This organization closed in 2021. It filed a final 990 indicating termination and no longer appears as active in IRS records, as it is absent from the EO Business Master File and Pub78 List.
Teacher Development and Math Initiative
DURING FISCAL YEAR 2019, NAPALEARNS INVESTED IN DEVELOPING TEACHERS WITH FUNDING FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: 1) SUPPORTED THE NAPA VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT MATH INITIATIVE TO COACH ELEMENTARY TEACHERS DOING INQUIRY-BASED (COMMON CORE) MATH; 2) HELPED NAPA VALLEY UNIFIED TEACHERS TAKE PROJECT-BASED LEARNING TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND FOCUSING ON RIGOR AND RELEVANCE THROUGH WORKSHOPS; 3) PROVIDED HANDS-ON WORKSHOPS FOR TEACHERS ACROSS THE COUNTY TO LEARN NEW DIGITAL TOOLS TO INTEGRATE INTO THEIR CURRICULUM; AND 4) PROVIDED SCHOLARSHIPS ($5,000/TEACHER) TO NAPA COUNTY TEACHERS PURSUING THEIR MASTER'S IN EDUCATION IN INNOVATIVE LEARNING, WITH 150 TEACHERS ENROLLED OR GRADUATED. IN ADDITION TO TEACHER TRAINING, NAPALEARNS INVESTED IN AN AWARD-WINNING MATH + ROBOTICS PROGRAM TO HELP SECONDARY STUDENTS IMPROVE MATH PERFORMANCE WHILE COMPLETING REAL-WORLD TASKS. STUDENTS TYPICALLY WIN TOP AWARDS IN A STATEWIDE COMPETITION SPONSORED BY UC DAVIS.
