B.S in Computer Science and a M.A in Math Education. I am incredibly grateful to have found the Urban Promise Academy community this year and to be their Computer Science teacher. Outside of teaching, you can find me latin dancing, advocating for equity in the tech industry, or coding! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278283155-2BLA69GLFFAJFCKBZZVP/Ilya%2BPratt%2Bphoto.jpg Past fellows - Ilya Pratt, Senior Fellow & Coach Leadership Team, Agency by Design Oakland Design+Make+Engage Program Director at Park Day School Ilya Pratt is the Design+Make+Engage Program Director at Park Day School in Oakland, California, where she has been a faculty member for over twenty-five years. Her educational practice is marked by a interest in how children learn and a passion for collaborations with colleagues. She is a Maker Leader for the Agency by Design Oakland initiative and an adjunct professor for the Maker Certificate Program at Sonoma State University. Ilya’s previous professional experience includes Outreach Educator for the Boston Children’s Museum. She has provided numerous K-12 professional development workshops on the Agency by Design framework and maker-centered learning, learning differences, and a range of classroom-practice topics, throughout the United States and in Nepal. Ilya’s lifelong learning includes B.A. Studio Art/Art History; M.A. Special Education and Certificate in Educational Therapy; Project Zero Classroom 2013; extensive trainings in neuropsychological perspectives and addressing learning differences; and a host of workshops related to industrial arts, digital fabrication, and maker-centered learning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278295462-ELQWA3BMV8NGUG9ROGEL/Angi.jpg Past fellows - Angi Chau, Senior Fellow & Coach "I find that maker-centered learning makes many of [my students] uncomfortable because there is no clear "right answer" to most questions we pose in the maker-centered classroom. This kind of learning challenges them in ways that they don't usually expect in a school setting like ours." Angi Chau Senior Fellow, Agency by Design Oakland Director of the Bourn Idea Lab and Engineering Teacher, Castilleja School Angi Chau comes from an electrical engineering and bioengineering background and has an affinity for all things electronics (blinking lights!) while also being fascinated by biology and evolution. Before her current job at Castilleja School as the Director of the Bourn Idea Lab, Engineering teacher, and advisor to the high school robotics team, she taught at the university level. Outside of teaching, you will find Angi wrangling her toddler son, cooking, or trying to make and tinker with fun things.     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278280653-X7499RU5NULO9PSGRYOU/Brooke%2Bbio%2Bpic%281%29.png Past fellows - Brooke Toczylowski, Director Leadership Team Director, Agency by Design Oakland As the Director of Agency by Design Oakland Brooke works to inspire educators to design innovative hands-on curriculum for underserved learners. She collaboratively designs and facilitates a year-long teacher fellowship in Oakland, as well as multiple professional developments in the Bay Area and beyond. Brooke also works as a Curriculum and Instructional Coach at Oakland International High School, which serves 100% newcomers, and she teaches in ACOE's Integrated Learning Specialist Program, an interdisciplinary set of intensive courses for educators looking to integrate arts and making, Project Zero frameworks, and culturally relevant pedagogy. Brooke became involved in the Agency by Design research project with Project Zero while formerly working as an arts and technology teacher at Oakland International High School. In 2014 she was recognized with “Another Great Oakland Teacher” Award for her design of curriculum that focuses on students’ social and emotional wellness. From 2008 to 2012, Brooke worked at Youth in Arts, Marin County’s largest arts education organization, where she helped develop a sequential arts program in the Sausalito Marin City School District for grades K-8. Before that she taught in New York with Urban Arts Partnerships, in Guatemala through ArtCorps, and in Venezuela with a local sex ed non-profit. In addition to working in education Brooke has a multi-faceted artmaking practice. She organizes community screenprinting events through Print Organize Protest, designs inspirational posters for classrooms educators, and spends mindful moments drawing and printmaking at the Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, where she is a resident artist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278714139-ZOKSAC0ARNUZZE1G0V0N/AaronGreen.jpg Past fellows - Aaron Vanderwerff, Senior Fellow & Coach Leadership Team, Agency by Design Oakland Creativity Lab & Science Director at Lighthouse Community Charter School Aaron Vanderwerff is the Creativity Lab & Science Director at Lighthouse Community Charter School, a K­–12 public charter school in Oakland, California. He is passionate about making and inquiry, and believes that learner-centered, hands-on education can revolutionize our educational system. In his current role, he collaborates with teachers to integrate making into Lighthouse’s core instructional program, electives, and after school program. For the past five years, Vanderwerff has taken students to display their work at the Maker Faire. He has taught high school science in the Bay Area for ten years, and taught math in Burkina Faso through the Peace Corps prior to that. Vanderwerff received his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois and a MA in Education from Mills College. He lives in Oakland with his wife and six-year-old daughter, who loves to make things. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1537914542026-S5XTH7G2K6D4D89832OX/PMitchellPic.jpg Past fellows - Paula Mitchell, Senior Fellow & Coach "Oftentimes, learners who struggle in more traditional classrooms get to shine in a maker-centered classroom because they are allowed and encouraged to think differently. Content is often taught in a hands-on way and these students come up with interesting and innovative ways to show their understanding of content that often goes much deeper than a traditional test." Paula Mitchell Senior Fellow, Agency by Design Oakland Teacher on Special Assignment (TSA) for Maker-Centered Learning, Grass Valley Elementary School Paula Mitchell has been an Oakland Public school elementary teacher for over 20 years. At Grass Valley Elementary School, Paula helped create and facilitate their maker education/project based learning program that is now being infused throughout the school TK-5. For the first time, since they began the Maker program three years ago, Making is happening in all of the classrooms school-wide. Paula values serving in a community of color where there is rich diversity. Since she was a small child, she has loved to make things, create, craft, explore, construct and deconstruct, and this continues in her daily life today through jewelry making, baking, and dancing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278467552-HUZ0EPPQ1YLJSB0P6WP9/A_aron.jpg Past fellows - A'aron Heard Drama Teacher, Drama Teacher, Alliance Academy of Integrated Learning, OUSD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278486966-H3O5VAM84F3H70HK5QIY/Amy.jpg Past fellows - Amy Dobras "I hope that teaching making will help shake up the equity imbalance in our world and get more students of color and girls in these careers that have always largely been white and male. So, for me, teaching Making is important because it is all about equity and trying to build and "make" a more equitable world." Amy Dobras Making Teacher (7th & 8th), Lighthouse Community Charter School, Oakland Amy Dobras teaches 7th & 8th grade Making at Lighthouse Community Charter School in Oakland, and has been teaching and working in education in public high schools (and non-profits) with low income students of color for the past 15 years in SF and Oakland. She is a mother to two daughters, a soccer coach, and has a passion for origami, carving wooden spoons, and photography. Along with making, Amy loves to swim, bike, surf, climb, and paddle.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278503168-E4X05WTCEXDFSBTQCGM4/Angelica.jpg Past fellows - Angelica Rubi "I think hands-on education is a fundamental aspect of learning. It is important to model to students that their learning should manifest into actions and transcend into the world around them." Angelica Rubi Work Based Learning Liaison, Castlemont High School, OUSD Angelica Rubi was born and raised in Oakland and is a passionate, community center educator. She is also a student supporter, outdoor enthusiast, green smoothie-loving, lego-building mother. At Castlemont High School her role is to help learning extend beyond the classroom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278518486-9QUD4T3HWXI3X2YO59KT/Annika.jpg Past fellows - Annika McPeek "When my students engage in maker-centered learning, I observe them becoming dedicated to their learning in ways I don't see regularly. They light up with the joy of their ownership over their project in a way every child deserves." Annika McPeek Science and Engineering Teacher, Hoover Elementary School, OUSD Annika McPeek teaches science and engineering at Hoover Elementary in grades K-2 and is also the Lead Science Teacher and support STEAM instructor for K-5. She grew up going to a school where learning was through making, and she continued to engage in making throughout her life. Once she received her teaching credential, she was thrilled to find a job at Hoover Elementary as their engineering prep teacher. Over the past three years her role has developed to include making in her classes, and supporting STEAM integrated into regular classroom instruction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278536308-6JAHTWIZWRJRUTVUKE9K/Briah.jpg Past fellows - Briah Luther "[Maker-centered learning] philosophies and concepts align greatly with the child-centered learning philosophy model that Montessori uses. It is fantastic to provide creative, hands-on activities that allow students to learn and collaborate in an interdisciplinary way." Briah Luther Lead Upper El Montessori Teacher, Urban Montessori Charter School, Oakland Briah Luther is a nonbinary queer Montessori teacher who loves to write poetry, read a lot of theory, play sports or dance, and be by the water. They are the Lead Montessori teacher in their 4, 5, 6th grade classroom at Urban Montessori Charter School, which works with a foundation upon Montessori education, design thinking and social justice learning. Briah’s learners are an inclusive classroom that are used to using their inquisitive nature to learn. They love to get lessons, and enjoy design thinking projects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508287714625-G1RR1GAXT8UCCOV2JGZ4/Cicely.jpg Past fellows - Cicely A. Day "Maker-centered learning is a great way to have students create and learn from their mistakes and collaborate with others." Cicely A. Day Teacher on Special Assignment, Burckhalter Elementary School, OUSD Cicely A. Day is from Oakland and went to Oakland Public schools. She loves tech, coding, art, and making, and is currently a Teacher on Special Assignment at Burckhalter Elementary. Cicely describes Burckhalter as an awesome school with great learner and creators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278555663-7TMCU8X47GNGVMUPIFFV/Claire.Fellowhip+Head+Shots+-+1.jpg Past fellows - Claire Tiffany-Appleton Lodestar - Honorary Fellow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508279403960-X00C9EJ6YGYJI11FYARG/Clayton.Fellowhip+Head+Shots+-+8.jpg Past fellows - Clayton Evans "[Maker-Centered Learning] -That's how people work!" Clayton Evans Physics and Engineering Teacher; Engineering Pathway Director; Science Department Head, McClymonds High School, OUSD Clayton Evans is the engineering department director and science teacher leader at McClymonds High School. His learners are energetic, vocal, easily distracted, and best engaged through experiential learning. In addition to teaching, Clayton enjoys basketball. