Learning Design

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Future of Learning

Helping Teachers Prioritize Social Emotional Learning

Guest Author

Mar 25, 2021

By: JoJuan Armour. JoJuan shares three approaches to support teachers and allow them to prioritize their own social emotional wellness.

Learning Design

Transforming Student Engagement Through Dialogue: 3 Approaches for Every Classroom

Guest Author

Mar 23, 2021

By: Danielle Isbell & John Sarrouf. Classroom engagement is essential to the long term success of students, and engagement is impacted by pre-established norms and patterns of classroom dynamic. Applying the core principles of Essential Partner’s Dialogic Classroom can transform classroom dynamics (online and in-person) and allow for increased connection, engagement, and communication.

Leadership

Perfection vs Improvement: The Problem With Expecting Student Perfection

Guest Author

Mar 22, 2021

By: Jane Mueller. The quest for perfection is linked to burnout, anxiety, and stress. Jane shares how the world’s greatest achievers pursue improvement over perfection and what you can do to foster a similar mindset within the classroom.

Learning Design

A Microschool on the Cutting EDGE of Learning

Guest Author

Mar 18, 2021

By: Dr. April Adams & Sara Wickham. A high school reimagines how learners can engage in deep learning on global issues within a microschool.

Leadership

TLA’s Real-Time Redesign Toolkit Helps Schools Make Practical and Positive Change

Eric Nentrup

Mar 17, 2021

The Learning Accelerator (TLA) shares toolkits that provide learning strategies and guided activities for educators.

Equity & Access

Emancipating Equity for Learning Justice

Kelly Niccolls, Rebecca Midles

Mar 17, 2021

Kelly Niccolls and Rebecca Midles discuss how we must dismantle the machine that is schooling and emancipate equity for learning justice.

Future of Learning

Insights From the InspirED Fellowship

Guest Author

Mar 14, 2021

By: Jordana McCudden. As a Nevada Succeeds InspirED Global Fellow, Jordana shares lessons learned from one of the top education systems in the world.

Equity & Access

Microschools Can Lead to Macro Change

Rebecca Midles

Mar 10, 2021

Microschools have numerous benefits for students and a macro impact on the communities they exist within.

Future of Learning

How Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Reduced Their Failure Rate by over 60%

Eric Nentrup

Mar 8, 2021

PK Diffenbaugh and Beth Wodecki of MPUSD reworked systems and processes to create a more equitable learning experience that sustains engagement.

Leadership

Resilience: The Skill That Keeps Teaching and Learning Thriving at Pasadena ISD

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Mar 6, 2021

By: Melissa McCalla. Resilience must be a community effort - students need educators as part of their support system now more than ever.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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