Educators
Opportunities & Events
Upcoming opportunities for our educational partners across our region to Support, Attend and Engage
K-16 Collaborative Regional Events & Projects
This section will showcase events hosted by us, or in partnership with the K-16 Collaborative.
Interested in connecting?
- For K-12 partnerships, please reach out to Christine Jensen
- For postsecondary partnerships, please reach out to Heather Cavazos
- For industry or community partnerships, please reach out to Christine Jensen
Events
2026 -2027
K-16 Mini Grants available for Individual and Partner Projects
The K-16 Collaborative has mini-grant funding available for education partners – up to $20,000 per project!
Eligible applicants include public unified or union high school districts, community colleges, or university partners in the San Diego or Imperial region.
Work should be focused in the following pathways: Agriculture, Business, Clean Energy, Computing, Education, Engineering, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Transportation & Warehousing sectors, or substantially connected (ex: math). Note: pathway projects do not have to be exclusively CE/CTE.
Timeline:
- Application opened on August 11th
- Applicants must complete our Interest Form in order to receive a unique application link
- Rolling application deadline until EOD November 12th
- First submitted & approved, first awarded. Application may close early if funds distributed before deadline.
- Work period ends September 30, 2027
Need more information?
- View the K-16 Mini Grants RFA slide deck
Slide 10 lists the deadlines and the Interest Form link to receive a unique application link.
Slide 13 links to examples of the application and work plan project ideas. - View the K-16 Mini Grant RFA Information Session Recording
Additional questions?
- Open Office Hours
- Schedule a meeting with Mayra & Christine
- Email: christine@k16talentpipeline.org
K16 Collaborative Google Learning Program
Google Career Certificates can help you and your students prepare for jobs in data analytics, digital marketing & e-commerce, IT support, project management, and user experience (UX) design—no experience or degree required.
The K-16 Collaborative has been given the opportunity to provide scholarships to our educators. Get professional job training from Google (through Coursera) for free! Complete as many online certificate programs you can within 6 months. Find out more on the Grow with Google website, or download this FLYER.
If you’re interested, please complete the application below:
Due to limited quantities, we will be giving priority to teachers / faculty / professors at public institutions, working with students in grades 9-16.
If you are a middle or high school teacher and are looking for an introductory AI course, we recommend you take the FREE Generative AI for Educators with Gemini course. Information can be found by clicking on the button below:
If you are a student, click on the button below for some FREE resources.
Here is a document that contains additional free AI courses.
If you are a small business, there are FREE AI training and tools for you if you click on the button below:
Problem Solve Like an Expert
According to a 2019 Burning Glass Labor Report, problem-solving ranks among the top three most demanded skills by employers of the 21st century. Increasingly, educators are being asked to narrow the gap between formal education and practice in technical and engineering fields. In fact, companies are looking for demonstrated competencies in problem-solving and relying less and less on formal degrees and credentials. A major challenge is assuring that high school students are prepared to tackle complex and difficult problems in their future professions. Universities, particularly institutions such as UC San Diego, are committed to developing these problem-solving skills for technical environments in all students both present and future. The Jacobs School of Engineering and UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies have formed a collaboration to spearhead this initiative to significantly enhance the options for high school graduates regardless of which path they choose.
The Program
- Problem-Solving: Their curriculum teaches effective strategies for impactful problem-solving and solution development. The modular curriculum consists of 13 modules and accompanying hands-on projects catered to high school students.
- Self-Regulated Learning: Their pedagogical framework uses meta-cognitive strategies that enable students to self-assess and track their progress over time. Students are trained to reflect and identify areas of improvement.
- Pro-Dev: They have professional development programs accompanying the curriculum to help teachers adopt the modules for their classroom. Teachers have professional development opportunities through teaching credits.
The flyer on the left is for a past event. For more information about upcoming events, visit their website: https://www.ucsdproblemsolve.org/
K-16 Community College Partnership & Alignment Workshops and Communities of Practice
Check out upcoming events and register on the web page.