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278580811-A4HB7XVECZ3Z40MT2DV6/Colleen.jpg Past fellows - Colleen Gravelle "I think maker-centered learning is important to help students learn how to work together and communicate their ideas with one another. When collaborating on a project, students must be able to explain their thinking to others, they must also be able to listen to, internalize, and use what their classmates are saying. I think it provides students with the opportunity to think a little deeper and work through productive struggles." Colleen Gravelle First Grade Teacher, Redwood Heights Elementary School, OUSD Colleen Gravelle has been a teacher for five years, and is currently in her second year of teaching at Redwood Heights School, where many of the teachers at her school are interested in maker-centered learning. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, Colleen grew up in North Idaho and Eastern Washington. Colleen played soccer and tennis growing up and still plays competitive tennis today. She went to Washington State University and moved down to the Bay Area to be closer to my family when she finished school. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278598876-B0IDIRHYWNOMWUYVWIC9/Corbrae.Fellowhip+Head+Shots+-+7.jpg Past fellows - Corbrae Smith "I notice that a lot of my students are dependent thinkers and rely on the teacher to do a lot of the heavy lifting for them. In my class I put a lot of the ownness on the students and rather than helping them, I give them strategies to find the answer on their own. This is important because eventually they will be able to discover answers and Possibilities on their own which is vital for the tech world they are inheriting." Corbrae Smith Making, Art and Design Instructor, Lodestar Community Charter School, Oakland Corbrae Smith is a teacher and practicing artist with a degree in traditional illustration from the Academy of Art University of San Francisco. He is in his fourth year as an art teacher and is currently the middle school M.A.D (Making, Art and design) instructor at Lodestar Community Charter. His job is to get the kids to think outside of the box and start to use design strategies to solve problems. He is excited to learn from his community of teachers, and grow in his practice, and hopefully even grow as an artist! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278616739-BQ3AB5XY2ZPMAWMEZ2G7/Courtney.jpg Past fellows - Courtney Couvreur Math Teacher, Oakland International High School, OUSD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278645414-70476L8HLTSPHWG5IOBC/Crystal.jpg Past fellows - Crystal Barajas Barr "Being curious, asking questions, facilitating a person's learning process by encouraging them to consider the question at hand from a different perspective is a part of maker-centered learning." Crystal Barajas Barr Art and STE(A)M Teacher, Urban Promise Academy Middle, OUSD Crystal Barajas Barr has been a tinkerer all her life. She studied art with an emphasis in metal fabrication/sculpture, and is experienced in welding and casting bronze and aluminum. Crystal is UPA's Art Teacher, STEAM teacher (at the Create Lab), and the GSA (Gender and Sexualities) Liaison in a school community that encourages social-justice education, self-reflection, innovation, and imagination. In addition to her role as a teacher and liaison, Crystal is also a maker of things and is always very curious about materials and processes. Currently, she enjoys playing with arduino kits and soundart in addition to writing, music, gardening, and exploring in nature. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278664080-NPCTK8ZC845QJOGZLZUM/David.Fellowhip+Head+Shots+-+4.jpg Past fellows - David Harris Design Thinking and Arts Integration Lead, 1st - 3rd grade support teacher,Urban Montessori Charter School, Oakland David Harris is currently a support teacher, which is a co-teacher with a Montessori lead teacher, supporting during the morning work period, leading during Reading and Writing Workshop, art, and design thinking session in a 1st to 3rd grade classroom. He is also the school's Creative Catalyst, leading planning, curriculum development and PD for the arts integration and design thinking programs. David came to elementary teaching after doing several kinds of other jobs, including working for seven years in OUSD's adult education program, where he taught English and basic skills and was a teacher on special assignment who served as a site coordinator and planner for professional development. He has also worked as an artist and writer in a variety of ways since college, now focusing his attention on writing and illustrating books for children. He has a 12-year old son who was his main inspiration for shifting to working with children. David grew up in a southern California suburb, went to college in Minnesota, and has lived in the east bay for over twenty years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278684530-1NBGCC5T4X4WT30YJXNB/Ed.jpg Past fellows - Edward Crandall "[Maker-centered learning] provides students who need hands on learning a concrete way to learn, solve problems, and see success." Edward Crandall 9th grade science teacher, HS Making and Robotics teacher, Lighthouse Community Charter School, Oakland Edward Crandall is a relatively old (55) new (8 yrs) teacher who spent most of his adult life as an engineer before becoming a teacher. 9th grade science, making, robotics. He teaches all grade levels of high school at Lighthouse Community Charter School. The students are predominately low income English language learners. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278705850-GWQ74WO24RJG5EL6DUSX/Elyse.jpg Past fellows - Elyse Hatschek "Maker-centered learning gives students a chance to create or deconstruct not just physical objects, but also the systems and power structures that work to oppress them and others. This type of learning is imperative to making the world a more equitable place and also, it creates a space in schools for our young people to rediscover their innate abilities to be amazing creators." Elyse Hatschek Reading Teacher, Alliance Academy Middle School, OUSD Elyse Hatschek works at Alliance Academy where her primary role is to teach the lowest readers at the school to become stronger readers using a computer program called LightSail that is heavily gamified and competitive. Teaching is Elyse’s true calling and she loves to design units of learning where young people show their understanding in creative and non-traditional ways. The most important part of her job is forging deep and meaningful relationships with the young people she teaches. She also loves to cook and worked in kitchens for 8 years before becoming a teacher. In addition, traveling is an important part of her life with recent trips to the Red Sea and Cairo, Egypt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278727626-QDXTUZCC6TTSAMUP4YIC/Gretchen.jpg Past fellows - Gretchen Baglyos "I believe that maker-centered learning allows students to discover their voice, grow in confidence, and express their ideas in a way they can be heard. Maker-centered learning asks students to collaborate, think outside conventional models, and demonstrate their understanding by creating something new. As a teacher passionate about racial and social justice, I seek to use maker-centered learning as a way for students to agitate the systems and structures that historically tell them that they cannot succeed in school." Gretchen Baglyos Arts Integration Specialist and Choir Teacher, Alliance Academy Middle School, OUSD Gretchen Baglyos is a lifelong student, educator, and coach and currently works at Alliance Academy as the Arts Integration Specialist and Choir Teacher. In her arts integration role, she supports her dedicated colleagues in designing and implementing maker-centered learning experiences across content areas. Gretchen moved to the Bay Area this summer and is thrilled to start her next chapter here with the passion for innovation and community that she has found here. She is originally from Pennsylvania and has lived in Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Princeton, and Minneapolis. A good day for her includes singing, dancing, laughter, critical thinking, collaboration and alone time (bonus if any of these things include food!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278740310-XPKUQQVOXVIEPQZMI91X/Hadiyah.Fellowhip+Head+Shots+-+2.jpg Past fellows - Hadiyah Shabazz "Maker-centered learning can help learners engage with their world with agency and community-mindfulness which in turn benefits us all." Hadiyah Shabazz MakerEd - Honorary Fellow Hadiyah Shabazz is someone who laughs often, enjoy tinkering with processes, and often wonder "what if __ norm was something else?". Her other interests include dancing, reading, and journaling. Valuing others, as they are, through intentional daily practice, listening and respecting their story/experience is something Hadiyah tries to do and advocate for. She is currently exploring the role self-compassion plays in how she can experience failures more honestly, and she finds joy in figuring things out. Hadiyah is eager to learn more about that process, and how to replicate that experience for others through the lens of maker-centered learning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278761717-P9ISSPPASSMMRPDSR5O8/Katy.jpg Past fellows - Katy Ailes "I engage in maker centered learning because I think it is important to empower children to have agency, to know they can do something about problems they see in the world. Maker-centered learning is important because it develops children's mindfulness around the complexities of our world and the systems within the world. I have never seen children more curious, invested and inspired than when they dive into a maker centered project that matters to them." Katy Ailes First Grade Teacher, Park Day School, Oakland Katy Ailes teaches first grade at Park Day School, where she has been teaching for 3 years. Park Day is a progressive school and our mission centers around social justice and supporting children to see themselves as change makers. She is in her 11th year as a teacher, and has also taught in public schools in New York City and in Sacramento. Katy’s other passion aside from teaching is ballet and she still dances and teaches ballet in the Bay Area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278785311-QROHBS5M7GSO72FSGQIW/Leah.jpg Past fellows - Leah Jensen "I engage in maker-centered learning with Mack students because it develops a mind set and lens that everything around you is an opportunity. Maker Centered projects that involve tinkering, creating, ideating and hacking develop the system thinking we want our students to have in order to become the future engineers and entrepreneurs in our world." Leah Jensen Teacher Librarian, McClymonds High School, OUSD Leah Jensen is the Teacher Librarian and Pathway Coach at McClymonds High School, which is located in West Oakland and has an incredible legacy of graduating scholars, leaders, artists, athletes and game changers. The school culture embodies the spirit of social justice and the Black Panther movement. McClymonds HS is a historical African American high School from which most West Oakland Families have graduated. In addition to her role as a teacher, Leah is the mother of three kids, Anthony, Isabella and Lucia. She loves hanging out with her kids and doing stuff outdoors, especially at a river, lake or beach. