We Can Never Repay The Earth, But We Can Try
[…] provide the necessary toolkits to getting people on the track towards a solution. Though important curriculum has been developed by organizations like Climate Generation, the Alliance for Climate Education and Our Climate, Our Future, empowering our educators needs to be an even higher priority if they are to imbue their students with the values to make […]
Getting Through: Multi-Mode Literacy
The instruction of literacy has been thrown into an immediate adaptation to remote teaching. This new, multi-faceted experience of reading, writing and comprehension is Multi-Mode Literacy.
Preparing for the Future: Career and College Ready
[…] access to guidance counselors and resources, it can be difficult for students as they prepare to transition to their next grade or the next phase of their educational or work journey after graduation. Trying to plan their next steps, whether entering the workforce or pursuing a college education, has not been easy during this […]
From Test Prep To Active Learning: The El Paso Transformation
[…] “whatever it takes for every student” mentality was striking. When the pandemic struck in March, superintendent Juan Cabrera told his team, “From today forward, we are half education, half social services–whatever these kids need you have my permission to put that hat on—be completely responsive to their needs.” The speed and quality of response […]
Supporting Statewide Change Through New Models For Remote Education
CARES Act funding encourages states to create new, field-initiated models for providing remote education not yet imagined, to ensure that every child is learning and preparing for successful careers and lives. In many places, the pandemic has exposed the limitations of remote education. This federal priority challenges us to not settle for the remote learning […]
5 Ways to Support Students’ Personal Brand Equity
[…] People can launch new careers, ventures, and successes sometimes in minutes. We have the technology where everyone can play in the big digital world. The challenge for education is to demonstrate to students that this is not just about personal interests, but rather about work and ideas that they create, develop, and share with […]
Invention Opportunity: Creating a Shared Reality
[…] of Science and Technology and now a 15 school network, DSST is “a values-first organization said Founder and CEO, Bill Kurtz. Shared values are visible environment, culture, and learning. These education examples suggest that facilitating shared values are key to doing important sustained collective work. However, as a verb, values dynamic, integrated, and sustained. 3. Shared Models. […]
Portrait of a School Wide Project Launch
Charter Elementary school launches universal school wide project as a means to engage all students and staff in a relevant, personalized, and public purpose.
6 Questions To Ask for Protecting Student Data in Distance Learning
By: Nightfall Editorial Team The education industry is facing a massive wave of changes as instruction moves online en masse. The response to the Coronavirus pandemic has placed a strain on schools and teachers since the spring, when everyone was suddenly asked to attend and teach classes online. Like any industry that is asked […]
Virtual Agreements Help Mitigate Cheating in My Online Classroom
By: Renata Nikolayev. Educators who have experience teaching online have proven strategies to help mitigate cheating. Perhaps one of the most effective is to write a contract.
