Five Building Blocks in the New Architecture of High Schools
Tom explores how innovative schools intentionally use five learner experience systems to develop and demonstrate competencies.
On Spreading Learning Innovations: Pandemic Update
[…] education? Learning is a complicated mixture of influences of formal institutions and informal experiences. Very simply, learning (or, more broadly, youth development) is a function of the public delivery system, family and cultural transmission and self-directed activities. It takes a village, or more precisely (as we’ll discuss below), it takes an ecosystem. For this […]
It’s Time to Prepare for COVID-19 Resurgence: Six Steps Your School Can Take
[…] buildings, we’re also designing processes aimed to keep students, families, teachers, and staff safe if resurgence strikes. To do that, we are working to create plans that embrace public health, medical, and design expertise and pursue a coordinated effort to prepare to manage the risks and realities of resurgence. We at LAB want to share […]
Could Russia’s 21st Century Sputnik Be in Educational Transformation?
[…] districts in America. During the next decade we were successful in transforming a number of schools throughout America most notably in the Westminster Public Schools just north of Denver, Colorado and in the Lindsay Unified School District near Fresno, California. However, we never reached the tipping point of impacting the entire nation for many reasons. Primary […]
How Design Thinking Is Preparing Young People to Lead
[…] truly means to empower youth voices, and their overall experience in the Student Voice Working Group. (Dave Simmons Photography) It’s imperative we stop and ask, “are our schools preparing students to address these issues?” It’s painfully obvious that the answer for many schools and classrooms is, “no.” The typical model for schooling (one that […]
The Front Porch: A New Approach to Support the Health, Safety, and Well-Being of Our School Communities
[…] reopening under our Equity by Design initiative. We developed this initiative to encourage schools to embrace principles of user-centered agile design as reopening nears. Equity by Design projects prioritize a public health approach that privileges evidence, science, technical expertise, and public health methods. Front Porch Design The purpose of our new Front Porch is simple: it provides a designated […]
Innova: A Revolution in Education?
Innova Schools is designed to rapidly cut through the vast inequities that exist and be a lever for change in Latin America.
Rethinking Urban Education: Tacoma Public Schools of Choice
In Tacoma, WA, there is a small network of three specialized high schools providing a wide range of students with an entirely unique high school experience. This blog post looks at how these schools are rethinking education in an urban environment.
Think Global, Act Local: How to Embed SDGs in your school and Community
How can students take action on sustainable development goals within the context of their own curriculum and communities? Kyle Wagner explores 8 models from 8 innovative schools and programs leading the charge.
Restorative Practices at Building 21 Philadelphia
[…] Spangler and Crystal Cubbage The Philadelphia Learning Collaborative (PLC) is a grassroots nonprofit that exists to create the conditions for student-centered, deeper learning progressive K-12 educators and schools to thrive in Philadelphia. Based in Philadelphia, Building 21 is a non-profit that partners with school districts and communities to design, launch, and operate innovative schools. In […]