The Math of Making Wine
After four seasons, Marcus Rafanelli joined L’Ecole as Winemaker and his story underscores the value of work-based learning in high school and college.
Creating Connections Across Slate Valley for the Common Good
[…] Haven Union High School (FHUHS) is preparing to facilitate S.L.A.T.E through a Valley Commons Project, creating connections across Slate Valley between school and community for the common good. A Valley Commons Project results in content and skill development during collaborative learning experiences developed between community partners, teachers, students, and parents. The goals of a […]
The Role of Student Roles
[…] It’s about students taking greater responsibility for the strategic roles in the classrooms. It’s about allowing students to bring their expertise and experience forward for the greater good, while also enhancing their skills, resumes, portfolios, and self-realization. Here are a few role types to consider: Project / Instructional Roles These are directly related to […]
Human Work: Learn Stuff Computers Can’t Do
[…] That’s the conclusion of Human Work in the Age of Smart Machines, a new book by Jamie Merisotis. As CEO of the Lumina Foundation, Merisotis has a good view of the work of the future. He sees computers getting smarter and more capable and, over the next decade, displacing repetitive tasks in many jobs […]
Opportunities in Wellness: A Key to Learning
[…] are collaborating more closely with public boards of health. Governmental leaders are inviting technology partners to the table to solve urgent health priorities with accountability (for one good example, consider Rhode Island’s partnership with Salesforce, resulting in contact-tracing tools now used across 35 states). In some cases, wellness organizations positioned to provide support are […]
The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals Could Be Our Standards
[…] for active learning and metacognition, but about citizen education. “We’ve moved so far from citizenship. We’ve forgotten that education is about creating active, informed citizens who are good people—Creating an active citizen,” said Martino. “The SDG’s fulfill that goal too. It’s an active way to become a participatory citizen.” Others concur with Martino. TeachSDGs Co-Founder […]
Your “Passion” Probably Isn’t Your Passion
[…] in life. The better you choose, the further you’ll end up. This article’s a stepping stone to making those decisions in a smarter way. With that, a good place to start would be here: “What is a passion, really?” Spot The Difference Actually, an even better place to start with would be what a […]
Empower Generations: Coaching for Higher Quality Project Design and Learner Success
[…] impressed with the creativity from the Empower Generations Guides. He appreciates their focus on authentic learning experiences and enjoys being a part of the process of refining good projects into great projects. “Working with this staff always reminds me that too much focus on curriculum and standards does not result in the best projects,” […]
What Can Students Do?
[…] framework for modeling feedback and the concept of radical revision from the Bard College Institute for Writing and Thinking, where students pair up and discuss what they feel good about in a written draft and what they think they will need to work on, followed by reading their drafts out loud to each other and […]
Educators Field Guide to Preparing for Web3: 3 Steps You Can Take Today, to be Ready for Tomorrow
[…] looking at ways the technology will provide new pathways for learning, earning, and living. You can check them out below: Three Ways Web3 Will Change Education For Good What Can Decentralized Organizations Accomplish in Education? In these articles we highlighted from a high level the opportunities that web3 can bring to education, but what […]
