Place Based Education
Posts by Matt Piercy
Future of Learning
Durable Skills in Action
Hawaii Preparatory's senior capstone program represents the pinnacle of a student’s learning experience.
Personalized Learning
Navigating Education While Blindfolded
How often are students asked what they really care about? How often are they provided time to observe their environment and determine problems? What happens if we begin to ask these questions?
Equity & Access
Equity is About ‘U’ and ‘I’
As equity continues to gain traction as part of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice (DEIJ) Initiatives, a more explicit definition is needed.
Future of Learning
Education’s New and Necessary Narrative
Biocentrism, an inherent value to all living things, is fundamental as we script a new narrative of education. One where innovation hinges on the realization of our interdependence and connection.
Personalized Learning
Elevate Your Craft With Drip-Fed Evidence-Based Practices
Matt Piercy explores how to improve learner experiences with evidence-based practices.
Future of Learning
Humanity: The Antidote
As we look to transform the future of education, developing relationships must be in the crosshairs. Matt Piercy explores the need for forging the human connection approach to education.
Future of Learning
Transforming the Landscape of Education
By: Matt Piercy. The future of learning is all about options with greater access and equity. Matt shares how MYX offers an exploratory semester full of unique place-based learning.
Learning Design
Climate at the Apex of Education Re-Design
By: Matt Piercy. Readers are introduced to the Interconnectedness of COVID-19 and equity, but also how climate change should be an integral part of the conversation when redesigning education.
Future of Learning
COVID-19: Motivation for an Altered Mindset
By: Matt Piercy. Education systems and societies at large are arguably fragile and COVID-19 is making them think differently.
Project-Based Learning
Empowering Youth to Address Real-World Problems
By: Matt Piercy. Using KIVA as a service-learning project in schools has the capacity to transform students’ lives while impacting the lives of others.