Place Based Education
1212 Results
EdTech
Tech Can’t Teach but it Can Help with Feedback
[…] technology for years, but it is time to get them the support they need to bring it to the next level. Research has shown that formative assessment works best when the feedback provided to students is immediate; oriented around clear learning goals; and fitted to the student’s prior understanding and ability. One-on-one tutoring is […]
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Equity & Access
Navigating Racism and Violence: Creating Beloved Communities
[…] as a teacher and my son as a student.” LaNisha continued by stating that her son asked her after the recent school shooting in Texas, “Mom, does good always win?” According to James Bridgeworth, an education researcher focusing on Racial Violence in Schools, “The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and other Black Americans last […]
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Learner-Centered
A New Spin on Education: Cognitive Capacity for an Uncertain Future
[…] if you will – to see them through the repeated demands for learning that they will experience in their lives. When students’ ability to learn improves, many good things start to happen. Their confidence improves, and their emotional well-being becomes markedly better. As this happens, teachers report that teaching becomes more enjoyable, which is […]
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Place Based Education
How to Design a Learning Commons
[…] learning commons is designed with an emphasis on strong indoor-outdoor connections; visual and permeable connections to adjacent spaces; diverse activity zones; varied furnishings, fixtures, and finishes; and good sound attenuation, it naturally becomes the thriving heart of the learning community. As the thriving heart, the learning commons becomes a place that fosters a sense […]
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EdTech
Inverting the Teaching Pyramid with AI
[…] that pyramid or at least chop down the largest, most basic level. That’s a really important thing to visualize as it relates to how AI and education work, or will work together. Right now, much of the AI software tools and platforms being built and marketed and even sold to schools are aimed at […]
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Place Based Education
Activate Your Hallways!
[…] Creative As You Activate Your Hallways To be clear, there’s no one right way to activate a hallway, but creating seating options and workstations is always a good way to incentivize usage. At the same time, considering how the walls are used can serve to spark creativity and interaction. Through the use of writable […]
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New Pathways
Timetable Absurdity
[…] experience deciding how to learn, where to learn, and when to learn, because schools account for every minute. Schooling is predicated on the perception that busyness is good. Treadmill schedules leave little time for deep learning, quietude, or human connections. What does our allocation of time say about what we value in the teaching and learning […]
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New Pathways
How Systems and States Can Encourage Better Project-Based Learning
[…] regulate learning and behavior, and make skills more transferable to new contexts. Activities are easy, projects are hard it can be challenging to develop and support good projects. When I visited a “project-based” northern elementary school in January 2020, the fall project was paper snowflakes. Yes, the kids were engaged and there was […]
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SEL & Mindset
Getting to Yes: How to Spur Treatment for Mental Health
[…] you can hear the ambivalence and then, gently, support your child’s own inclination to change. By asking thoughtful questions, you can help your child arrive at a good decision all by themselves. For example, you might ask: “If you did decide to get help, what qualities would you look for in a therapist, given […]
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Leadership
Exploring New Pathways at the NVSIDE Conference
[…] connect and collaborate when not in the same classroom. Educators agreed that we all learned the importance of stretching ourselves, trying new, non-traditional methods, and finding what works for each student to open up new opportunities for them. These insights connect to the six pillars so well. I focused on the six pillars: unbundled […]
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