2 EDCAL September 17 , 2018
Back to school with bagels
ACSA Member Services sent out ACSA Ambassadors to different school districts to treat school leaders to bagels and pastries in celebration of school starting back up again .
This is not a contest or drawing . Members are simply selected at random from the membership database and brought breakfast treats as a goodwill gesture .
It ' s all part of ACSA Member Services increasing outreach to members to build in-person relationships and let them know ACSA is here for them to help in their careers .
ACSA Ambassador Gayle Olson visited staff at Vista USD . L-R are Craig Wiblemo , Matt Doyle , Superintendent Linda Kimble , Donna Caperton , Olson , Rebecca Nobriga , and Matthew Steitz .
ACSA Ambassadors Michael Tapia and Steve Bailey pose with Ventura USD leaders . L-R are Tapia , Jackie Lopez , Andrea Crouch , Marie Corral , Sherry Manley , Cristin Destito , and Bailey .
Fuel Education honors three CA programs for transforming education for students
Innovative educators leverage digital learning opportunities to drive student achievement .
Education is not one size fits all . Students learn in different ways and have varying needs . That ’ s why innovative educators across the country are implementing creative programs to better meet those needs . The Fuel Education Transformation Awards program celebrates schools , districts , or organizations that are successfully transforming the way teachers teach and students learn . Two California schools and one district were among the national winners recognized this year .
The 2018 Fuel Education Transformation
Award California winners are :
• California STEAM San Bernardino – for supplementing online coursework with innovative projects like virtual makerspaces , STEAM fairs , coding workshops , droneenabled virtual field trips and more .
• Orestimba High School – for creating a new way for students to study and explore their interests via access to online courses at a rural school with a 100 percent graduation rate .
• Newman Crows Landing Unified School District – for individualizing instruction using real-time data from an engaging adaptive learning tool to boost elementary classroom performance .
“ These transformative programs are the result of strong leadership combined with creativity and resourcefulness ,” said Sean Ryan , general manager of Fuel Education . “ Our goal at FuelEd is to provide educators committed to transforming their classrooms into modern learning environments with digital curriculum and content that can empower teachers and help them meet the diverse needs of students in a variety of circumstances – both expected and unanticipated .”
Each Transformation Award winner uses FuelEd ’ s portfolio of online courses and adaptive learning tools to meet the varying needs of their students , which represent different demographic , economic , and geographic backgrounds . The winning programs are inventive in the way they use online learning to overcome challenges , whether it is by providing students with the means to earn a high school diploma after dropping out , filling teacher vacancies , helping students recover credits , differentiating instruction based on real-time progress data , or providing students with access to a wider variety of elective courses .
For details about this year ’ s winners , their programs , and how they are using FuelEd solutions , visit https :// resources . fueleducation . com / transformation-award-winners .
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This series introduces ACSA staff to members . These are the people working tirelessly for you each and every day .
Who : Darcy Totten Job : Communications and Social Media Specialist
Darcy manages ACSA ’ s social media accounts and works with video , news and marketing teams to promote ACSA events and news .
First job ever : Darcy served an internship with the Washington Post / Newsweek online in the photojournalism department . She found it to be a formative experience .
ACSA . We work for you .