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278798058-4Q3C5G2H7KV5474RZCDL/Lillian.Fellowhip+Head+Shots+-+6.jpg Past fellows - Lillian Ortiz "I lead with a “making mindset”. I set up prompts to discover what students are curious about and what matters most to them. Once I learn about their interests and inquiries, the stage is set to identify themes, patterns and probe further into dialogue around their curiosities and ideas." Lillian Ortiz Making/Arts/Design Teacher, Lodestar, a Lighthouse Charter School, Oakland Lillian Ortiz became interested in education when her child was born and she saw making as a natural inclination and ability within all of us. She leveraged her background in industrial design toward facilitating her child’s love of learning, discovery and agency through making. Lillian eventually found her way into her current role at Lodestar as the K-3 Making/Art/Design teacher. Lodestar serves the needs of English Language Development to support immigrant/refugee families and is also a microcosm of the beauty and challenges that stem from within the community. She believes that her community has learned that in order to be successful, they need to include learning needs that cultivate learning, empathy, understanding and connection across race and cultural difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278821199-R5NLSFJUVPLS10WTZKCN/Mallory.jpg Past fellows - Mallory Moser "Encouraging students to engage in the making process teaches them problem-solving skills that go beyond the discrete (and quickly obsolete) technical proficiencies of any given software program. I think failure, communication skills, teamwork, and problem solving are universal criteria for building successful teams and products, so I try to support the process of making as much as the development of a final product." Mallory Moser Design Teacher, Oakland International High School, OUSD Mallory Moser is a Bay Area native and is passionate about art, education (policy and practice) and activism. After working internationally in education microfinance and education technology, Mallory decided to change careers and step into the classroom. She loves teaching and working with teenagers, and finds this work to be highly creative because there is always a new challenge around the corner. This is her fourth year teaching at Oakland International High School, which serves newcomer refugees and immigrants, representing over 30 countries from around the world. Mallory teaches media skills to 11th graders - from basic computer skills to photography, graphic design, video game development, coding, and movie making - and is also the Media Academy Director. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278834516-ZYWOSCD4Z3CICMT1UBF5/Maria.Gabi.jpg Past fellows - Maria Lapointe "I believe it is incredibly important to teach children to be problem-solvers and sense-makers in their own rights. I hope for my students to see that they can not only be students, but be teacher as well, and that they have agency in their lifelong careers as learners. Equally as important, I want my students to see that learning can be fun!" Maria Lapointe Second Grade Teacher, Hoover Elementary School, OUSD Maria Lapointe is a second-year teacher at Hoover Elementary. She is currently teaching second grade, but in the process of a redesign at the school, she is the STEAM (STEM plus art) teacher for both 1st and 2nd grades. Maria is also a trainer in GLAD strategies, which is an organization that brings professional development in the area of language acquisition and literacy. She is very interested in developing her experience and ability to teach in meaningful ways that are flexible, academically rigorous, and conducive to student ownership and creativity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278848668-0OXE5W3JP2W322Q2Y4CE/Monique.Fellowhip+Head+Shots+-+5.jpg Past fellows - Monique Parrish "I believe that Making can bring out the best in students and make learning fun. When Making, students learn a variety of skills (social, creativity, and academic), students are vested in what they are making (because it's their project), and it's engaging." Monique Parrish Third Grade Teacher, Grass Valley Elementary School, OUSD Monique Parrish is an educator in Oakland Public Schools, and is currently a third grade teacher at Grass Valley Elementary. She has lived in Oakland most of her life, and is herself a product of Oakland Public Schools. Monique is a married mother of three (two adults and a teenager), and enjoys art, teaching, eating, and cooking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278859966-GV4KUTPB5UZ6W0YGZRPC/Reina.Fellowhip+Head+Shots+-+9.jpg Past fellows - Reina Cabezas "[Maker-centered learning] is inspiring, hands-on, and relevant to the world we interact with all day." Reina Cabezas CTE Engineering Coach, OUSD Reina Cabezas has been an educator for ten years in Oakland and the Bay Area. She started out teaching 4th grade very traditionally, and later found technology, maker edu, fab labs, and engineering, which led to a way of teaching that inspired her. Reina is a mother of two teenage boys, and is herself a Xicana daughter and granddaughter of refugee parents from Central America who define what it means to "make" for her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278867969-8FLT5M141AD5CV2O8AQV/Roxanne.Fellowhip+Head+Shots+-+3.jpg Past fellows - Roxy Martínez Resource Teacher/Education Specialist, Grass Valley Elementary School, OUSD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278885968-QVZYORU0GKQI3P2DJKK7/Sarah.jpg Past fellows - Sarah Chung "Maker centered learning at its best allows for the individual to find the most interesting way to become who they are. Humans are by nature curious, and often our imposed systems don't allow for this to develop. Direct experiences are the most impactful way humans learn." Sarah Chung Head Coach, CodeNext Oakland Sarah Chung is an artist and educator living in Oakland. She has a teaching degree in K-12 art education and has taught and designed curriculum for a variety of schools and after-school programs since 2006. Sarah is currently working as head coach for CodeNext, a high school after school and weekend programming and making intensive focused on bridging tech skills and mentorship opportunities to youth that are from historically black and latino neighborhoods. She enjoys the trans-disciplinary nature of learning and this has led her to a path of maker education. In addition to education, Sarah values community and is always trying to balance her own artistic practices with teaching and find that they often mirror and integrate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278905210-2GJ2B3Y8WU7DJD7JPLLG/Stephanie.jpg Past fellows - Stephanie Taymuree "Students learn best when provided with hands-on experiences and opportunities to problem-solve through "productive struggle". Maker-centered learning, facilitated by an "intuitive adult communication partner", allows children with sensory and communication deficits the opportunity for cognitive and communicative growth to optimize their learning potential." Stephanie Taymuree Special Education Teacher, Redwood Heights Elementary School, OUSD Stephanie Taymuree is the special education teacher of the 3-5th grade T.A.C.L.E. program at Redwood Heights School. The T.A.C.L.E. program (Technology & Augmentative Communication for Learning Enhancement) is structured to teach children with Complex Communication Needs and/or Severe Speech and Physical Impairment. Stephanie grew up and attended school in Altadena, CA and attended Holy Names University in Oakland with a major in Speech Pathology and a minor in Music (Vocal Performance); followed by a Masters of Science degree in speech pathology from Tulane University in New Orleans. She is married and has four adult children and five grandchildren! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278915646-KQVP1H04JKRD4XJK6PD3/Susan+Lee.jpg Past fellows - Susan Lee "Maker-centered learning allows access points for all students. It empowers students to think critically and creatively. It also helps foster students' abilities to collaborate, problem-solve and to look closely at their own work. I love that it builds positive self-esteem and "can-do" approaches among my students." Susan Lee 2nd Grade Teacher, Park Day School, Oakland Susan Lee is a teacher at Park Day School working with inquisitive and enthusiastic second graders. Her hobbies include reading, writing and baking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278935110-1NR8W418YD3LDGWPUYYS/Susan+Wolf.jpg Past fellows - Susan Wolf "Making is a form of self care. It allows people to think about how things work and about how pieces fit together. This is revealed in layers of metaphor and metacognition. I am in love with the slow gestures of making that provide space for our thoughts to wander." Susan Wolf Faculty and Coach, Integrated Learning Specialist Program, ACOE Susan Wolf is an arts integration coach working with teachers at two middle schools in West Oakland. She supports teachers in their fluency with Culturally Responsive Teaching practices and is always looking for the ways she can best support white educators to shift their understanding of their teaching methods to match the needs of their students. As a visual artist, her art practice and teaching practice frequently intersect. Her most frequently asked questions are: How do you know your students understand? What could you do differently to allow your students to follow their own inquiry? