Author Archives: Adam M. Lara, Ph.D

PhD student Patricia Fuentes Acevedo leads a Family Math Leadership Team (FMLT) including  caregivers and teachers at two elementary schools serving a large majority of Latinx students in the Buena Park School District. The FMLT meets monthly to co-design mathematical supports for children’s learning and elevate families’ voices in improvement efforts. The team is supportedContinue reading “New Grant will Sustain Solidarity-driven Partnership with Families for Children’s Mathematics Success “

Journalist Kara Arundel from K-12 Dive writes articles on Fraction Ball, stating that students in two southern California school districts are jumping to understand rational numbers on the basketball court, and the engaging series of games — known as Fraction Ball — are already showing significant results. Read more here.

With the grant, AUHSD formally joins UCI’s OCEAN, a series of local partnerships that aim to improve education through collaborative research. Co-principal investigators Ahn and Dean Contreras will work with AUHSD leaders including Matsuda, Amy Kwon, Director of Innovative Programs and Instructional Systems, and Amanda Bean, Director of Career Preparedness Systems Framework Implementation. Read moreContinue reading “$1.1M grant from Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative formalizes partnership between UC Irvine and Anaheim Union High School District”