SEL & Mindset
Design Thinking: A Student’s Perspective
By: Isis Toldson. "In four short months, I will be graduating high school and heading off into the future... I know that my plans may change, and whether I pursue law or not I know that what I’ve learned about Design Thinking will always be apart of my life."
Equity & Access
Global Dignity Launch Materials to Encourage Development of Dignity
As the world becomes more and more interconnected, there are increased opportunities to interact across boundaries and borders. We see almost daily instances where those interactions can be uplifting and positive, but far too often we hear of instances of ugliness in the world. So what can we be done?
Personalized Learning
Why We All Need Mentors and How to Make it Happen
By: Rachelle Dene Poth. What are some of the qualities that they had which made them a good mentor and why? For me, I felt comfortable talking with my mentor, being open to the feedback that I would receive, and I knew that my mentor was available to support me when I needed.
Project-Based Learning
Moonshot Project Pays Big Dividends
Massachusetts middle-school students made national news earlier this year when they reached a moonshot goal of $1 million to fund research for a classmate’s rare medical condition, and they did it through high quality PBL--here's how.
Future of Learning
3 Ways To Model Collaboration and Partnership in Schools and Classrooms
Our challenge as educators is whether we walk the walk. We ask our students to collaborate, or partner, but do we truly do it ourselves? How can educators model true collaboration and partnering to our students?
Equity & Access
Inequity in Education is Your (and My) Responsibility
By: Kate Gerson. The popular way of framing these numbers is that they represent an “achievement gap,” but that doesn't do the issue justice. The problem is all of our responsibility.
Leadership
The Pittsburgh Personalized Learning Network: Helping Set the Course for Regional Change
Southwestern Pennsylvania has quietly emerged as an innovative hub within the field of education. While schools are exploring many new instructional approaches, personalized learning is gaining traction as an integral component to the broader transformational movement.
EdTech
3 Ways Teachers Can Unite Students Inside and Outside the Classroom
By: Jason Agins. I’ve discovered that most of my students are fascinated to learn about other parts of the world and I’ve discovered some effective ways to teach them how people live, communicate and think in vastly different parts of the world.
SEL & Mindset
Mindset, and the Power of “Yet”
For me, the “Power of Yet” poster has been a powerful strategy. Such a simple reminder to persevere can be the difference between a student who gives up and one who routinely concludes that understanding will come with more effort, questions, or use of additional strategies.
STEM & Maker
Advancing Computational Thinking Across K-12 Education
By: Colin Angevine. How do “code,” “computer science,” and, “computational thinking,” fit together? What is motivating their introduction into schools, and how might they change education? Find out here.