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278954993-EH5Y6AMI7P75XLA41C8T/Theresa.jpg Past fellows - Theresa Sanders "I started making in the classroom to help the boys in my class to become more engaged in school but I found the girls to be just as interested in making as the boys. Making encourages agency, problem-solving, collaboration and so many other 21st century skills." Theresa Sanders Third Grade Teacher, Redwood Heights Elementary School, OUSD Theresa Sanders is in her 32nd year of teaching in Oakland and is more excited than ever to see what her students will create and learn. She jumped into maker ed three years ago and has been been learning by doing. Theresa currently teaches third grade at Redwood Heights. Every iteration of her classroom is so exciting to her and to her students. This year she has 30 very squirrelly, creative and sweet students. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1508278965033-5IXVLTWO6H1N6RVG4UA9/Tim.jpg Past fellows - Tim Bremner "[Maker-centered learning is] fun, applicable, dynamic and can incorporate many ways of learning while doing authentic community based development projects." Tim Bremner Pathway Coach, Castlemont High School, Sustainable Urban Design Academy (SUDA) Community Health Equity Academy (CHEA), OUSD Tim Bremmer is originally from Seattle, WA and has lived in Oakland for nearly 20 years. He has been teaching for 16 years and is currently the Pathway Coach at Castlemont High School supporting the build out of the Sustainable Urban Design Academy (SUDA) and Community Health Equity Academy (CHEA). He enjoys spending time with his partner, dog and two cats, along with gardening, biking, and reading. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464384693632-M2NZIWSHKGQQTJWDBF32/Aaron.jpg Past fellows - A'aron B. Heard Teacher Leader Alliance Academy Middle School, Oakland Unified School District “I’m hopeful that ‘making’ will provide students from historically oppressed communities the opportunity to construct the society that they and those after them deserve to live and thrive in.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464894821026-ZUOW9XKQU7JYUCWZ1ZFH/AaronGreen.jpg Past fellows - Aaron Vanderwerff, AbD/Oakland Coaches Aaron Vanderwerff is the Creativity Lab & Science Director at Lighthouse Community Charter School, a K­–12 public charter school in Oakland, California. He is passionate about making and inquiry, and believes that learner-centered, hands-on education can revolutionize our educational system. In his current role, he collaborates with teachers to integrate making into Lighthouse’s core instructional program, electives, and after school program. For the past five years, Vanderwerff has taken students to display their work at the Maker Faire. He has taught high school science in the Bay Area for ten years, and taught math in Burkina Faso through the Peace Corps prior to that. Vanderwerff received his BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois and a MA in Education from Mills College. He lives in Oakland with his wife and six-year-old daughter, who loves to make things. Contact Aaron at aaron.vanderwerff[at]lighthousecharter[dot]org. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464384693349-6VW4MTA5INJCGW42WC07/Aiste.Solly.jpg Past fellows - Aiste Solly Resource Specialist and Special Educator, K-5, Emerson Elementary School, Oakland Unified School District “Making allows students to build competence and confidence as learners, designers and agents of change in their world.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464384706389-8H58K7SW2OCNDZUEIAAP/Alejandra+Utrera.jpg Past fellows - Alejandra Utrera Design Build Teacher, Project H Design “I believe in the power that creativity, design, and hands-on building has in teaching and in empowering students to be proactive problem solvers!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464384706312-NLP18Z4YJLDLKQYGQ4F6/Alia.jpg Past fellows - Alia Ghabra Humanities Teacher, Grade 6 Alliance Academy, Oakland Unified School District Why making? “...because once you have the confidence to create, anything is possible.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464894824167-P7H0BH2FCU82G8I9C038/Brooke+bio+pic%281%29.jpeg Past fellows - Brooke Toczylowski, AbD/Oakland Fellows Coordinator Brooke is an Arts/Maker Specialist and Instructional Coach with the Oakland Unified School District in CA. She works with the Agency by Design Oakland Team to infuse public schools with maker centered learning opportunities through coaching and professional development. Brooke also teaches in ACOE's Integrated Learning Specialist Program, an interdisciplinary set of intensive courses for educators looking to integrate arts and making, Project Zero frameworks, and culturally relevant pedagogy into the classroom. Brooke was formerly an arts and technology teacher at Oakland International High School. In 2014 she was recognized with “Another Great Oakland Teacher” Award for her design of curriculum that focuses on students’ social and emotional wellness. From 2008 to 2012, Brooke worked at Youth in Arts, Marin County’s largest arts education organization, where she helped develop a sequential arts program in the Sausalito Marin City School District for grades K-8. Before that she taught in New York, Guatemala, and Venezuela. She uses her printmaking practice at the Kala Art Institute in Berkeley, CA, as a tool to better understand her white privilege and her role in relation to systems of oppression. Contact Brooke at brooke.toczylowski[at]ousd[dot]org.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464384720599-AAK8R256L2ZZHDUNFVZJ/Carl.jpg Past fellows - Carl Barone Maker Educator, Roosevelt Middle School, Oakland Unified School District   “For me making is a lifestyle. I grew up taking apart amplifiers and instruments, spent hours with legos and now I build things for my home. Teaching a maker class to me means teaching skills, confidence, and creativity.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464384721371-WICGX8EYOHMKUMC0WIPE/ChristinaJenkins.jpg Past fellows - Christina Jenkins Program Director, Project H Design Why Making? “I understand the world by thinking physically!” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464384733771-6NUWEGTO4DH5U0BUGRB6/Cicely.jpg Past fellows - Cicely A. Day Teacher, Oakland Unified School District   Why Making? “It is fun and helps you find who you are as a creative being.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464384734368-TC8QBHCV65Z3N5YKAUPK/Diana.Culmer.jpg Past fellows - Diana Culmer Special Day Class Teacher, 4th & 5th Grade, Grass Valley Elementary School, Oakland Unified School District “Students love to create. Students learn more when they take ownership over their projects. Students are excited to be the makers of their creations.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464384744714-BFM99UF2RYC893M2JAVP/Hannah.jpg Past fellows - Hannah Mintz https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464894822360-HK2KVGYJ73X9CUHAKHJP/Ilya+Pratt+photo.jpg Past fellows - Ilya Pratt, AbD/Oakland Coaches Ilya Pratt is the Design+Make+Engage Program Director at Park Day School in Oakland, California, where she has been a faculty member for over twenty-five years. Her educational practice is marked by a interest in how children learn and a passion for collaborations with colleagues. She is a Maker Leader for the Agency by Design Oakland initiative and an adjunct professor for the Maker Certificate Program at Sonoma State University. Ilya’s previous professional experience includes Outreach Educator for the Boston Children’s Museum. She has provided numerous K-12 professional development workshops on the Agency by Design framework and maker-centered learning, learning differences, and a range of classroom-practice topics, throughout the United States and in Nepal. Ilya’s lifelong learning includes B.A. Studio Art/Art History; M.A. Special Education and Certificate in Educational Therapy; Project Zero Classroom 2013; extensive trainings in neuropsychological perspectives and addressing learning differences; and a host of workshops related to industrial arts, digital fabrication, and maker-centered learning. Contact Ilya at ilya.pratt[at]parkdayschool[dot]org. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464384745346-W4MFCQZ61ZOMRDJS9VXV/Katy.Ailes.jpg Past fellows - Katy Ailes   Teacher, 1st Grade, Park Day School, Oakland “Making encourages kids to expand as individuals and as a cohort, to take risks, to imagine a world that is different from this world, and to MAKE CHANGE! What is more powerful than that?”   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464384753681-B32YZR7DFOQQH7HPD8EL/Kennan.jpg Past fellows - Kennan Scott Engineering Teacher, West Oakland Middle School   “I teach making because it is an opportunity. It is an opportunity to solve a problem, be creative, use your hands, and ask questions. It is a chance to be successful, fail, and continuously learn. I teach making because I took home economics and wood shop. I miss home economics and wood shop.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464384756007-UBS9QPARSGOHGXGGJHN0/Kimberly.jpg Past fellows - Kimberly Padua Science Teacher, Roosevelt Middle School, Oakland Unified School District   “Making provides opportunities for expression and student ownership. Students are able to shine in different ways.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464384766847-CZNUN9LIEDKNXJ3NV8TA/Leah.jpg Past fellows - Leah Jensen Teacher Librarian, McClymonds High School, Oakland Unified School District   “Making supports the importance of ‘grit.’ Maker centered learning teaches our kids and ourselves to persevere in the face of failure. This is essential to build the tendency to sustain interest in and effort towards very long term goals. Plus, it’s fun and amazing.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464384768548-RPTQFLCC7N2L3TOV4MA7/Linda.jpg Past fellows - Linda Nguyễn Teen Services Librarian, Oakland Public Library, Asian Branch Why Making? “Because Oakland youth deserve the tools, materials, and support needed to (re)create the world they want to live in.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464384780284-F16IXMX535X3RTL0ANO7/Mallory.jpg Past fellows - Mallory Moser Computer Graphics Teacher, Oakland International High School, Oakland Unified School District Why Making? “Design, problem solve, collaborate, iterate, repeat.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464384778561-ZH16GHO8LJ8JUZAR075E/Miriam.jpg Past fellows - Miriam Leshin Math and Science Teacher, Grades 5 & 6, Lighthouse Community Charter School, Oakland Unified School District   “I’ve seen my students most engaged and invested in their work when making. They collaborate to learn new things, and build new confidence in themselves.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464384791872-KO3TOB91TB8ZRCP30UH6/Nga.jpg Past fellows - Ngà Nguyêñ TAD Facilitator, Wood Middle School, Alameda Unified School District   “Making is like eating with your hands—it’s dirty and delicious.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464384792429-9A77ZOZLEE4DZ7DXD54R/Paula.Mitchell.jpg Past fellows - Paula Mitchell TSA, Maker Education and Blended Learning, Grass Valley Elementary School, Oakland Unified School District Why Making? “It’s fun! And you can learn about the world along the way.