Focusing on Learners and SEL: Looping Strategies to Welcome Learners Back
As social-emotional learning becomes more integrated into our systems of learning, we must consider a specific structure to tend to the whole child returning to some form of schooling in the fall, looping.
Leading Together Toward Healthy Learning
Mark David Milliron, Suzanne Elise Walsh, and Richard Rhodes detail a new Center for Healthy Learning that will lead in assembling a robust community of practice in education.
Developmental Reflective Practices Lead to Learner Ownership, Critical Thinking, and Self-Actualization
With the increased interest and implementation of deeper learning pedagogies such as project-based learning—along with a renewed focus on important skills such as self-awareness, critical thinking, and emotional intelligence—many educators are recognizing the power of reflective thinking and practices. As with many practices, the social science here is not new. Indeed, the father of […]
Help Students Thrive in Remote Learning Environments with Formative Assessment
By: Amanda Vass The COVID-19 pandemic changed many districts’ standardized assessment plans last year – a trend likely to continue this fall. As educators plan to address learning loss, many are viewing formative assessment as vital. Research has shown that formative assessment can lead to academic gains, increase equity of student outcomes, and improve students’ ability […]
Q&A with Author, Educator Matt Miller on ‘Ditch That Textbook’ and ‘Ditch That Homework”
When we discuss how to improve teaching and learning, we are often looking at things to add to our collective tool belts. Whether it’s technology, resources, protocols, or instructional approaches, it’s usually about doing something new or additional. Well, author and educational leader Matt Miller has made a career promoting taking things away in […]
Relationships at the Heart of Learning
[…] continued to display challenging behaviors, his outbursts decreased. Although I did not know it at the time, my experience illustrates a key finding from the science of learning and development: children’s relationships with adults are an essential ingredient for learning and healthy development. The quality of teacher-student relationships has been repeatedly linked with students’ academic, […]
Four Statewide EdTech Rollouts: What Works in Public Education
[…] future to better serve my students. This year, my tendency for reflection is stronger than ever. I now serve as the Senior Vice President of Teaching and Learning at Discovery Education, and like many teachers and school administrators, am still processing the unprecedented 2020-2021 school year. Given that a large part of my role […]
Student Voice and Co-Leadership: What They Mean to Students
[…] would be integrated into the structure of the school environment. Students were granted the opportunity to explore personal interests, values, and provide feedback on their own individualized learning experiences. Three of us were members of the first freshman class at Crosstown. We are now seniors. During our long and unconventional high school journey, we […]
Nate Kellogg & Gwen Baker on Real-Time Redesign for Schools and Districts
[…] shares his thoughts on the Strategy Lab cohort. Mentioned in This Episode: Nate Kellogg The Learning Accelerator Gwen Baker Bellwether Education Partners Strategy Lab Real–Time Redesign Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Indianapolis Public Schools Austin ISD Mastery Charter Phoenix Charter Academy Cedar Rapids Community School District Warren Morgan Suzanne Newell Balance With Blended Learning: Partner With Your Students to Reimagine Learning and Reclaim Your Life, by Catlin R. Tucker Getting Smart Podcast Ep.293: “Beth Rabbit and Asaf Bitton on the State of Health and the Parabola Project” Stay in-the-know with innovations in learning by signing up for the weekly Smart Update. This post includes mentions of a Getting Smart partner. For […]
How Systems and States Can Encourage Better Project-Based Learning
Project-based learning was on the rise pre-pandemic. The sudden shift to remote learning brought with it more worksheets (just digital this time) and bite-sized tasks–and with it less engagement, less integration, and less application. With the new school year and more systems embracing broader learning goals, we’re seeing renewed interest inquiry-based learning in which students […]
