How a Fun Mother-Daughter Project Became Two Groundbreaking Publications
[…] That recognition really helped them to see that they were making a difference and doing something other people recognized as important. It’s also opened so many great learning experiences and opportunities for them. They’ve been able to interview high-level politicians, like the Canadian Ministers of Education, Science, and Immigration. When you’re a journalist, nailing […]
Inspiring Change with Improvement Science: The Carnegie Foundation Summit 2022
[…] of high schools are organized… It shapes what is and what is not assessed… It’s foundational to what goes on a transcript.” “The conflation of time and learning is problematic,” said Knowles. Reminding participants of the downward trend in economic mobility that our nation has seen for decades, he said “ has outlived its […]
How to Set Middle Schoolers On a Long-Term Path of Success
[…] these choices. Middle school matters and we can start setting students up for long-term success if we start investing in them today. For more, see: Mythbusters: Flexible Learning in Middle School Podcast: Ed Hidalgo on Introducing Youth to The World of Work Wall-to-Wall Project-Based Middle School Learning Rachel Graham is the Director of Programs […]
Safeguarding Back to School: Preparation for a Healthy Return to School in Downtown Brooklyn
[…] guidance on opening schools may change if there’s a resurgence of the virus, we are also working to test how to smoothly transition from plans for in-school learning to remote learning. We will continue to monitor and adjust our tool kit over the next 18 to 24 months. As we do, we’ll prioritize the […]
Climate at the Apex of Education Re-Design
[…] impressive school I have ever visited.” So, what is it about Green school that impresses? Certainly its progressiveness but also the school’s focused approach of viewing all learning through a lens of sustainability. It is about connection, teamwork, adaptability, and solutions. Could COVID-19 not make it any more clear that these are the sorts […]
Why We Need to Make Self-Care a Priority: Four Ideas to Start
[…] we all need to work on as adults and something we need to model for the students and the children that we work with and mentor. Social-emotional learning (SEL) has become an important focus for educators over the last couple of years. At the end of the past school year, educators were already considering […]
New Arts Integration Efforts Address Healing-Centered Engagement, Transformative Agency
[…] Recently, there has been a concerted effort to address the needs of students who have faced trauma. Individually, this has been done through mental health and social-emotional learning efforts. Collectively, this has taken the shape of equity and social justice. Some may consider this a perfect storm. But for arts educators in southern California, […]
ISTE LIVE 21 Virtual Conference Recap
[…] off with an opening and inspiring keynote address from Dr. Miguel Cardona, the Secretary of Education followed by Cornelius Minor who spoke of the importance of building learning communities to celebrate student voice and student agency. On Sunday Dr. Priscilla Chan, the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Chan Zuckerberg Initiative spoke about equity and the […]
Flipping the Script: A Case Study in Student Agency and Youth Entrepreneurship
[…] process really helped me to do and see that.” It was vital that Ese and other Capstone seniors were given time and space to work on their learning process. Ese was given time and a framework to engage in multiple cycles of ideation, research, project management, product development, and presentation. In a beautiful essay, […]
3 Strategies to Provide Mentorship and Support to Students During Challenging Times
[…] important to us and our students. At our school, we began the year with a renewed focus on fostering relationships and connections to support our students’ social-emotional learning needs. Our goal was to build a safe and trusting community where our students are known as individuals. Also, according to a recent national survey, students […]