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464384801875-P49TGFF7R2N4QXXSIA6U/Peter.Limata.jpg Past fellows - Peter Limata   Teacher, 1st Grade, Emerson Elementary School “Making encourages collaboration and teamwork. It challenges students to think critically.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464384804905-CTUPGB4M9HM7XTJDGPMI/Renee.jpg Past fellows - Renee Miller Math Specialist and Maker Educator, Park Day School, Oakland “I make because it’s so satisfying. There is perpetually more to learn. I love the feeling of moving between expert and neophyte from moment to moment - and getting comfortable with that tension. Above all, I am thrilled by being a girl who makes stuff and knowing my daughter will grow up with a fully empowered mom.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464384816881-8QYNUJVPJ4FF4ZE4NJN8/Robbie.jpg Past fellows - Robbie Torney Lab Teacher, K-2, Lodestar Charter School, Oakland Unified School District   Why Making? “People need to understand the ways in which our world is designed so that we can have power in it.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464384818737-DQJU6S8F4NZSW3H0TTJI/Sarah.Purdy.jpg Past fellows - Sarah Purdy Humanities Teacher, 11th & 12th Grade, Lighthouse Community Charter School, Oakland Unified School District   “I think maker centered education can offer creative and concrete opportunities for students to view themselves as changemakers.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464384830678-66N7Q5PBOZDQ2O6UO2AL/Shannon.jpg Past fellows - Shannon Carey Teacher/Advisor, MetWest High School, Oakland Unified School District   “I want my students to understand that people made this world, and so we can re-make it in the spirit of equity, creativity, & liberation.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464384829516-W8D8NQJWI435MACEQZBZ/Susan.Lee.jpg Past fellows - Susan Lee Teacher, Park Day School, Oakland   “Making is a way for kids to experience creativity, collaboration, community and joy as they build self-confidence in themselves and in how they can make positive, impactful change.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464384840120-L2HXAVC39AOZIE65LGQ6/Susan.Wolf.jpg Past fellows - Susan Wolf Teaching Artist, Integrated Learning Specialist, Alameda County Office of Education “I am a better human when I am making or thinking about making. When teachers are making I see them come alive.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464384839185-29EYNTF2Q08HF9J2EXAD/Virgina.jpg Past fellows - Virginia McManus Teacher, 1st & 2nd Grade, Lighthouse Community Charter School, Oakland Unified School District   “I didn’t know what making was until I saw it in action in my school last spring, and I was instantly hooked. Seeing my students dive into learning in a new way convinced me of its power to transform their experience of school.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1464894820275-KB7YPXV667XARI95374Q/20160517_172315.jpg Past fellows - Wendy Donner, Program Director Wendy has spent her career working in the field of education, first as a teacher and school administrator in grades K - 8. She then shifted her focus to the field of professional development for educators through her work as a teacher coach and mentor. In 2012, she transitioned to her current role as Education Program Director at the Abundance Foundation, collaborating with Abundance and Project Zero to help form the Agency by Design research project. As Program Director, she is the primary liaison between Project Zero and AbD/Oakland, and she leads the Oakland-based component of the project. In this role, she intends to support meaningful change for youth and educators through the dissemination of research-based ideas and resources, targeted grants, and collaborative relationships with schools, teachers and community leaders. Contact Wendy at wendy[at]abundance[dot]org. https://www.abdoakland.org/contact daily 0.75 2024-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1456449960453-KFYI72Q0BRVFZHYJ1CK9/IMG_3621+%281%29.jpg Contact https://www.abdoakland.org/professionaldevelopment daily 0.75 2024-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1487021703905-56IS5XMJ7RQUCBWL314U/AbDWebsite_4.jpg Professional Development https://www.abdoakland.org/research daily 0.75 2022-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1458144371561-W5F2L0K10H9B3DP8944G/IMG_3143.jpg Research https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531103511551-0EYNM8ZXKWH5952OL50B/static1.squarespace.png Research https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531103574362-W6AIYOCZ3Q6NWF7CZ67L/static1.squarespace.jpg Research https://www.abdoakland.org/support daily 0.75 2023-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1520878687079-8TTPL9CJWLPYCRYJ67TY/AbD_Banner_1.jpg DONATE https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1520628018289-WN02W4JEYR4QNMNN28JF/AbD_Donate.jpg DONATE https://www.abdoakland.org/repair-mindset daily 0.75 2023-07-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1637077670682-RX1DN5RWUSIG6WSA3SA7/V2.banner+copy.jpg Repair Mindset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/92551b4d-8134-467d-86b5-5500ccc256cc/Repair+Mindset+Cover+for+Website.png Repair Mindset - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1579732836156-VHF7DPS7O2UTHAEAE5E5/IMG_6419.jpg Repair Mindset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1579733273410-6G9OY8ASLS375VIOU0L0/IMG_6149+%281%29.jpg Repair Mindset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1579733352037-PU2PIGON7O7GC6BX95HG/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_58c3+%281%29.jpg Repair Mindset https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1579733379908-MDNZEA1GKRJ1X5PSP8WO/Why+Repair%3F.jpg Repair Mindset https://www.abdoakland.org/virtual-event-documentation-equity-in-the-making daily 0.75 2020-07-01 https://www.abdoakland.org/spark-maker-kits-1 daily 0.75 2020-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594226183180-0UW0LJI2MPU6I2MERXBO/Spark.image.jpg SPARK! Maker Literacy Kits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594225547514-80T5XM1UQGYCOSY9STCZ/51gIQy893ZL.jpg SPARK! Maker Literacy Kits Grades K-2 Buy on Bookshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594225506782-ZZE60E4KX6SOQ7N3E6WH/english.junasjar_7_3_20.jpg SPARK! Maker Literacy Kits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594225783304-G4M0LLHA265NVGCCSLCC/abdo_spark_junasjar_7_3_20+%281%29.jpg SPARK! Maker Literacy Kits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594228327420-1B0ZZPLMU1768SVHMT2F/Zoey%2B%26%2BSassafras%2BBook%2B1%2BCover.jpg SPARK! Maker Literacy Kits Grades 1-3 Buy Here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594228969271-B3CK97RQV55A7COKH820/Eng.abdo_spark_zoeyandsassafras_7_3_20+%281%29.jpg SPARK! Maker Literacy Kits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594228975430-0CTDHE8K9EOFV4QY9IMX/Span.abdo_spark_zoeyandsassafras_7_3_20+%281%29.jpg SPARK! Maker Literacy Kits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594228346749-C9L4MLPQJHGIPH96GMIA/9781419721373.jpg SPARK! Maker Literacy Kits Grades K-2 Buy on Bookshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594228994291-HVU8W80S559NNJHZRFDQ/abdo_spark_adatwistscientist_7_6_20.jpg SPARK! Maker Literacy Kits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594228998696-QJ75S946OEJT4ODPFEH5/Span.abdo_spark_adatwistscientist_7_6_20+%281%29.jpg SPARK! Maker Literacy Kits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594228399417-DSCRPVXZV4805CQ1SA6C/9780316382007_p0_v2_s1200x630.jpg SPARK! Maker Literacy Kits Grades 2-4 Learn more here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594229083470-777KV51G58776S6LQGSR/Eng.abdo_spark_wildrobot_7_6_20.jpg SPARK! Maker Literacy Kits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594229087298-H9FVXHA2N2VICL0D4X7V/Span.abdo_spark_wildrobot_7_6_20.jpg SPARK! Maker Literacy Kits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594228367662-H5EJ90CT3YICX6B94HTT/51O2LldhVdL._SX324_BO1%2C204%2C203%2C200_.jpg SPARK! Maker Literacy Kits Grades 1-2 Buy on Bookshop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594229016338-CP8371XDXAAX2HDZ4HVN/abdo_spark_yasmin_7_6_20.jpg SPARK! Maker Literacy Kits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594229020025-F57BQ9MG93TK0X3ZPGPJ/Span.abdo_spark_yasmin_7_6_20.jpg SPARK! Maker Literacy Kits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594229722839-H49J0DE7NXJCW5J2MZB3/A1NIPN8SDzL.jpg SPARK! Maker Literacy Kits Grades Pre-K to 1 Buy Here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594229751206-IFAMM3FJFOXE892TOVJ1/abdo_spark_birds_6_26_20.jpg SPARK! Maker Literacy Kits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594229756660-IUF7RCDQVL43UJ2R6FAD/Span.abdo_spark_birds_6_26_20.jpg SPARK! Maker Literacy Kits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594229789817-4D7E0OQGRRMMEA7EDBOZ/61tyfFLr6GL._SX342_QL70_ML2_.jpg SPARK! Maker Literacy Kits Grades Pre-K to 2 Learn more here https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594229831862-ECJ1SF6Q2PLOER8H1DXB/Eng.abdo_spark_drawntogether_7_6_20.jpg SPARK! Maker Literacy Kits https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594229835704-RQTDTJ8I3VRHOKKERD8B/Span.abdo_spark_drawntogether_7_6_20.jpg SPARK! Maker Literacy Kits https://www.abdoakland.org/2021-2022-teacher-fellowship-details daily 0.75 2021-08-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594329320172-IMETPHSGVQ54WSBKM06T/Jan+14+2020+Daylong+Fellowship+-+30.jpg 2021 - 2022 Teacher Fellowship Details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594329343761-M2QUWKMWBOY0JSDR4YKM/Nov+12+photos+fellowship+-+18+%281%29.jpg 2021 - 2022 Teacher Fellowship Details https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1594333749313-3E2DM8QK8A0O1UIBBUMI/maker-centered-learning.jpg 2021 - 2022 Teacher Fellowship Details https://www.abdoakland.org/home daily 1.0 2025-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1670952317090-L8HMM7TCL273PA8PWKPS/IMG_0251+%281%29%281%29.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1670952307867-QJP65G8858J1EQNO6JWS/75586269_112770823338471_5724731919628957748_n.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1670952324631-D48J4BA8CSS2K5SBP0CV/P1012091.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1670952319973-TL1FC7R2XS4G80PD1AOT/P1012338.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1670954697009-7KJD33VUXGE7MVMEUT7T/P1012115.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1705092962249-YTALWHJK427GT0RRR6FS/3.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1705092961607-SLJI8U2NYRMCL30BFFD7/2.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1705092961576-SG91ZBKJ95IBJXPYEABN/1.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1705092935606-IELL4MVPL4O62YBZAXN3/%E2%80%9CAbDO+led+us+to+take+command+of+everyday+culture+at+Westlake%2C+ensuring+that+safety+coincided+with+belonging.