We Are Lifelong Learners

Our teachers and staff continue to learn individually and collectively on an ongoing, intentional basis.

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Some of the books that Schoolhouse faculty have read together include:

• Teaching to Transgress: Education as a practice of Freedom by bell hooks

• White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo

• A More Beautiful Question by Warren Berger

• A Reason to Teach: Creating Classrooms of Dignity and Hope, by James Beane

• I Learn from Children: An Adventure in Progressive Education, by Caroline Pratt

• Choosing to Learn: Ownership and Responsibility in a Primary Multiage Classroom, by Penelle Chase and Jane Doan

• Young Geographers: How They Explore the World and How They Map the World, by Lucy Sprague Mitchell

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Conferences and workshops that Schoolhouse faculty and staff have attended include:

• The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) Annual Conference

• NAIS People of Color Conference

• PBL Works Conference

• Youcubed

• Responsive Classroom

• White Privilege Conference

• University Child Development School Math Workshops

• California Teacher Development Collaborative Workshops

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Our teachers draw from a variety of programs with the goal of teaching the child not just the program.

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Some of our favorite teaching resources are:

• Mindsets by Carol Dweck

• Youcubed by Jo Boaler at Stanford University

• Developmental Continuums: A Framework for Literacy Instruction and Assessment, by Bonnie Campbell Hill

• Structured Word Inquiry with Peter Bowers

• Math resources available from the University Child Development School in Seattle, Washington