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Place Based Education
Connecting Classroom and Community: 7 Strategies to Try (even virtually)
[…] created after studying the impact of climate change. His video gives life to his learning and empowered him to take his message forward. 2. Find a supportive partnership. The resources you need are available, if you know where to find them. This is a great time to explore virtual professional development. Schools around the […]
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Future of Learning
Opportunities in Wellness: A Key to Learning
[…] the work of the Parabola Project, a unique cross-sector initiative of The Learning Accelerator, the education nonprofit I lead, and Ariadne Labs, a global health innovation organization. Our partnership aims to help educators by offering actionable guidance, tools, and examples for how to understand and balance risks while maximizing outcomes during COVID-19. Working alongside and […]
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Equity & Access
Four Statewide EdTech Rollouts: What Works in Public Education
[…] many teachers and school administrators, am still processing the unprecedented 2020-2021 school year. Given that a large part of my role is focused on managing Discovery Education’s partnerships with State Departments of Education, I have looked there to learn more about what works in public education and how those lessons can be applied in […]
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Future of Learning
The Future of High School
[…] break down the barriers of school and community to provide high-quality learning experiences that are connected to the real-world. These might include internship, apprenticeships, service, entrepreneurship, or partnership with local organizations. Project-based learning often is a core element of these programs and must be grounded in strong literacy and mathematical skills. Kansas City’s Real-world […]
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Equity & Access
Equity and ESSER: Why Now is the Perfect Time for Schools to Invest in Educator Diversity
[…] Schools can use federal funds to create long-term solutions to staffing shortages and create a more diverse workforce that reflects the communities they serve. Key steps: Build partnerships with local community colleges and four-year colleges and universities Pay teachers-to-be during their training year in the classroom Consider student loan forgiveness Create incentives for support […]
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New Pathways
Community Partnerships and School-Adjacent Experiences Are Powerful Ways to Rebundle Learning
In communities nationwide, a growing range of free and low-cost learning opportunities outside of school are enriching children’s lives beyond their traditional curriculum, but parents need to be able to access them and to feel comfortable operating in the spaces where this learning happens.
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New Pathways
Building Rural Learning Pathways to Strengthen the Future of Community
[…] teachers through a teacher cadet program to address significant talent shortages in the state. Texas allowed for the creation of a Rural Innovation Zone in South Texas that supported a partnership of three districts and two higher education institutions. Among other opportunities for career development in the Rural Innovation Zone, the Next Generation Medical Academy Health and […]
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New Pathways
Rural Places, Big Visions – a visit to Northern Cass School District
[…] its learners, delivering on their why: We believe every learner can change the world; therefore, we will provide a world-class education. Standards-based The journey began with a partnership with the Marzano High-Reliability Schools model. This grounded the district in a high-fidelity standards-based assessment model supported by quality instruction in every classroom. North Dakota law allows local […]
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Project-Based Learning
How to Co-Design Curriculum: Fostering Inclusivity through Shared Family Narratives
[…] learning that our adult minds would not have fully devised, appreciated, nor comprehended as possible. These learners, who have already engaged in empathy exercises, prototyping, and community partnerships throughout the last few months, have selected family recipes that hold special significance to them. As we finish out these last two weeks before winter break, […]
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Difference Making
Honoring Education Innovation during COVID 19 through the Resilient District Prize
Future of School is honoring the resilient spirit of educators who have been embracing innovation in difficult times through the 2021 Future of School Resilient Districts Prize.
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