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My Next Steps
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I Have Deep Gratitude and Appreciation for the Support of So Many . . .
All 32 of my students grew with me during this learning journey. I learned from them as they learned from me. They knew I was passionate about trying this new approach with them, so it became their passion as well. We transformed together. For all of that, I am forever grateful!

Dr. Pamela Redmond ~ You have been the ultimate sage and "SHERO" (female hero) to/for me, epitomizing the Touro University-California Mission, Vision, and Value statements, which at the crux of it all is STUDENT-CENTERED LEARNING. You have been the model of encouragement and understanding, especially when it concerns the pace of learning per individual student. I have learned much more from you than you'll ever know because of your patience. Your leadership and modeling will be one I adopt with my own students and colleagues. I am grateful I can proclaim my appreciation to you publicly. Kudos and cheers to you and your gracious spirit!
Dr. Helen Hawley-Davis, Roger Pence, Brenna Curtis, Scott Marsden, and Jane Gould ~ Thank you, awesome professors and faculty, for teaching me content, sharing your wisdom and insights, and modeling the "flipped teaching and learning" approach. Your willingness and availability to answer questions has been remarkable! Thank you also for providing a vast array of edtech tools and apps for me to try and discover as useful for implementation in my classroom (and perhaps throughout various grade levels and partner schools).
Cohorts 9 and 10 ~ Thank you all for being engaged partners in learning, regardless of our different skill levels of edtech proficiency: Your critical friends comments and lively discussions moved me forward to complete collaborative assignments with you while your sharing of teaching experiences and perspectives have helped broaden me as a teacher as I learned with and from each of you.
Dr. Helen Hawley-Davis, Roger Pence, Brenna Curtis, Scott Marsden, and Jane Gould ~ Thank you, awesome professors and faculty, for teaching me content, sharing your wisdom and insights, and modeling the "flipped teaching and learning" approach. Your willingness and availability to answer questions has been remarkable! Thank you also for providing a vast array of edtech tools and apps for me to try and discover as useful for implementation in my classroom (and perhaps throughout various grade levels and partner schools).
Cohorts 9 and 10 ~ Thank you all for being engaged partners in learning, regardless of our different skill levels of edtech proficiency: Your critical friends comments and lively discussions moved me forward to complete collaborative assignments with you while your sharing of teaching experiences and perspectives have helped broaden me as a teacher as I learned with and from each of you.
![]() Thank you, thank you, thank you for the generous support you provided to me, so I could earn my Master of Education degree (M.Ed.)! This opportunity has broadened and deepened my understanding of how to effectively implement the Inquiry-based Learning approach and the Flipped Learning approach as well as how to maximize the use of technology as a tool to support and sustain my students' learning. The knowledge I have gained will be implemented in my classroom and shared with other educators. Your support has impacted the achievement of my students through increased reading and writing engagement and motivated learning. Many, many, many thanks to the NapaLearns Foundation for supporting our students' 21st-century learning through teacher capacity-building and the provision of technology devices!
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![]() Thank you very much, Napa Valley Unified School District, for partnering with both NapaLearns and Touro University to assist me in becoming an empowered teacher who, in turn, has empowered 4th grade students to build capacity in the 6Cs and readiness for college and/or a career! Because our Touro classes included educators from different grade levels and subject expertise, I have gained deeper insight into what the expectations for vertical alignment entails; therefore, I know better how to nurture and hone the skills of my elementary grade level students. With this new knowledge of teaching approaches for inquiry-based learning and usage of technology, I implemented a study in which students demonstrated increased reading engagement and motivated writing. Those heightened skills will help us all toward meeting the District goal of closing the achievement gap!
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TO MY WONDERFUL AWESOME FAMILY IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA!
THANK YOU DEARLY FOR YOUR LOVE & SUPPORT AGAIN THROUGH MY JOURNEY AS A LIFELONG LEARNER!
YOU KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS EDUCATIONAL PATH IS NOT ONLY FOR ME, BUT ALSO FOR MOM JEANETTE!
THANK YOU DEARLY FOR YOUR LOVE & SUPPORT AGAIN THROUGH MY JOURNEY AS A LIFELONG LEARNER!
YOU KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THIS EDUCATIONAL PATH IS NOT ONLY FOR ME, BUT ALSO FOR MOM JEANETTE!