Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.

Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.

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Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.

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Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.

LAUSD Teacher of the Year 2019 and LACOE Teacher of the Year 2019-2020-A mother with three grown daughters and a teacher with 40 years of experience, consults with teachers and parents, as well as provides support for students. For more information: CompleteTeach.com; amyweisberg@gmail.com

Spotlight On... America's Got Talent

Spotlight On... America's Got Talent

Spotlight On... America's Got Talent

Tune in to America’s Got Talent (AGT) on July 28 to watch Topanga brothers, Alex and Brody Gage, perform in their second-round audition.

Francis Villaseñor Sorentino, 31, culminated TECS in 2000

Francis Villaseñor Sorentino, 31, culminated TECS in 2000

Francis Villaseñor Sorentino, 31, culminated TECS in 2000

It is always interesting to learn about our TECS alumni and the various paths they are taking, the careers they are pursuing and to learn how their...Read more

Parent Volunteers—More Than a Fly on The Wall

Parent Volunteers—More Than a Fly on The Wall

Parent Volunteers—More Than a Fly on The Wall

Assisting in a classroom provides an experience that enables parent volunteers to be more than just a fly on the wall. “Topanga Elementary is a gr...Read more

LAUSD Update

LAUSD Update

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) agreed to distance learning as the model for opening the...Read more

Spotlight On... Jamie Mazur

Spotlight On... Jamie Mazur

Spotlight On... Jamie Mazur

Jamie Mazur grew up in Topanga and attended Topanga Elementary Charter School, Paul Revere Middle School, and Palisades Charter High School. I first m...Read more

Lifelong Learners, TECS Teachers Walk the Walk

Lifelong Learners, TECS Teachers Walk the Walk

Lifelong Learners, TECS Teachers Walk the Walk

As teachers, we are tasked with teaching students to become lifelong learners, to develop the love of learning, to give students a variety of experien...Read more

Lessons from Miss Rumphius

Lessons from Miss Rumphius

Lessons from Miss Rumphius

Amy Weisberg, M.Ed., NBCT

“Miss Rumphius,” story and pictures by Barbara Cooney, was one of my daughters’ favorite books. They never tired of the story of a little girl n...Read more

Watch Us Grow at TECS!

Watch Us Grow at TECS!

Watch Us Grow at TECS!

Children are a lot like gardens. When they are nourished, they grow and though the growth may be imperceptible and may seem slow, but when they are re...Read more

What Is Transitional Kindergarten?

What Is Transitional Kindergarten?

What Is Transitional Kindergarten?

California’s Universal TK is Set to Roll Out!

We are in the second month of school and my class is settling into a comfortable routine and friendships are forming. I am learning the personalities ...Read more

The Legacy Families of TECS*

The Legacy Families of TECS*

The Legacy Families of TECS*

Our last school year has been completed and we sit in the middle of summer. Soon it will be time to gear up for another year filled with learning, gro...Read more

A Special Visit

A Special Visit

A Special Visit

On Wednesday, June 2nd, Topanga Elementary Charter School had a special visitor, LAUSD Superintendent Austin Beutner! Having met him a few times, I ex...Read more

Earth Day Activities at TECS

Earth Day Activities at TECS

Earth Day Activities at TECS

Earth Day is a celebrated day in Topanga and continues to be celebrated at Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS), even with Covid restrictions. As ...Read more

The Great Topanga Scavenger Hunt!

The Great Topanga Scavenger Hunt!

The Great Topanga Scavenger Hunt!

By Amy Weisberg, M.Ed., NBCT

Are you missing the wonderful sense of community that Topanga is known for? Are you ready to get outside and away from screens in a safe and fu...Read more

TECS Alumnus, Zennon Ulyate-Crow

TECS Alumnus, Zennon Ulyate-Crow

TECS Alumnus, Zennon Ulyate-Crow

Zennon Ulyate-Crow had a great start to his education at Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS) and has many paths to choose from as he starts co...Read more

Topanga Elementary Charter School Now Enrolling!

Topanga Elementary Charter School Now Enrolling!

Parents are invited to tour Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS), a small, high-performing community school, on April 6th from 9 to 11 a.m. Adults...Read more

Treasure

Treasure

Teachers look for treasure. Not the typical chests filled with gold, but the gems found within their students. Children enter kindergarten as diamonds...Read more

Art Will Go On

Art Will Go On

Distance learning at Topanga Elementary Charter School is running smoothly. Of course, there are a few technology glitches, and we all realize this is...Read more

Words

Words

By Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.

In my TK and Kindergarten classes, I introduce a new vocabulary word each day. We call it the “Word of the Day.” It is a way for me to help the ch...Read more

The Gift of Silver Linings

The Gift of Silver Linings

The Gift of Silver Linings

By Amy Weisberg, M. Ed.

“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” —John Wooden...Read more

Building a House

Building a House

Building a House

By Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.

Topanga Elementary Charter School became part of the Los Angeles Unified School District in 1962, when it made some changes to conform with the larger...Read more

Topanga Elementary School Alumni. Where Are They Now?

Topanga Elementary School Alumni. Where Are They Now?

Topanga Elementary School Alumni. Where Are They Now?

By Amy Weisberg, M.Ed. NBCT

One of the benefits of teaching at the same school for many years is having siblings in my class. Erin Hanson followed her brother Brian in my class, ...Read more

Topanga Elementary School Alumni. Where Are They Now?

Topanga Elementary School Alumni. Where Are They Now?

Topanga Elementary School Alumni. Where Are They Now?

By Amy Weisberg, M.Ed. NBCT

The joys of being a teacher extend beyond the classroom. We are so lucky to have the time to get to know the children and their families while they ar...Read more

Back to School

Back to School

I unlocked the door, set my school bag and purse on my desk, and prepared to meet my new class of Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten (TK/K)stu...Read more

Celebrating Our TECS Fifth Graders

Celebrating Our TECS Fifth Graders

Celebrating Our TECS Fifth Graders

By Amy Weisberg, M.Ed.

Culmination is always a special time for our Topanga Elementary Charter School (TECS) and the fifth- grade teachers, Mrs. Tapper and Dr. Amenta-Shin, ...Read more

Is Hindsight 2020? What We Can Do to Stay Involved

Is Hindsight 2020? What We Can Do to Stay Involved

Is Hindsight 2020? What We Can Do to Stay Involved

“Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.”

—Ruth Bader Ginsburg—<...Read more

Positive Changes for Education

Positive Changes for Education

Positive Changes for Education

“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.”
—Nelson Mandela

...Read more

Sen, Henry Stern: Protecting Our Voting Rights and More

Sen, Henry Stern: Protecting Our Voting Rights and More

Sen, Henry Stern: Protecting Our Voting Rights and More

“Every citizen has a role and we need an army of citizens. Hopefully this is a tool to help.” —Senator Henry SternRead more

The Hero in You!

The Hero in You!

The Hero in You!

In 2014, when Bunni and Rick Benaron decided they wanted to do something to give back to the community, they decided to create the foundation, Th...Read more

The Origin of Power

The Origin of Power

The Origin of Power

The power of the people is stated in the words “We the people…,” the first three words of the Constitution of the United States.
So how does t...Read more

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