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Why School Leadership Doesn’t Have to Be Lonely | The LeveragED Team

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New learning models, tools, and strategies have made it easier to open small, nimble schooling models.

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Empowering Math Teachers to be Culturally Responsive

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Apr 11, 2022

Tanaga Rodgers details the importance of empowering math teachers to be culturally responsive.

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You Are Now The Host

Tom Vander Ark
Apr 7, 2022

A conversation is a safe space where different views are welcome but attacks are not--it’s moderation.

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National CAPS Network Promotes Real World Learning

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Apr 6, 2022

Tom Vander Ark shares the real world learning happening at CAPS during a recent school visit.

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How to Leave Your Education Job as a Good Steward

Eric Tucker
Apr 5, 2022

Eric Tucker reflects on lessons learned as an educator and as a steward beyond the profession.

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Missed Connections: Social Media Has Its Benefits

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Apr 5, 2022

Anne Maheux pens an open letter on the benefits of social media for learners.

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ASU Prep: Experiencing College Success in High School

Tom Vander Ark
Apr 4, 2022

ASU Prep is churning out a number of outstanding schools, student projects and ideas. Tom Vander Ark highlights a few recent innovations.

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Five Tips to Creating Equitable Learning Ecosystems

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Apr 4, 2022

Amy Anderson shares five tips to creating equitable learning ecosystems.

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Ed Leaders: Your Path Out of COVID to a Radically Better Future Is Hiding in Plain Sight

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Apr 1, 2022

New research from 70 schools and districts suggests a path forward: tuning our learning models and operating norms to the competencies we most want for our students.

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Having our Cake and Eating It Too

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Mar 31, 2022

David Cook shares the chief elements of a learner-centered system and why measuring all learners the same doesn't work.

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Who is Going to Teach the Kids?

Cameron Paterson
Mar 29, 2022

Cameron Paterson shares how reprioritizing the focus of work for teachers is critical to the success of schools moving forward.

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