Focusing on Student Learning Will Attract The Educators We Need
[…] first-generation college student advisors. Emergent: Innovative content, one teacher These schools expand what and how young people learn, while relying on a sole certified teacher to guide instruction. Educators design project-based units, young people solve contemporary problems through real-world experiences, or schools modify the design of the school week to expand learning outcomes. Look […]
Next Generation Online Learning Programs – Khan World School
[…] online, public model. StepMojo aggregates a variety of online providers for middle and high school students and combines the experience with three days a week of online expert instruction. Dallas ISD’s Dallas Hybrid Prep school is supported by Stemuli – a metaverse-based online program and independent mastery programs. All of these options are rethinking the traditional online learning […]
Place & Peace Based Learning: Walter’s Story
[…] countries in three multi-age, multi-grade classrooms, self-contained with art and Japanese language/culture integrated into the school day. The school was a blend of American British curriculum, “ instruction” was in English, half the students were ESL or bi/tri-lingual whether Japanese or other (e.g. Dutch, French, Danish, Portuguese). A third of the children were bi-racial, […]
Building a Pathway Onramp: Transition Plan Design Guidelines
[…] for them. Sec 300.43 Transition Services (a) Transition services means (2) Is based on the individual child’s needs, taking into account the child’s strengths, preferences, and interests; and includes— (i) Instruction; (ii) Related services; (iii) Community experiences; (iv) The development of employment and other post-school adult living objectives; and (v) If appropriate, acquisition of daily living skills and provision of a […]
Why Teach Journalism When AI Writes Articles?
[…] of AI writers may, as Rick Hess argued, unflip classrooms for a time allowing teachers to observe more of the writing process. However, the future opportunity in writing instruction is not detection, it’s empowerment–the agency and voice, the ethics and expectations of programs like Paly Mac that invite learners into forms of human expression that […]
Rural Places, Big Visions – a visit to Northern Cass School District
[…] 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 districts to set more rigorous standards than the state standards, and thus all classes have identified 7-14 priority standards […]
ConnectED Community Partnerships Create Pathways
[…] to a cluster of career courses, a continuum of work-based learning (job shadowing and internships), and personalized student support (social-emotional learning, college and career counseling, and accelerated instruction in reading, writing, math). ConnectED is fundamentally about changing teaching and learning so that what students experience inside and outside of the classroom is different from […]
The Ready Player One Test
[…] that students learn better when placed in immersive environments. Dagan Bernstein Research is emerging supporting the idea that students learn better when placed in immersive environments. Dynamic direct instruction coupled with immersive experiences and well-crafted student-led projects helps students engage with content at a deeper level. But how exactly is this possible? How can a […]
Tacoma Adding More Personalized Learning Opportunities
[…] of dropping out of high school. The program offers an individualized approach as an alternative pathway for students to obtain their diplomas. The program provides students with instruction, study skills, career guidance, and social-emotional support as they work towards obtaining a GED certification. They offer wrap-around services to help students from various life circumstances. […]
From Classroom to Adulthood: The Importance of Talent Development from an Early Age
[…] of measures – ability, achievement and SEL – to better understand each individual student’s style of learning and how to best engage them in the classroom. Personalized instruction that enables students to self-direct their learning in creative ways will be imperative as we prepare students for success beyond graduation. Susan Corwith is the associate […]