%E2%80%9D.png Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1557809349689-9AKGLG1VTQWUXG077OBD/4EA77DE3-CC8D-4C96-8FA7-222F9B90034A.jpeg Home https://www.abdoakland.org/home-alt-bedford daily 0.75 2023-07-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52a74d9ae4b0253945d2aee9/1390500612440-PGQSIY8KL9F7T5VIXQLO/chambers-2.jpg Home Alt A better world Starts with a choice Contact Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52a74d9ae4b0253945d2aee9/1390500503574-5BAPXZO9U06UV61P49UO/chambers1.jpg Home Alt Sustainability Starts with you Join Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52a74d9ae4b0253945d2aee9/1390500933384-LII4SRIPHFYOUFX0UCXC/chambers-4.jpg Home Alt A better world Starts with a choice Join Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52a74d9ae4b0253945d2aee9/1390504287124-HQ8GNX1JCE22V047MSQ9/chambers-8.jpg Home Alt Preserve Nature Join Us https://www.abdoakland.org/who-we-are daily 0.75 2025-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/375d3cd4-b10f-4056-9ff3-dff097f4836d/IMG_5098.JPEG Who We Are - Make it stand out Facilitator, See It Lead Coach, OUSD New Teacher Support & Development What is your facilitator strength? One of my facilitation strengths is taking something that could be abstract/complex and making it concrete through stories, songs, analogies, etc. to make the learning goal both accessible and memorable. A type of multi-literacy. What is one big thing/element/value you consider when you are facilitating? Acknowledging and understanding who is in the room and being flexible enough to pivot to make the experience tailored to their needs. Sorta like a good DJ who knows how to read and move any crowd. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/8a4ac90d-a77f-4f24-8c9c-b6528a38fed4/AbDO+Alia.jpg Who We Are Programs Director Full-time graduate student in library school. Alia Ghabra is a queer and transmasculine white Syrian person working, living, and loving on Huichin, occupied Ohlone land. Before becoming the Program Fellowship Director for Agency by Design Oakland, they were a middle school humanities teacher for over a decade. In addition to imagining and designing for more liberatory public schools, Alia is a passionate farmer and aspiring homesteader, an artist, gamer, and avid book lover. They live with their wife, dog, two cats, 4 chickens, 7 quails, and many plants, in East Oakland, CA. What is your facilitator strength? One of my facilitator strengths is learning in public and acknowledging when I don't know something. What brings you joy as a facilitator? Hearing feedback from participants that they felt human, or loved, or just that they could be themselves. Being a part of creating that space makes everyone feel joy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/236f4b6a-157e-43d6-90db-f20f106ab880/AbDO+Facilitators+Julia.jpg Who We Are - Make it stand out See It Co-facilitator Former middle school science teacher, currently doing teacher professional development at California Academy of Sciences. What brings you joy as a facilitator? I feel a lot of joy and satisfaction when there gets to be some degree of iteration, whether that be on an idea, activity, and theme. I think we can take away important things from one pass on something, but spiraling around again can create a lot of richness and a deeper relationship with your learning whether that iteration happens right away or years later. What is something you are working on/thinking about as a facilitator? I've only been doing facilitation for a little over a year, so there's a lot that I'm working and thinking on! I think one theme is finding a balance between structure and open-endedness. Too much open-endedness and ambiguity might feel overwhelming, while too much structure might feel limiting and close you in. I'm lately trying to find the right mix of structure that invites you in, but open enough to express yourself creatively and authentically. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/25290e2b-223a-4650-967e-7a0beb321d1c/AbDO+Facilitators+Kara.jpg Who We Are - Make it stand out Co-Facilitator Engage & Explore AbDO graphic designer, website, and social media campaigns. Lead Teacher at Mills College Children’s Lab School What is one big thing/element/value you consider when you are facilitating? How can we design our time together in a way that is USEFUL for teachers, that offers actionable ideas, that reminds US as educators of our agency, that lets our creativity lose and creates space for excitement, inspiration, and hope? What brings you joy as a facilitator? I love connecting with other teachers out here keeping beauty and creativity and care alive in their school communities. It makes me so happy to see resources and ideas and empathy be shared between educators, and to be a part of a collective experience of feeling seen, heard, and ultimately, not alone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/30fbac58-b5b0-4f2c-92f5-340cdebc396e/Screen+Shot+2023-12-06+at+10.47.15+AM.png Who We Are - Make it stand out Director of Strategic Operations Jane is a former AbDO teacher fellow, OUSD teacher and instructional coach, ACOE program director and consultant focused on systems, social justice and joy. Jane is excited to raise folx awareness in the Bay and beyond of AbDO’s special sauce. Her core values are freedom, community and joy. Some of her joys include the Golden State Warriors, hot cheetos and her dog Gogumah. What is one big thing/element/value you consider when you are facilitating? One element I consider when I facilitate is how I’m designing and considering opportunities for deep, honest and transformative connection amongst the humans in the space. What brings you joy as a facilitator? What brings me joy as a facilitator is watching people discover their inherent and unique superpower over time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/09bf0832-ed78-49e1-a385-5b6f1ce51de8/Screen+Shot+2025-01-25+at+7.06.26+AM.jpg Who We Are - Make it stand out Executive Director Recognizing the importance of working with the hands, mind, and body to increase engagement and understanding, Paula has incorporated experiential learning practices from the beginning of her 25+ year career in education. From her time as an elementary school classroom teacher to her current role as ED, Paula has kept steady in her belief in the power of collaboration, creativity, and joy to cultivate empowering learning spaces. Paula finds personal joy in dance, laughing, and the giant Redwoods. What is your facilitator strength? Creating warm welcoming space for participants. When folx feel welcomed in, that’s the first step to belonging and helps open the heart & mind to new possibilities. What is something you are working on/thinking about as a facilitator? I’m always working on finding the balance between when to allow participants to figure things out for themselves, i.e engage in productive struggle, and when to step in to offer support. It’s a nuanced dance that requires constant attention. https://www.abdoakland.org/our-partners daily 0.75 2023-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/6e75ace3-72f3-4ba0-90c8-bb37106d6900/Black+Teacher+Project.jpeg Our Partners - Black Teacher Project Black Teacher Project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/aef23673-bea1-4cfb-b1a1-9e523b4f2cfc/LbL+new+logo.png Our Partners - Make it stand out Lead by Learning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/b4fe7d71-437d-4bff-b068-61599930c0a8/OLC.jpeg Our Partners - Make it stand out Oakland Literacy Coalition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/a0566182-0d0b-47bd-ba2b-2e10e1c961ab/OUSD+logo+%28FB%29.jpeg Our Partners - Make it stand out Oakland Unified School District Office of Expanded Learning Middle School Network https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/32f8297a-5af0-4f26-9371-1db72764719b/SLHS+logo.png Our Partners - Make it stand out San Leandro High School https://www.abdoakland.org/background daily 0.75 2024-01-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1706463209274-N3RIU4BJWJ8SFK9BX024/Screenshot+2024-01-28+at+9.27.14%E2%80%AFAM.png Background https://www.abdoakland.org/our-programs daily 0.75 2025-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/8a04875b-da55-44d1-a6ae-307a4496cbf1/Montera.JPG OUR OFFERINGS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/64e4159c-eec7-488c-8dc0-60de4ffc02f0/Screen+Shot+2025-01-25+at+5.34.42+AM.png OUR OFFERINGS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/9e90d81a-7d33-4c5a-8173-665872ce6c60/Engage+and+Explore+Brand+Templates.png OUR OFFERINGS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/e96d4e93-05ba-425f-bde0-fd0eeb3cc3da/Screen+Shot+2025-01-25+at+5.03.11+AM.png OUR OFFERINGS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/71688c51-f4e3-409d-8ad6-446f733c5c86/Apprenticeship+Program.png OUR OFFERINGS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/529fb17d-92ee-4287-811b-7bd09e915452/Screen+Shot+2024-01-31+at+11.26.35+AM.png OUR OFFERINGS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/6d14e782-2434-4007-a3dd-0904fafbb0a9/Screenshot+2024-01-31+at+6.14.50%E2%80%AFPM.png OUR OFFERINGS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/66baa7fe-c6c4-4230-834b-779798ae1a62/ABDOMontera-25.jpg OUR OFFERINGS - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/73e78067-f026-4ecf-8e4e-1ea89b71007d/Screenshot+2024-01-31+at+6.12.37%E2%80%AFPM.png OUR OFFERINGS https://www.abdoakland.org/mission-and-vision daily 0.75 2024-01-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1487022722147-88N37E4O3OCIS5A5F1QL/AbDWebsite_5.jpg Mission and Vision https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/e875b7d1-8add-457a-9d50-a3d84f43e94a/Mission+and+Vision+%28For+website%29+%283%29.jpg Mission and Vision - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1fd61e00-f239-4451-b7c4-55a3a33b9898/Screenshot+2023-11-30+at+12.07.32+PM.png Mission and Vision - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.abdoakland.org/apprentices daily 0.75 2024-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1706754515634-J714BOIRUPX1426Z29S8/Screenshot+2024-01-31+at+11.51.58%E2%80%AFAM.png Apprentices https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/b7cb36bf-3c68-4ea9-bfb0-19b391a2e84c/Screenshot+2024-01-28+at+9.26.23%E2%80%AFAM.png Apprentices - Make it stand out (Placeholder) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1705807332434-H2VR7RH2H7B689QAIJM8/ApprenticesGrad+%281%29+%281%29.JPG Apprentices - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.abdoakland.org/culture-and-climate-teams daily 0.75 2024-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1706755010787-TQF1T823S2HPAPVE6R6P/Screenshot+2024-01-31+at+11.52.24%E2%80%AFAM.png Culture and Climate Teams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/67c90552-aee3-44c8-9597-9900bc6cb242/MLA.JPG Culture and Climate Teams - Melrose Leadership Academy Melrose Leadership Academy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/8a04875b-da55-44d1-a6ae-307a4496cbf1/Montera.JPG Culture and Climate Teams - Montera Middle School Montera Middle