IMPLEMENTING CURIOSITY, JUSTICE,
& ACTION IN THE CLASSROOM

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HOW WE STARTED & WHAT WE DO

We started Action Driven Inquiry started in early 2018, ready to lean into the passions and talents of our small group in order to start the daunting work needed to heal our education systems. Our work involves looking at power and justice issues that get in the way of authentic and connected human learning, then building new paths for education. This means recognizing the assets, curiosities, and talents within the learning community and build collaboratively from there.

We offer collaborative support for educators, coaches, administrators, schools, home schools, communities, districts, and non-formal programs to develop cultures that value justice, equity, sustainability, learner curiosity, creativity, inquiry, agency, and action.

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WHO WE ARE

These are the people that make Action Driven Inquiry

MARY BOROBIA

Linda serves as a consultant and thought partner for Action Driven Inquiry. She has over 33 years of service in public education, retiring from the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools as the Science Coordinator serving over 32 school districts. Linda has been deeply involved in the implementation of the Next Generation Science Standards locally, regionally, and throughout the state. In addition to science, she has been active in both teaching and provide professional learning opportunities across content areas including mathematics, history/social science, Environmental Literacy and STEM. In addition to her teaching experience in K-12, she has taught Math and Science Methods (elementary and secondary) and STEM Master courses at both California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB), University of California, Riverside (UCR), and UCR Extension. One of her passions and areas of expertise is bringing grants to life to benefit students, parents, and communities. Successful grants include a NASA grant with the City of Ontario, CA, Math and Science Partnership Grants with Upland USD (mathematics & ALPHA Center, UCR) and Ontario-Montclair SD (science & ALPHA Center, UCR). Linda is a passionate advocate for inquiry-based teaching and learning and equal access for all students to engage in action oriented learning in both formal and informal learning environments. Join her on Twitter @braatz_brown

Mary Borobia grew up in Calexico in the Imperial Valley where the heritages of her parents (her dad from Mexico City and her mom from California with settler roots from the 1800s in the IE) came together at the border. Her cultural background and varied experiences as a credentialed teacher over the last 20+ years has led her towards a path that values breaking down the injustices of our systems that are influenced by colonialism and exploitation in education, society, and the environment.

Mary strives to be a part of meaningful community level change through her work as founder and CEO of Action Driven Inquiry. In the past she also served as volunteer co-chair of the Environmental Education Collaborative in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, International Baccalaureate PYP Coordinator at Arroyo Elementary in Ontario-Montclair, Director of a California Math Science Partnership grant, CA NGSS rollout writer and presenter, as well as a classroom teacher in California and Massachusetts.

When she’s not collaborating on a project she’s passionate about or building curriculum with teachers and students, Mary is spending time with her three lovely and amazing children or sipping tea while tending her little garden at her home that sits on the traditional and unceded land of the Tongva People.