Place Based Education

6 Elements of Thriving Learners

[…] safety, both internally and externally, a key aspect of their foundational needs is met. They are in a mental and physical state that prepares them for deeper learning, critical thinking, and enriching relationships. Purpose & Joy Academy of the Holy Names Middle School, an environment where purpose & joy are nurtured We can see […]

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Ed3

Data Science for Everyone

[…] instruction based on assessments that we give in our classrooms. The data that we receive from students helps us to understand where they are in terms of learning and to plan our next steps. It’s no different in the real world where data science skills are an essential component of life and work. Helping […]

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EdTech

Seven Takeaways from ISTE 2022

[…] everywhere saw each other for the first time in years and in many cases, met for the first time after having formed friendships through Twitter and other learning spaces virtually. Here are some of the highlights from this year’s ISTE experience. Heading into registration after an amazing Sunday morning breakfast with friends from around […]

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New Pathways

Team Teaching, Educator Retention and Education’s Next Workforce

[…] (what I am doing matters). Using this foundation, new models of teaching are possible that increase control, self-efficacy, constructive emotions and purpose. In a 2018 study of the blended and personalized learning models from eight innovative schools and districts, the Christensen Institute found that the following strategies were effective ways to increase the quality of […]

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Future of Learning

“I Could Never Do This Alone” – Collaboration, Trust, and Human-Centered Design at Design39

[…] become difficult if not impossible.  This involves new systems, new structures, and new language as well. As an example, at Design 39 their educators are called “ Learning Experience Designers” (LEDs). Teachers as Learning Experience Designers Principal Joe Erpelding is guided by the mantra “the future is a place we create.” Erpelding recognizes that […]

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EdTech

12 Digital Tools for Innovative Educators

Ever since schools first closed in March of 2020, educators and students have been exploring new methods and tools to keep the learning going and to find ways to engage students in learning. We took risks by bringing new ideas into our classrooms and learned to be flexible in our instruction, perhaps initially because […]

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New Pathways

Khan World School – One Year Later

[…] build better experiences for all young people. The microschool movement, long established but accelerated by the pandemic, has led to the launch of hundreds of new small learning environments across the country. Artificial intelligence promises to improve personalizing learning, provide every student with a learning coach and free up time for educators to build […]

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Competency-Based Education

Our Schools Must Adjust to a COVID-19 World

By: Ulrich Boser. Ulrich shares how educators should focus on community and project-based learning projects during remote learning to create an education system that works for all students.

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Place Based Education

Connecting Classroom and Community: 7 Strategies to Try (even virtually)

By: Kyle Conley. As students return to learning this fall, this is the time to lean into the challenges of delivering deeper learning remotely. Here are seven strategies educators can try to build critical connections for students with their classrooms and communities.

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