Write a 1500-word essay analyzing their experience and/or research in the teaching and learning community. Students can use their own experiences of participating in a certain program or school (see below) that fostered their own success or students can write about their previous or current work (paid or volunteer) working in after school programs, tutoring, mentorship, teaching, and/or coaching others.
As always, you can write about anything not on this list!
This work could be in the classroom, outside of the classroom, or in the community. Or students who do not have a personal connection to any of the aforementioned personal experiences, can go ahead and research one (or more) of the programs or teaching/mentoring practices below.
You can use any websites for this paper (including .com or .org) and you need at least 3 sources (100 points).Charter Schools
Alternative/Continuation High Schools
High School programs and services for pregnant teens
After school programs
Internships
EOP (Equal Opportunity Program) in High Schools
MESA (Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement Program
HCOP (Health Career Opportunity Program)
Student Success Centers
Peer Jury
Restorative Justice Programs
AVID
Extra Curricular Activities – sports, student government/leadership, etc.
Hispanic Mother-Daughter Program
GATE Programs
Private Schools
Dual Immersion/Language Programs
Dress codes/uniforms
Gateway to College Program
Culturally Relevant Teaching
Social Emotional Learning
School Community Gardens and/or nutritional program, such as the Sacramento Food Literacy Center
Reading Partners
Requirements: APA | Essay | 6 pages, Double spaced