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Place Based Education
How to Design a Learning Commons
Learning in a multipurpose space can be a challenge if the space is not designed properly. In this article, we shed light on six crucial design elements for creating learning commons where students thrive.
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Future of Learning
A Reliable Hybrid Learning Model: Cedar Rapids Schools Respond to Setbacks
[…] community—an imperative mindset to keep moving forward. When CRCSD published its ambitious future-ready facility master plan in 2018, the district rallied around Superintendent Bush’s vision to repurpose learning spaces across the district to best serve their 17,000 students with a community hub model. As bold as that plan was, it didn’t forecast simultaneously negotiating a […]
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New Pathways
Fostering Personalized Learning Journeys
If we truly want to personalize learning and meet the interests and specific needs of every learner, we must recognize we have access to so many more resources that enable us to connect our students with opportunities that extend beyond our physical classroom space.
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Getting Through
How to Reopen Schools: A 10-Point Plan Putting Equity at the Center
With nearly all U.S. school buildings closed for the year, teachers and leaders have scrambled to support remote learning and respond to the emerging needs of 57 million elementary and secondary students. As challenging as it is today, it’s time to begin planning for next year. The damage the pandemic has already caused, its […]
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Future of Learning
How Parents Can Create Dedicated Learning Zones
By: Tina Eaton. During remote learning, parents must find a way to maximize the effectiveness of online learning for their children and Tina provides tips on creating specific learning zones.
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Difference Making
“Height, Light and Exposed Structure”–Places That Display and Celebrate Learning
What better way to ensure learners feel empowered and heard than commemorating their student work in a thoughtful way where everyone can enjoy? We walk through learning spaces to explore how student pieces are celebrated.
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Future of Learning
Three Keys to Making Game-Based Learning Student-Centered
There is a wide array of resources available that support learning through digital games and established approaches for integrating games into the school curriculum. Some fit easily into existing teaching practices and have seen widespread adoption, including platforms like Kahoot!
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Equity & Access
Preparing to Reopen: Six Principles That Put Equity at the Core
[…] control, and then assessing the field to determine the best play. The analogy hits home for educators in the COVID-19 world. School communities quickly shifted to remote learning, ensuring basic needs of safety and security in an uncertain time. Now educators face another challenge: getting ready to open schools with looming public health risks, […]
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STEM & Maker
Maker Learning PD in COVID Times: A Transformative Campus-wide Shift in School Culture
By: Mark Barnett & Dr. Michael Johnston. Frankfurt International School and Consilience Education Foundation found a way to combat COVID-19 obstacles and facilitate a blended learning experience of hands on making, innovation, and design.
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EdTech
Choosing the Right Tools for Amplifying Learning Through PBL
Rachelle Dene Poth shares ideas on resources for students to extend learning through PBL and the digital tools to make that happen.
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