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4 Holistic Classroom Ideas Inspired by Maslow’s Humanist Approach
By: Chris Drew. Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs remains incredibly relevant to educators. Here’s how schools and teachers can adapt Maslow’s motivational theory to nurture students and provide them with a safe and fulfilling learning environment.
5 Ways PBL Facilitates Lifelong Learning
Our ability to continually and effectively learn, as independently as possible, will determine our future success in the global economy as much as anything. Project-based learning fosters this lifelong learning mindset in students that will carry them forward for their future careers.
Rethink ED: 3 Hallmarks of the Future of Learning
Mason recaps ReThink Ed (#RethinkED), an event where innovators in education gathered together in Kansas City sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation and the Debruce Foundation.
Futureproof Your Students with These Essential Skills for 2030
By: Demetra Adams and Alan Gielen. Demetra and Alan describe how to provide students with a foundation and essential skills to be prepared for 2030.
Why Career Exploration Must Be a K–12 Priority and One Way to Make It Happen
By: Mark C. Perna. Many K-12 students aren't exposed to the world of work until their last two years of high school. Here's one way to change that—and ensure career exploration is not just an add-on experience.
Permission to Feel: The Link Between Emotional Intelligence and Academic Success
Skills and experiences are a big part in how students develop success, but one area that we may have traditionally ignored is that of emotional intelligence.
Demonstrating and Assessing Mastery, and Managing Mastery Learning Data
By Scott Ellis. With learning objectives that are specific, clear and demonstrable and with mastery thresholds that are clearly defined, determining approaches for students to demonstrate mastery is a relatively straightforward two-step process.
Rethinking Scale: An Important Foundation for a Complex Challenge
Erik discusses several points of literature on rethinking scaling and four action items for school administrators to take.
Being Safe and Feeling Safe In Schools
By: Jeff Rose. Jeff, CEO of Leading Ed Solutions discusses the physical and social-emotional safety of students and how to implement the right solutions and policies in schools.
Next-Gen Career Prep at St. Vrain Innovation Center
Tom visits the Innovation Center, part of St. Vrain Valley School District, where the students study how drones can support cybersecurity, robotics assist with biotechnology, and engineering in infused in entrepreneurship.