Place Based Education
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Getting Through
Safeguarding Back to School: Preparation for a Healthy Return to School in Downtown Brooklyn
[…] safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of everyone in our school community—from our students, staff, and teachers to all of their families. As leaders of an urban public school, Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools (LAB), we understand that schools operating in dense built environments with limited points of entry and classroom space will face unique […]
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New Pathways
Inviting Learners into Work That Matters
We’ve found pockets of excellence in three dozen high school visits this spring and where we’ve spotted evidence of deeper learning (i.e., engagement, critical thinking, excellent public products) it’s been work that matters to the learner and their community-- it’s relevant, purposeful, and consequential work.
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Equity & Access
Talk About It: Why Asking Questions and Sharing Ideas is a Core Part of Starting a School
Dr. Eric Oglesbee discusses key tips for how to open and lead a new school.
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Equity & Access
#EngageEquitably Helps Education Leaders Communicate More Effectively with Families and Communities
[…] guide the communications efforts of schools and districts. The specific strategies and messages they use will depend on factors like their reopening plans, guidance they receive from public health officials, and the status of COVID-19 in their schools and community. LAB and the Donovan Group will continue to add to these resources as the […]
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Getting Through
Processes and Principles for Public Schools Navigating Uncertainty and Adapting to Change
[…] and come together to adapt and respond to the dark winter that has fallen? It was May, a few months into the pandemic, when the Brooklyn LAB leadership team realized it was time to rethink school in order to adapt to the seeming realities of re-entry and resurgence. With cases rising and no hope […]
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Future of Learning
The Key to Addressing Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Public Schools
[…] the vaccine is an understandable response to the lived experience of systemic racism. Schools can, and must, step in to move the conversation around vaccine hesitancy forward. Public schools are uniquely positioned to help ensure that local communities have the information and confidence that they need to get vaccinated. We can work to address […]
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Equity & Access
Closing the Digital Divide for Parents: A COVID-19 Story
By: Antonio B. Boyd. The Resilient Schools Project, a Future of School initiative, partners with districts, like South Carolina's Dorchester School District Two, to develop ongoing responses to instruction disruptions during the 2020-21 school year, including support for parents.
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Future of Learning
How New Tech Schools Jumpstarted El Paso’s Education Transformation
[…] languages on three continents gave Juan Cabrera a pretty good sense of the relationship-building, problem-solving, and communication skills demanded by the innovation economy. After taking on the leadership of El Paso Independent School District, Cabrera hosted town hall meetings with parents and staff members from all over the sprawling border city. Every meeting confirmed […]
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Future of Learning
How to Set Middle Schoolers On a Long-Term Path of Success
[…] self-advocacy, and high school selection in middle school is key to setting students up for success. For example, over 100 elementary and middle schools within the Chicago Public School (CPS) district have implemented a curriculum to help foster self-advocacy and student readiness. In CPS, the freshman on-track metric is used as an indicator of […]
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Place Based Education
A Spatial Paradigm for Thriving Learners
School environments can be designed to foster holistically thriving learners. Fielding International’s Thriving Paradigm explains how.
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