Students Co-authoring Their Own Learning
By inviting learners to co-author learning experiences, journeys and records, we help them build the most important skills and dispositions they’ll need to succeed in a changing world.
How Can We Make the Most of Synchronous and Asynchronous Time in Distance Learning?
By: Katie Martin. An outline of key shifts and considerations when designing for distance learning both in synchronous and asynchronous modes.
The Power and Possibility of Community Learning Hubs
Community Learning Hubs have become a lifeline for students that are in all virtual and hybrid school models providing a safe place to be throughout the day and, in some cases, evenings.
Smart List: Learning Platforms
[…] learning paths for K-8 reading, language arts, and math. Added Apex a digital curriculum designed to actively engage students in learning, combining embedded supports and scaffolds in 2021 Gooru: Personalized learning platform with learning content from a variety of disciplines mapped to customized and AI driven learner experiences. Stride Learning Solutions: Innovative digital curriculum, technology, instruction, and support […]
How Deep is Their Learning?
Deeper learning isn’t found within the practice of project-based instruction, personalized instruction or competency-based instruction but how the learner applies that instruction.
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.
The Story of Transforming A System: Spring Grove Schools
By: Gina Meinertz. Globally, school systems are in need of shifting power, practices, and tradition to a more student-centered learning model.
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.
Emancipating Equity for Learning Justice
Kelly Niccolls and Rebecca Midles discuss how we must dismantle the machine that is schooling and emancipate equity for learning justice.
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 […]