SEL & Mindset
Social Emotional Learning (SEL) is the deliberate commitment to including a framework of essential skills and dispositions that complement academics but historically have not been a part of curricular design. Learners acquire and effectively apply the skills necessary for self-regulation or managing and talking about emotions, forming relationships, setting goals and demonstrating empathy during their learning.
On Breaking Convention
We owe it to the next generation to get them ready--both for how to cope with all the convention breaking but also a framework for how & when they should break convention.
Democracy and Education
Democracy is facing a performance crisis. Cameron Paterson breaks down how education can make a difference and what we can do moving forward.
Reimagining High School in Paramount USD
By: Keith Nuthall and Becky Perez. Paramount Unified School District is rethinking high school to better prepare their student for the future.
Career Ready High Schools
After reviewing Ryan Craig's book we searched for examples of high school programs that put young people on the first rung of an attractive economic ladder.
SmartStart: Starting the School Year Off Right
If we focus on anything but academics to start the school year - such as culture, opportunity, creativity, relationships and the “why” - we may actually produce a more academically successful student and school year. This post explores how to make that happen.
4 Ways to Promote Student Accountability
By Erin Werra. Students need skills like accountability to be ready for the future. Here are four ways educators can encourage and support accountability
Focus on the NOW, Not Always on the Future
We are often talking about the future of learning but what if we focused on now? Emily Liebtag explores the power of students untapped passions right now.
A 21st Century Model of Special Education
By: Megan Gross and Ace Parsi. Special needs students will be entering the same world as their peers, a world where rote tasks are increasingly automated or outsourced. And yet we do little to prepare them for their future.
Advisory Online: The Role of Learning Success Coaches
ASU Prep Digital chooses to call their advisors Learning Success Coaches. May Huang shares how ASU Prep Digital is providing advisory to their online students and why the word advisor isn't used.
Preparing Students for Career Success
By: Tyler Fugazzie. Many students don’t feel prepared for the working world. Students who do feel prepared for work may be less prepared than they realize. Or they may be prepared for work that no longer exists. This post explores ways to address these challenges.