Difference Making
Our challenges and opportunities are shared and it’s never been easier, or more important to make a difference.
From hundreds of school visits and thousands of conversations with students, parents, preachers, policy-makers and the like — making a difference has emerged as the most important way for us to transform learning experiences for young people and build a better future for all. We look forward to continuing to share these experiences with you through our blog and an upcoming book.
Difference Making
How to Co-Create Classroom Culture with Students
Turnaround for Children explores how to co-create classroom culture with students.
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Learning, Lost & Found: 4 Things To Do To Make School Worth It This Year
Aleta Margolis explores an opportunity to reimagine and improve the school experience.
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Collaborative Conversations to Shephard Communities Forward, Together
Rebecca Midles and Kelly Niccolls explore how school systems set the future of communities and the urgency of intentional design of community building for our learners.
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Creating a Culture of Trust In Your Classroom: The Twin Pillars of Authenticity and Vulnerability
Authenticity has to be at the core of all of our movements as educators because of what is happening in the world on a global scale. Aaron Schorn explores ways to provide authentic and thoughtful experiences for all learners this fall and beyond.
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A Vision for Transformative Education
Read this excerpt from the upcoming book Worldwise Learning: A Teacher’s Guide to Shaping a Just, Sustainable Future.
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Knowing Students Deeply is the Most Important Thing We Can Do
If we optimize the contexts for learning, we are building for our kids and their futures. Pamela Cantor explores why leading learners through a whole-child approach today, sets up a successful tomorrow.
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How Teachers Can Stay Resilient in the Face of Uncertainty
The start of this school year comes with plenty of big questions. Roadtrip Nation explores how teachers can stay confident and motivated through it all.
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Recap: A Fireside Chat About Returning to School With a Whole-Child Approach
Getting Smart and Turnaround for Children chat with two district leaders to hear how they’re planning to return to school with an equity-focused whole child approach. Science of learning expert, Dr. Pamela Cantor, also shares design principles and other considerations when designing for the whole child.
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Living in Beta: One Stone’s Pilot Results Are In
Great pilots are learning experiences and the active data collection informs the next iteration of a program. Learn about the positive results that emerged at all levels from Living in Beta this past spring.
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Making Kindness Common: How to Raise Kind Kids
If we want to raise children who are kind, we must first model what kindness looks like. Here's how to make kindness common.