School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/9ba14bc4-abf1-4e00-bcc0-fe4ab6c361de/Roosevelt.JPG Culture and Climate Teams - Roosevelt Middle School Roosevelt Middle School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/503fb83c-b071-4a10-9ec0-8d02ccc5eecc/Screenshot+2024-01-28+at+9.26.44%E2%80%AFAM.png Culture and Climate Teams - Placeholder Group 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/53ed4ed9-6f1a-4290-b5a3-c089346668be/Screenshot+2024-01-28+at+9.26.59%E2%80%AFAM.png Culture and Climate Teams - Placeholder Group 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1e148927-2fec-4558-9791-0ed2aa003f9b/Screenshot+2024-01-28+at+9.25.20%E2%80%AFAM.png Culture and Climate Teams - Placeholder Group 3 https://www.abdoakland.org/pictures-of-practice daily 0.75 2024-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1587705464820-FGFKP43AAC66LR7DJJ2L/Sept+Daylong+2019++-+28.jpg Pictures of Practice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1587705117999-3BNGOXQHSYEPCWX9VN3Y/Bianca.png Pictures of Practice WHAT COUNTS AS A MEANINGFUL LESSON IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS? By Bianca Shiu, 2019-2020 Teaching Fellow & Science Teacher, Elmhurst United Middle School, OUSD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1571238809935-ZE9ZE4L6I6YK5FENFGZ2/Screen+Shot+2019-10-11+at+12.13.58+PM.png Pictures of Practice TEACHING IS A POLITICAL ACT By Julia Cheng, 2018-2019 Teaching Fellow, Former 6th Grade Science Teacher, Bret Harte Middle School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1572616387143-8ZMK6GVWURFCD9S8Q3IM/image-asset.png Pictures of Practice DESIGNING FOR STUDENT CHOICE AND VOICE By Tasha Pura, 2018-2019 Teaching Fellow, Former Making, Art, and Design Teacher at LODESTAR, a Lighthouse Community Charter School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1574092935592-PZUUG3OS3M0X4O58E5BE/Digital+POP_Rice-14.jpg Pictures of Practice INCORPORATING THE MAKER CAPACITIES INTO THE VISUAL ARTS CLASSROOM By Catie Rice, 2018-2019 Teaching Fellow, High School Art & Making Teacher at Madison Park Academy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1569339637271-HXDYZY1RFJ2ADJCDGP1X/unnamed.jpg Pictures of Practice IMAGINE IF…WE LIVED IN A MORE INCLUSIVE WORLD By Crystal Barajas Barr, 2018-2019 Teaching Fellow, Art & Making Teacher, Urban Promise Academy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1569033449265-4KU27ZQSRF5R5PW079FQ/Edited+Cover+for+Erin+2.jpeg Pictures of Practice HOW DOES TINKERING WITH ELLs IMPACT THEIR CONTENT KNOWLEDGE By Erin Posbergh, 2018-2019 Teaching Fellow, Physics Teacher, Oakland International HS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1568240210142-DF5BOY2D9AQQM87ES61L/FDDAADCD-60F0-4BE4-B2BD-35F5C5AEF940%2B2.jpeg Pictures of Practice WHOSE AGENCY? REFLECTIONS ON BUILDING CRITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS THROUGH MAKER-CENTERED LEARNING AND ARTS INTEGRATION By Kurt Kaaekuahiwi, 2018-2019 Teaching Fellow, Ethnic Studies, Arts, and Making Teacher, Roses in Concrete Community School, Oakland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1568242942179-FB68CNG2F25TCB1HUVF2/Screen%252BShot%252B2019-09-11%252Bat%252B2.42.52%252BPM.jpg Pictures of Practice STUDENTS AS CURRICULUM DESIGNERS By Jeff Embleton, 2018-2019 Teaching Fellow, Assistant Principal, Alliance Academy, Oakland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1552880862763-A10E1HGDNIHM46GP6QKW/IMG_4412+%281%29.jpg Pictures of Practice THE ART OF REPAIR: A MIDDLE SCHOOL ELECTIVE CLASS By Shraddha Soparawala, 2018 - 2019 Teaching Fellow & Math Teacher, ASCEND Middle School, Oakland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1545167790953-GWBLL3BV4EGW6FT1YUUD/Screen+Shot+2018-12-18+at+1.15.56+PM.png Pictures of Practice ANCESTRAL TECH & MAKING By Crystal Barajas Barr, 2017-2019 Teaching Fellow & Art Teacher, Urban Promise Academy, Oakland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1552881035413-HBHEI8OCUK5352HO03F5/Screen+Shot+2019-03-17+at+8.49.20+PM.png Pictures of Practice MAKING AND MENDING By Susan Wolf, Leadership Team Member and Coach, Agency by Design Oakland & Arts Integration Specialist, Alameda County Office of Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1553199076174-SDRNEKIJU7J9R2XQVFDL/IMG_9676.jpg Pictures of Practice CURIOSITY IN A HIGH SCHOOL CLASSROOM By Courtney Courveur, 2017-2018 Teaching Fellow & Former Math Teacher, Oakland International High School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1568242227610-2PMST4ZZS81PHECB2PPW/Screen+Shot+2019-09-11+at+6.49.42+PM.png Pictures of Practice BURCKHALTER MAKER IDENTITY: CREATIVITY AND THE DISCOVERY OF SELF By Cicely Day, 2017-2018 Teaching Fellow & Former Technology Teacher, Burckhalter Elementary School, Oakland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531105320144-XI5MSWY9HMM44HM8YCCS/IgniteTalk_1.jpg Pictures of Practice DECOLONIZING STEMM By Reina Cabezas, 2017-2018 Teaching Fellow & Career & Technical Education Coach, Oakland Unified School District https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531105693805-E7ADVCRZG360K1YJ05EC/FLOW%2BCHART%2BMCL%2Band%2BAbd%2BKAiles%2Band%2BSLee.jpg Pictures of Practice THINKING TINKERING PODCAST & GUIDE By Katy Ailes and Susan Lee, 2017-2018 Teaching Fellows & 1st and 2nd Grade Teachers, Park Day School, Oakland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1568242388636-T1O50MWYGY74ZR143F7R/Screen+Shot+2019-09-11+at+6.53.10+PM.png Pictures of Practice USE THINKING ROUTINES - ROUTINELY! By Ed Crandall, 2017-2018 Teaching Fellow & High School Making & Robotics Teacher, Lighthouse Community Charter School, Oakland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531105562468-0C78S5CKTBGHMGEYZKM8/IgniteTalk_4.jpg Pictures of Practice MAKER IDENTITY: STUDENTS OF COLOR SUSTAINING AND CREATING IDENTITIES IN MAKER EDUCATION By Roxy Martinez, 2017-2018 Teaching Fellow & Former Resource Specialist, Grass Valley Elementary School, Oakland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531105393064-L7P5DU1J7B3UBQ9LWG4Q/susan.w.jpg Pictures of Practice MAKING AND UN-MAKING MEMOIR: A DOWNLOADABLE & INTERACTIVE ZINE By Susan Wolf, 2017-2018 Teaching Fellow & Arts Integration Specialist, Alameda County Office of Education https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531105183753-9KWYPYQCM7LHSVZFJXK1/3-1.jpg Pictures of Practice MAKING IT ROUTINE: PARTS, PURPOSES, & COMPLEXITIES IN A MIDDLE SCHOOL MAKING CLASS By Amy Dobras, 2017-2018 Teaching Fellow & 7th/8th Grade Making Teacher, Lighthouse Community Charter School, Oakland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531105105306-156R2TKK70BX136DOMZ4/3.jpg Pictures of Practice MANY EXPERTS IN THE CLASSROOM: REDIRECTING AUTHORITY By Mallory Moser, 2017-2018 Teaching Fellow, 11th Grade Graphic Design Teacher & Media Academy Director, Oakland International High School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531104834627-H9GMJG2KBCHH6SZVH9MA/4.jpg Pictures of Practice REDIRECTING AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP INDEPENDENT LEARNERS By Theresa Sanders, 2017-2018 Teaching Fellow & 3rd Grade Teacher, Redwood Heights Elementary School, Oakland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531104978205-E56L02QIKYY68WV4IRHF/Students_large.jpg Pictures of Practice A MAKER MINDSET IDENTITY By Lillian Ortiz, 2017-2018 Teaching Fellow & Making/Art/Design Teacher, LODESTAR, a Lighthouse Charter School, Oakland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531105755033-QZGXOKF37C361IK7PHUJ/img-2743_orig.jpg Pictures of Practice THINKING ROUTINES MAKE LEARNING VISIBLE IN THE SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM By Stephanie Taymuree, 2017-2018 Teaching Fellow, 2017 Alameda County of Education Teacher of the Year & Special Education Teacher, Redwood Heights Elementary School, Oakland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531105863737-CT1O05OZEBAAZIMKY88Y/Baglyos%2BDigital%2BPicture%2Bof%2BPractice_Page_01.jpg Pictures of Practice BREAKING OUT OF OUR SILOS: ENCOURAGING EDUCATOR CO-INSPIRATION AND JOY THROUGH INTERACTIVE DOCUMENTATION METHODS By Gretchen Baglyos, 2017-2018 Teaching Fellow, Arts Integration Specialist & Choir Teacher, Alliance Academy, Oakland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531105494026-D6OP4PCH7M3BX4WHC44L/2.jpg Pictures of Practice INTEGRATING DESIGN THINKING AND ART IN A PUBLIC MONTESSORI SCHOOL By Ana Carrasco and David Harris, 2017-2018 Teaching Fellows, Lead Montessori Teacher in Lower Elementary and Former Design Integration Lead, Urban Montessori Charter School, Oakland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1531239070816-4Z46G6EF41HANJZF25V4/IMG_7771.jpg Pictures of Practice STOP AND SMELL THE MEMES: EXPLORING THE VALUES OF AN EVOLVING GENERATION By Sarah Chung, 2017-2018 Teaching Fellow & Head Coach, CodeNext Oakland https://www.abdoakland.org/our-work-in-action daily 0.75 2024-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1587705464820-FGFKP43AAC66LR7DJJ2L/Sept+Daylong+2019++-+28.jpg Our Work in Action https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1569612407151-C74NL5LAHTZ4TTRKHGAX/Screen+Shot+2019-09-26+at+9.33.37+PM.png Our Work in Action LETTING GO OF POWER: WHO IS THE TEACHER? By Fatimah Salahuddin, 2018-2019 Teaching Fellow, Former Ethnic Studies Teacher, Roots International Academy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1569033279540-I5YBBWKRSI8QCHRTBAKP/9E582B1F-2E38-46EB-8989-FF7AFE7C3823.jpeg Our Work in Action THE EVOLUTION OF REFLECTION: FINDING OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENT VOICE USING THE PROBLEM SOLVING PROCESS By Chantel Parnell, 2018-2019 Teaching Fellow, Computer Science Teacher, Bret Harte Middle School https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1570226248713-8QMBLIYP28NNDT3FB4ZG/unnamed.jpg Our Work in Action STRENGTHENING SEL SKILLS THROUGH MAKER-CENTERED LEARNING By Liz Cruger, 2018-2019 Teaching Fellow, Former 2nd/3rd Grade Inclusion Teacher, EnCompass Academy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1568242925954-NJYHGAHNVO9DUEQRA1T3/AgencyByDesign_TakeApartElmo_1.jpg Our Work in Action THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TAKE APART ELMO… By Bridget Rigby, 2018-2019 Teaching Fellow, Programming & Design Teacher, Lighthouse Community Charter School, Oakland https://www.abdoakland.org/stories-of-maker-empowerment daily 0.75 2024-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1520635649902-H57IFHBYNUA3OMMVDVSG/AbDWhatWeDo.jpg Stories of Maker Empowerment https://www.abdoakland.org/what-we-offer daily 0.75 2025-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1587705464820-FGFKP43AAC66LR7DJJ2L/Sept+Daylong+2019++-+28.jpg Single Sessions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/0ddbdbdc-493a-4569-8792-4f3ee3b5bd2d/What+we+offer+01.png Single Sessions - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/c4899112-6db7-4507-a589-ebdff6598b4e/What+we+offer+02.png Single Sessions - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/7dde1599-f3b4-45ad-a5b1-3c5628ad381a/What+we+offer+03.png Single Sessions - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/773ad96e-4687-45e7-a756-08290e9e5ce6/What+we+offer+04.png Single Sessions - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.abdoakland.org/our-offerings daily 0.75 2025-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/64e4159c-eec7-488c-8dc0-60de4ffc02f0/Screen+Shot+2025-01-25+at+5.34.42+AM.png Our Programs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/9e90d81a-7d33-4c5a-8173-665872ce6c60/Engage+and+Explore+Brand+Templates.png Our Programs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/e96d4e93-05ba-425f-bde0-fd0eeb3cc3da/Screen+Shot+2025-01-25+at+5.03.11+AM.png Our Programs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/71688c51-f4e3-409d-8ad6-446f733c5c86/Apprenticeship+Program.png Our Programs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/529fb17d-92ee-4287-811b-7bd09e915452/Screen+Shot+2024-01-31+at+11.26.35+AM.png Our Programs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/6d14e782-2434-4007-a3dd-0904fafbb0a9/Screenshot+2024-01-31+at+6.14.50%E2%80%AFPM.png Our Programs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/66baa7fe-c6c4-4230-834b-779798ae1a62/ABDOMontera-25.jpg Our Programs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/73e78067-f026-4ecf-8e4e-1ea89b71007d/Screenshot+2024-01-31+at+6.12.37%E2%80%AFPM.png Our Programs https://www.abdoakland.org/who-we-are-1 daily 0.75 2025-01-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/375d3cd4-b10f-4056-9ff3-dff097f4836d/IMG_5098.JPEG Who We Are (2022) - Make it stand out Facilitator, See It Lead Coach, OUSD New Teacher Support & Development What is your facilitator strength? One of my facilitation strengths is taking something that could be abstract/complex and making it concrete through stories, songs, analogies, etc. to make the learning goal both accessible and memorable. A type of multi-literacy. What is one big thing/element/value you consider when you are facilitating? Acknowledging and understanding who is in the room and being flexible enough to pivot to make the experience tailored to their needs. Sorta like a good DJ who knows how to read and move any crowd. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/35fadf18-5236-4092-a186-0fbb057eefc3/AbDO+Alia.png Who We Are (2022) Programs Director Full-time graduate student in library school. Alia Ghabra is a queer and transmasculine white Syrian person working, living, and loving on Huichin, occupied Ohlone land. Before becoming the Program Fellowship Director for Agency by Design Oakland, they were a middle school humanities teacher for over a decade. In addition to imagining and designing for more liberatory public schools, Alia is a passionate farmer and aspiring homesteader, an artist, gamer, and avid book lover. They live with their wife, dog, two cats, 4 chickens, 7 quails, and many plants, in East Oakland, CA. What is your facilitator strength? One of my facilitator strengths is learning in public and acknowledging when I don't know something. What brings you joy as a facilitator? Hearing feedback from participants that they felt human, or loved, or just that they could be themselves. Being a part of creating that space makes everyone feel joy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/fdb2ad5e-dcc1-4ab8-a8c4-14e25de247c5/Dora.Medrano-Ramos+Headshot%400.5x%5B48%5D.jpg Who We Are (2022) - Make it stand out Program Designer & Facilitator, Social Media Manager Applied Math teacher at the Freedom School by Homies Empowerment What is one big element you consider when you are facilitating? How can we build in spaciousness and moments to slow down so that we can deeply learn? We often have a tendency to focus on how quickly we can reach a goal, but deep learning is messy and non-linear. I hope that I can help to facilitate spaces where people have opportunities to pause, play, and tinker with ideas. What brings you joy as a facilitator? I find joy in knowing that the work we do has impacts that we don’t often get to see. It’s knowing that we can collectively make small, but powerful shifts in our practices that can become transformational over time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/186b6444-6130-461f-8f4e-e60c4681a9d8/Jane+Lee.jpg Who We Are (2022) Director of Strategic Operations Jane is a former AbDO teacher fellow, OUSD teacher and instructional coach, ACOE program director and consultant focused on systems, social justice and joy. Jane is excited to raise folx awareness in the Bay and beyond of AbDO’s special sauce. Her core values are freedom, community and joy. Some of her joys include the Golden State Warriors, hot cheetos and her dog Gogumah. What is one big thing/element/value you consider when you are facilitating? One element I consider when I facilitate is how I’m designing and considering opportunities for deep, honest and transformative connection amongst the humans in the space. What brings you joy as a facilitator? What brings me joy as a facilitator is watching people discover their inherent and unique superpower over time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/236f4b6a-157e-43d6-90db-f20f106ab880/AbDO+Facilitators+Julia.jpg Who We Are (2022) - Make it stand out See It Co-facilitator Former middle school science teacher, currently doing teacher professional development at California Academy of Sciences. What brings you joy as a facilitator? I feel a lot of joy and satisfaction when there gets to be some degree of iteration, whether that be on an idea, activity, and theme. I think we can take away important things from one pass on something, but spiraling around again can create a lot of richness and a deeper relationship with your learning whether that iteration happens right away or years later. What is something you are working on/thinking about as a facilitator? I've only been doing facilitation for a little over a year, so there's a lot that I'm working and thinking on! I think one theme is finding a balance between structure and open-endedness. Too much open-endedness and ambiguity might feel overwhelming, while too much structure might feel limiting and close you in. I'm lately trying to find the right mix of structure that invites you in, but open enough to express yourself creatively and authentically. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/25290e2b-223a-4650-967e-7a0beb321d1c/AbDO+Facilitators+Kara.jpg Who We Are (2022) - Make it stand out Co-Facilitator Engage & Explore AbDO graphic designer, website, and social media campaigns. Lead Teacher at Mills College Children’s Lab School What is one big thing/element/value you consider when you are facilitating? How can we design our time together in a way that is USEFUL for teachers, that offers actionable ideas, that reminds US as educators of our agency, that lets our creativity lose and creates space for excitement, inspiration, and hope? What brings you joy as a facilitator? I love connecting with other teachers out here keeping beauty and creativity and care alive in their school communities. It makes me so happy to see resources and ideas and empathy be shared between educators, and to be a part of a collective experience of feeling seen, heard, and ultimately, not alone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/bb99d7da-a229-42cf-b5ea-7db1ba37e40c/AbDO+Paula+Mitchell.jpg Who We Are (2022) Executive Director Recognizing the importance of working with the hands, mind, and body to increase engagement and understanding, Paula has incorporated experiential learning practices from the beginning of her 25+ year career in education. From her time as an elementary school classroom teacher to her current role as ED, Paula has kept steady in her belief in the power of collaboration, creativity, and joy to cultivate empowering learning spaces. Paula finds personal joy in dance, laughing, and the giant Redwoods. What is your facilitator strength? Creating warm welcoming space for participants. When folx feel welcomed in, that’s the first step to belonging and helps open the heart & mind to new possibilities. What is something you are working on/thinking about as a facilitator? I’m always working on finding the balance between when to allow participants to figure things out for themselves, i.e engage in productive struggle, and when to step in to offer support. It’s a nuanced dance that requires constant attention. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/5cf3a763-41b5-4c09-813b-c62774a792cc/AbDO+Facilitators+Quinn+Ranahan.jpg Who We Are (2022) - Make it stand out Co-Facilitator, Apprenticeship Fellowship Math Teacher at Montera Middle School What brings you joy as a facilitator? I find joy in facilitating when I see laughter and deeper connection within the room. What is something you are working on/thinking about as a facilitator? I am working on the skill of listening and also documenting the gems that participants share during a session or meeting. https://www.abdoakland.org/our-offerings-copy daily 0.75 2025-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/f84e6562-45fa-4182-aaa3-d60c559b0ea1/Screen+Shot+2023-10-20+at+2.55.20+PM.png Workshops - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/64e4159c-eec7-488c-8dc0-60de4ffc02f0/Screen+Shot+2025-01-25+at+5.34.42+AM.png Workshops - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.abdoakland.org/what-we-offer-copy daily 0.75 2025-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/fb1097ef-9c20-4f7f-bfa2-ea8b335d20cd/Screen+Shot+2025-02-25+at+12.37.40+AM.png Custom Build With Us! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/67c90552-aee3-44c8-9597-9900bc6cb242/MLA.JPG Custom Build With Us! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/529fb17d-92ee-4287-811b-7bd09e915452/Screen+Shot+2024-01-31+at+11.26.35+AM.png Custom Build With Us! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1740476456441-CZRJB50BS9SWYE9G16KE/unsplash-image-IjEtFjxXweE.jpg Custom Build With Us! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1740476536526-PYPXKLF62C1AONLWXE3Q/unsplash-image-Usy12zpjZ5Y.jpg Custom Build With Us! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.abdoakland.org/fellowships daily 0.75 2025-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/9e90d81a-7d33-4c5a-8173-665872ce6c60/Engage+and+Explore+Brand+Templates.png Fellowships - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/e96d4e93-05ba-425f-bde0-fd0eeb3cc3da/Screen+Shot+2025-01-25+at+5.03.11+AM.png Fellowships - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/71688c51-f4e3-409d-8ad6-446f733c5c86/Apprenticeship+Program.png Fellowships - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/6d14e782-2434-4007-a3dd-0904fafbb0a9/Screenshot+2024-01-31+at+6.14.50%E2%80%AFPM.png Fellowships - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/66baa7fe-c6c4-4230-834b-779798ae1a62/ABDOMontera-25.jpg Fellowships - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/73e78067-f026-4ecf-8e4e-1ea89b71007d/Screenshot+2024-01-31+at+6.12.37%E2%80%AFPM.png Fellowships https://www.abdoakland.org/current-fellows daily 0.75 2025-06-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56cf62da62cd940a7c377495/1533927933381-09F8OQTF8RVTWQW4DG4P/IMG_0186.jpg Current fellows