SEVA Teachers of the Week: Mara Firestone and Lori Ginni This week we have not only one, but two SEVA Teachers of the Week. Mara Firestone and Lori Ginni are the dynamic duo that teach media at River Oaks Elementary in the Galt Elementary Joint Union School District. Ms. Firestone and Ms. Ginni work seamlessly […]

SEVA Teacher of the Week: Kim Tricomo Kim Tricomo of North Country Elementary in the Center Unified School District is this week’s SEVA Teacher of the Week. Ms. Tricomo is known for her patience and ability to teach students the knowledge they need to be able to create a powerful video. She shows her students […]

“In every freedom and social movement, music has been at the center as a tool for communication.’ Marcus Shelby On February 22, in honor of Black History Month, SFJAZZ Education hosted its annual School Day Concert, featuring award-winning bassist and bandleader Marcus Shelby and his quartet, along with vocalist Tiffany Austin and poet Paul Flores. […]

SEVA Teacher of the Week: Erik Knight Erik Knight of Andrew Carnegie Middle School in the San Juan Unified School District is this week’s SEVA Teacher of the Week. Mr. Knight is on his third year of teaching media and is already hooked. From day one, he was impressed by the creativity his students get […]

EGUSD Early Literacy: Reading aloud with your Children Elk Grove Unified School District’s Family Engagement Resources Teacher Nancy Lopez runs a workshop at Union House Elementary on the best ways to read aloud to children. EGUSD Early Literacy Workshops: Letters & Sounds Elk Grove Unified School District’s Family Engagement Resources Teacher Nancy Lopez runs a […]

Susan Erickson of Oak Hill Elementary School Susan Erickson is the GATE Teacher at Oak Hill Elementary School in Center Joint Unified School District. Mrs. Erickson is part of a dynamic group of media teachers at her school. Each teacher in this group has their own important role and the others give Mrs. Erickson the […]

Marci Phillips of Oak Hill Elementary School Marci Phillips has been at Oak Hill Elementary for seventeen years and has seen how important media is for the students especially as this program has grown. Mrs. Phillips takes a large role in putting together the Otter Outlook News. She is constantly helping students put together the […]

 Partick Muldoon of Oak Hill Elementary School This SEVA Teacher of the week comes from Oak Hill Elementary School in the Center Joint Unified School District. Patrick Muldoon is the king of technology for the group of media teachers at Oak Hill! He helps the students with their equipment and ensures that everything technology related […]

SECC teamed up with Center High School Media Communications Academy and Sacramento Alliance for Women in Media to hold the second-annual Sacramento Student Media Day.  Over 250 students and teachers attended the event which offered 25 different sessions on topics from television marketing to interview tips and tricks. Get Creative with Jill Olsen How does […]

 SEVA Teacher of the Week: John Archie Sr. of Rio Cazadero High School Rio Cazadero High School is located in the Elk Grove District and for the past two years John Archie Sr. has been their media teacher. Mr. Archie has been teaching for 21 years and has learned a thing or two during his […]