12 Shifts to Move from Teacher-Led to Student-Centered Environments
A lot of schools talk about increasing student agency. “Creating self-directed learners.” “Building lifelong learners.” “Cultivating global citizens.” But when you walk into many of their classrooms, learning looks pretty much the same. A teacher stands tall at the front of the classroom referencing information on a smartboard or rolling TV monitor, talking to […]
Celebrating Edmund W. Gordon
A Soliloquy on Viewing the Life of Professor Edmund W. Gordon from the First Decade of His Second Century “Dr. Edmund W. Gordon has been one of the leading intellectuals in the field of education for longer than I have been alive. I have the privilege of counting him as one of my mentors […]
A Lifeboat in an Education Crisis: Supporting Educators through Inclusive Actions
[…] After I left, I began searching for ways to continue to support struggling students—and the teachers like me, treading the waters of the system—to help provide a lifeboat, of sorts. Then, I joined the efforts of the Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA for short), a coalition of over 100 organizations formed as a result of […]
Youth Corps SC: An Afterschool Program Creating Equity for All
[…] Corps SC (YC) provides effective leadership training and skills to 9th and 10th-grade students from the Midlands of South Carolina. YC students are encouraged to live a life of influence, to be productive citizens, lifelong learners, and to take responsibility for their lives, family, and community. YC achieves its vision through a one-year course of practical, […]
Our Learning Future from A to Z
[…] be what we make it and therefore certainty is an impossibility. But if I can be so bold, it’s clear our future will be one filled with life-long, life-deep, and life-wide learning that must unlock both human and planetary flourishing. This means leveraging exponential technologies to become more human and solve wicked problems as […]
Preparing Students to be Financially Literate
[…] the gig economy. In our personal finance course, topics include goal setting, banking services, budgeting, decisions regarding housing and loan applications, understanding property and income taxes, obtaining life, health and auto insurances, investment essentials, and career planning in addition to many other topics.. As not all schools may have access to courses like this […]
5 Personalized Learning Strategies for the Online Learner
[…] opportunities for young people, especially for students who are in school and college or simply those who take online courses, to develop their skills and enhance their lifelong learning abilities. Apart from offering quick and simple solutions to enormous obstacles that humanity has to face now and then – like pandemics, technology never ceases […]
Celebrating Black Educators: Gatekeepers, Door Openers, and Community Navigators Creating Equity for All
During Teacher Appreciation Week, Antonio Boyd celebrates the Black educators that have impacted his life.
Innova: A Revolution in Education?
By: Chris Terrill “For decades, life has been about survival. Survival from war and poverty. There was no time to learn about Plato or Socrates; those were pursuits of the rich. We knew what we needed to survive and take care of our families.” -Freddery Hernandez, Director of Academics, Innova Mosquera After a 90-minute […]
Celebrating Earth Day
[…] more sustainable future for all. The celebration of Earth Day helps us to focus on several of the SDGs, including Goal 13 (Climate Action), Goal 14 ( Life Below Water), Goal 15 (Life On Land), and Goal 17 (Partnerships for the Goals). The event has been instrumental in shaping environmental policy, with the first […]