If At First You Don’t Succeed: Project Launch Day at First Creek Middle School
First Creek Middle School is TAF’s newest TransformED partner, and at their recent project launch, the heat was on … literally! The 6th graders at First Creek will spend the next […] The post If At...
View ArticleTAF@Saghalie Students Making Medical Interventions at Fred Hutch
Nearly 20% of cancer cases stem from infectious disease, which makes studying infections a major aspect of cancer research. Ten students from TAF@Saghalie’s Medical Interventions class learned this...
View ArticleBrigadoon Students Can Survive in the Wilderness Without Technology!
Well before Brigadoon 5th graders presented about how to survive in the wilderness without technology, there was plenty of excitement in the building. The front office staff was eager to […] The post...
View ArticleWhat has Academy for EDvancement been up to? Family and Community Engagement!
Academy for EDvancement’s 2023 Summer Institute. Research has shown that students’ learning extends far beyond the classroom. With the relational fabric between our schools and our communities frayed...
View ArticleIcy Weather Can’t Stop Presentations at Roosevelt!
Want to see student presentations and projects for yourself? Come to our TAF Varsity Luncheon on March 13th! REGISTER NOW Roosevelt Elementary School came into the TAF TransformEd network with […] The...
View ArticleThe Historic Black Educators that Inspire the Martinez Fellowship
https://techaccess.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/no-representation.mp4 TAF@Saghalie Humanities teacher Jennifer Giuffre comes from a long line of passionate Black educators taking a stand both inside...
View ArticleFirst Creek’s Thermal Energy Final Exhibition!
Tacoma Power came out in full force for First Creek’s exhibition day! Last time we checked in with 6th graders at TransformEd partner school First Creek Middle School, they had […] The post First...
View ArticleTAF Receives $2 Million Gift from the Yield Giving Open Call
In March 2023, TAF responded to Yield Giving’s Open Call for proposals aimed at awarding $1 million gifts to 250 community-led, community-focused organizations. We are proud to announce that TAF was...
View ArticleSTEM Expo 2024: Presented by Google
On March 7th, Google once again sponsored TAF@Saghalie’s STEM Expo. Every grade, divided into small groups, presented a project or prototype they created to solve a real-world problem. It took […] The...
View ArticleThe Convening: A Time to Imagine, Heal, and Build
On February 23rd and 24th 2024, over 200 BIPOC educators and educational leaders came together for the Convening: two days to recommit to the work of educational equity and liberation. […] The post The...
View ArticleA Trip to Microsoft, Powered by Super Volunteers
During last month’s innovative STEM Expo, volunteers engaged with student presentations and prototypes both as an audience and as judges. Then, earlier this month, the students who scored the highest...
View ArticleTAF@Saghalie Students Appreciate Their Teachers
For TAF’s 2024 Varsity Luncheon: Courage to Act back in February, we highlighted TAF@Saghalie Humanities teacher and Martinez Fellow Jennifer Giuffre. What we didn’t get to highlight, however, was how...
View ArticleEmbracing Identity and Community, Martinez Seminar #4
With dozens of applications from early-career and future educators coming in from Martinez Fellowship hopefuls, let’s take a minute to focus on what the fellowship offers. A good example of […] The...
View ArticleBooks, Buoyancy, and Beyond: Literacy Night at Beverly Park
Last month, TAF’s TransformED school, Beverly Park, hosted its Literacy Night which also included student exhibitions. A wide range of community partners showed up in support of the evening, ready […]...
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