Learner-Centered

Districts Must Consider The Portrait of a Whole Child

[…] to Help Kids Live, Learn, and Thrive” addresses the concern of kids giving up or burning out before reaching adulthood. Krauss, who has experience as a classroom teacher, school leader, and national leader on education issues, explores the importance of understanding and addressing the holistic needs of children in order to promote their overall […]

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New Pathways

The Rise of Millennial-Powered Microschools

[…] ensuring a future that honors the genius and fortifies the natural strengths that live within every child.  I am still tearful when I recall my twice-exceptional child’s teacher shaming versus celebrating his unique way of learning. The future that I saw in that moment, a future where the light in my young son’s eyes […]

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Getting Through

5 Ways Face-to-Face Learning Will Need to Differentiate to Contrast Virtual Learning

[…] bring that experience to our educational programs. Relationships and Mentoring Again, one can have quality relationships online. However, nothing may be more powerful than a highly engaged teacher-student relationship. Teachers have to see themselves as mentors, maybe above all. Students are starving for positive and meaningful relationships with positive adults outside their family or […]

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Leadership

Getting Clearer: Liberatory Coaching

[…] development coach for New Tech Network over the last eight years, I’ve worked in a wide range of school and community contexts across the country. Partnering with teachers, school leaders, and district leaders with vastly different lived experiences and views disrupted my early assumptions of what it meant to be a coach for someone. […]

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Future of Learning

How to Set Middle Schoolers On a Long-Term Path of Success

By: Rachel Graham. Middle school is a pivotal point for young adults and Rachel discusses how we ensure that middle schoolers receive the necessary skills and resources to set them on a long-term path to success.

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