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Reimagining Latinx Studies: A Curriculum Revision for 21st Century Skills in Gender, Indigenous and Central American Perspectives

Natalia Villanueva-Nieves

In line with the call to advance and expand Ethnic Studies in the California State University System, the Reimagining Latinx Studies project aims to revise the Chicano and Latino Studies (CALS) curriculum at Sonoma State University (SSU). This curriculum revision intends to address academic trends and academic demands of our growing Chicanx and Latinx student population. As the fastest-growing population in the U.S.

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Windsor Initiative for Diverse Educators Residency (WIDER) Implementation

Rhianna Casesa

WIDER (Windsor Initiative to Diversify Educators Residency) Program is designed to provide support to teaching credential students in the WIDER Program and their mentor teachers through in-kind and financial support. In-kind support includes professional development opportunities, cohort-based meetings, one-on-one feedback, and high-quality mentoring. Financial support includes stipends.

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Summer 2025 NEH Institute: Future Earth Climate Story

Kim Hester-Williams

The Future Earth Climate Story is a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) summer institute for 25 secondary teachers from across the country who, through a competitive application process, are chosen to participate in a 2-week interactive exploration of ideas and multimodal praxis that will be held on SSU's campus.

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Healing from the Covid-19 Crisis: Using Restorative Practices to Rebuild and Strengthen Community at School Entry

Elita Virmani

The aim of this project is to pilot a restorative practices intervention for teachers and families. It will focus on training and mentoring transitional kindergarten/kindergarten classroom teachers and families at University at La Fiesta in Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District (CRPUSD) in restorative practices.

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North Bay Teacher Residency Program

Rajeev Virmani

To meet the need of the ever-increasing need for teachers in California public schools, particularly in the areas of bilingual education, special education, and STEM education, SSU has partnered with Napa Valley Unified School District (NVUSD) and Santa Rosa City Schools (SRCS) to prepare teacher candidates in the North Bay Teacher Residency Program (NBTRP).

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