Educational Links

The above links are of general interest to the access of literature available in public libraries and the current state mandates in
curriculum. The public library is an invaluable resource at the disposale for all communities to share in the benefits of literacy.

California Association for Bilingual Education

University of California Linguistic Minority Research Institute

        The CABE site is a great source for information related to advocacy of bilingual education and "equity and student achievement
         for students with diverse cultural, racial, and linguistic backgrounds."

        The UCLMRI is a multi-campus research unit with the mission to pursue "knowlede applicable to educational policy and
        practice in the area of language minority students' academic achievement and knowledge."

PBS Teachers

National Geographic

       Both the PBS Teachers and the National Geographic sites are useful across different subject matters as a resource in lesson planning,
       further understanding and enrichment with its depth of information and resources .

Breakthrough Collaborative

       I had the opportunity to work with this unique national education program in 2005 and 2007. The philosophy of Breakthrough is
      "students teaching students" with a two-fold mission to inspire and prepare outstanding college and high school students into careers
   in education and to to help support middle school students from under-resourced communities to gain the skills to succed in middle
   school and beyond. Below are some pictures from my two summers working with Breakthrough in Sacramento.


Here I am with one of my students at the Celebration ceremony in 2005.	This is my 2007 staff on Card Borad Box Day!	These are two of my 2007 Shooting Star Club members.