Written by the Classroom of the Future Foundation
Get ready for a celebration in honor of local K-12 teachers, students, and education administrators. On September 23, 2021, the Classroom of the Future Foundation (CFF) will hold its 18th Annual Innovation in Education Awards at SeaWorld San Diego. This event brings together educators and business leaders to highlight champions of educational innovation in the community, as well as exceptional students pursuing careers in STEM education.
MEET THE INNOVATION IN EDUCATION AWARDEES
School District: Poway Unified School District
School or Charter: Adobe Bluffs Elementary School
(ABES)
Program Name: Adobe Bluff’s Mandarin
Programs
Program Description: Adobe Bluffs
Elementary School (ABES) cultivates global learners by immersing all
students with Chinese culture and providing two ways to learn the
Mandarin language. Students engage in the Two-Way Dual Language
Chinese Mandarin Immersion Program or the school’s Foreign Language
in Elementary School (FLES) program. Through local and international
cultural partnerships and innovative teaching practices, ABES
students flourish in a diverse community built around cultural
awareness and inclusivity.
School District: Poway Unified School District
Program Name: CyberAegis Team
Program
Description: Inspire students to pursue a career in
cybersecurity to secure our nation. Train students to compete in and
win county, state, and national cybersecurity competitions. Show
students how leadership, teamwork, grit, and determination can be used
to achieve goals in life.
School District: Grossmont Union High School
District
Program Name: GUHSD Growing Readers
through Gamification Summer Reading Program
Program Description: Amid Spring 2020’s pandemic
conditions, GUHSD Teacher Librarians collaborated to create a
completely online, gamified, interactive summer reading program open
up to all students, teachers, and staff members across our district.
At a time when people were physically disconnected and everything was
so uncertain, they found a way to build community around literacy and
learning in a fun, creative, and wholly new way. Participation was
voluntary, during a break, and still people chose to join in.
School District: San Diego County Office of
Education
School or Charter: Juvenile Court and
Community Schools
Program Name: Creating our
Future Design Jam
Program Description: Our 2nd
Creating Our Future Design Jam was the culminating event of a
cross-curricular collaboration that guided our students in exploring
various topics through the lens of equity. The project included two
film festivals of documentaries on environmental justice initiatives
to serve as inspiration for our students’ own projects. The design
jam was a virtual exhibition to showcase student innovation and
critical thinking around a real world problem and ideas for change.
Event Information
Date: Thursday, September 23, 2021 |
Time: 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm PT |
Location: Seaworld San Diego, 500 Sea World Drive, San Diego, CA 92109 |
Safety: This event is exclusive with a limited number of attendees due to COVID-19 CDC guidelines. CDC guidelines will be followed. We will continue to update our website as we get closer to the event. We expect that masks may be worn during the event and social distancing may take place. We encourage you to become vaccinated. |
Tickets: SANDAG Regional Bike Network Updates Webinar link coming soon |
Parking: Free at SeaWorld |
Agenda (All times Pacific Time)
4:00 pm: Registration and Welcome Reception |
| 6:00 pm: Program with Scholarship Awards, Innovation in Education Awards, Special Awards |
| 7:30 pm: Dessert Reception |
For more information about this event, visit the original article or email Jane Sclosberg (jane@classroomofthefuture.org).
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