Inspiration Mirror
A Blog by The Learning Partnership
Partner Spotlight: Q&A with Lucia Dettori
In honor if International Women’s Day, Claire Cronin sat down with Lucia Dettori to talk about her life experiences, from growing up in Italy to being at the forefront of the Computer Science For All initiative in Chicago.
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Take a Journey to El Yunque on World Wildlife Day
In honor of World Wildlife Day, postdoctoral researcher Katy Easley shares a glimpse into the species and ecosystems of El Yunque rainforest.
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Moving from Digital Apartheid toward Abolitionist Futures in Computer Science: A Broadening Participation and Success Story from Chicago Public Schools
In honor of Black History Month, Phillip Boda reflects on the history of black students’ access to computer science coursework and the impact of CPS’ CS4All movement on increasing access and success.
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Partner Spotlight: Q&A with Shadia Daniels
Shadia Daniels is the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Business and IT Cluster Manager at Chicago Public Schools. She works in partnership with the Geospatial Semester Project to bring GIS to the IT and business clusters. In honor of February being CTE month, Shadia sat down with Claire Cronin to discuss the various pathways and opportunities offered to students through the department.
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Partner Spotlight: Q&A with Don Yanek
In honor of National Mentoring month, we are spotlighting Don Yanek who is a computer science instructional coach for the Chicago Public Schools. Don shares his experiences of coaching and mentoring fellow computer science educators.
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Remote Learning: What’s a Parent to Do?
In this blog we hear from some our team members and partners who are parents with school-aged children about their experiences supporting remote learning. Only 65% of states provide specific guidance on how to support parents during remote learning. We see from these examples that by working together families are resilient.
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World Environment Day: A Conversation with Aquatic Ecologist Todd Crowl.
In honor of World Environment Day, we spotlight Todd Crowl, an aquatic ecologist with the Luquillo LTER program and contributor to the Luquillo LTER Schoolyard program.
International Day of Biological Diversity: A Conversation with Ecologist Maria Uriarte
In honor of International Day of Biological Diversity, we spotlight Maria Uriarte, an ecologist with the Luquillo LTER program and contributor to the Luquillo LTER Schoolyard program.
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