ReThinkingEdu: Innovative Lessons Learned by Teachers During the COVID 19 Pandemic
[…] young people. This is what makes my work critically important. As a person guiding young people along their way, I sit at a fulcrum point in their life. This point is one at which decisions are complicated, but ongoing learning is essential. As I enter the 2021-22 school year (and beyond), my task is […]
Now is the Time to Build a New Field in Education
[…] to place learners (including their interests, backgrounds, well-being, and aspirations) at the center, rather than centering the requirements of our education system, and bringing this vision to life. These communities often have clarified for themselves what they believe about learners and learning, which has enabled them to build incredible learner-centered environments. Organizations like Big […]
Freedom: One Teacher’s Journey to Student Loan Forgiveness
[…] their environments. I help shape character. I can model and cultivate the characteristics of love, respect, responsibility, and integrity in the hearts of my students. Character and life lessons are woven into my school’s curriculum and taught in all my assignments.” Anthony currently serves as the second-grade teacher at Charleston Development Academy Public Charter School. He […]
Place & Peace Based Learning: Walter’s Story
[…] I had lived there at age fourteen I had struggled — unconsciously at least — with my own culpability as an American, living in Hiroshima the strange life of victor, the hegemonic life-style of “movie and rock and roll star.” Hiroshima is a special place as much for its symbol of nuclear apocalypse as […]
The Secret Sauce to a Successful College and Career Readiness Program
[…] workforce during a summer internship, which may help them solidify their major. And over the long term, students – through these experiences – also further solidify essential life skills that many schools start teaching as early as middle school, including lessons in: Time management Self-advocacy Workplace skills and attitudes Work values Career-life balance Entrepreneurial […]
Designing at the Margins
[…] bookstore and learning center dedicated to critical literacy that promotes inclusivity and diversity. As a former educator, “4.0 was my first experience in seeing ideas come to life that supported liberating outcomes for marginalized communities,” Kumar reflects. “When I started the Readery, I used the content and supports from 4.0.” Kumar also joined a […]
Why Focusing on the Sustainable Development Goals in School Is Good for Students, Staff, Families, and the Broader Community
[…] meaningful interaction. As a result, we knew we wanted wellness to take priority. We also wanted the focus on wellness to be rigorous, prepare our students for life after high school, and help them make connections to the real world. We began to research wellness frameworks and sustainable practices, but most left us wanting […]
Michelle Weise on Long Life Learning
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom sits down with Michelle Weise to discuss her new book: Long Life Learning.
We Can’t Put the Genie Back in the Bottle: Designing Next-Generation Education in the Time of Crisis
[…] a result of the coronavirus pandemic, people in North Carolina, the U.S. and around the world are confined to their homes with no clear idea of when life will shift to a new normal. While educators continue to adapt to conducting school during COVID-19, we’re being called to think differently about how we serve […]
Academic Magnet High School is on a Mission of Excellence through Creating Opportunity for All
[…] ACE program joined the Grade 9 cohort this school year being well-prepared to meet the demands of a strong academic schedule and being socially integrated into the life of the school. One of the students in the outreach program stated, “I’ve been interested in Academic Magnet since about third grade because they are well […]
