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Elementary Students Speak About Their Unique Learning Environment
Eden Park Elementary School stands out as an exemplary model of genuine student empowerment where 3rd-5th graders in the Learning Community have a tremendous amount of control to determine how they flow through the day.
The Future-Ready School: Harnessing the Power of Learning Communities in Education
By embracing innovation, collaboration, and a forward-thinking mindset, Eden Park Elementary shows how to engage students effectively, support their emotional growth, and foster resilient educational environments.
Elevating Women Educators is More Important Than Ever
Women fill the significant majority of teaching roles in schools, yet they hold fewer than a third of superintendent positions nationwide. School districts must enact deliberate programs to develop female leadership pipelines.
From Classroom to Adulthood: The Importance of Talent Development from an Early Age
Instead of focusing solely on passing state assessments, remediating to address gaps, or identifying students for advanced academic programming, schools must become a place where all children can develop their talents.
Project-Based Learning Programs Support Creativity and Entrepreneurship in Specialized Space
Project-based education takes a distinct approach to teaching and learning that encourages hands-on, interactive experiences. Forest Hills School District supports multiple project-based programs that are successfully utilizing a renovated space that was designed specifically for this type of curriculum.
Centering Relationships at Anastasis Academy
Anastasis Academy in Colorado centers student relationships and a creative, spiraling, inquiry-driven curriculum to drive powerful, deeper student learning.
Learning as a Collective
The first step toward having schools bring together the collective is for schools to treat learners as members of a collective.
What Is Student Well-Being, and How Do We Create the Conditions to Support It in Our Schools?
Informed by data collected from Challenge Success partner schools and other research in the field, Sarah Miles and Denise Pope share best practices to support student well-being in school settings.
Our Learning Future from A to Z
Schools and organizations are human systems, filled with opportunities and yet there is a profound difference between building from a foundation of schooling and building from a foundation of learning.
Three Ways AI Can Help Teachers Save Time Now
Here are three ways AI can support teachers, as well as three examples of tools that help teachers get important work done more efficiently.