Social-Emotional Learning and Whole Child Education: Approaches for Supporting Students’ Learning and Development
By: Justina Schlund Education leaders know that students thrive when schools, families, and communities work together to fully support all aspects of learning and development. To meet this priority, educators have looked to several approaches for cultivating school systems that focus holistically on students’ skills development, relationships, environments, and overall well-being. Two of the […]
Building Community and Social-Emotional Learning in the New School Year
[…] throughout the year, whether through digital storytelling, digital portfolios, independent learning via PBL or genius hour, and more that promote student choice and voice. They are also good options for promoting student engagement by having students become creators rather than consumers in our classrooms. Book Creator has new templates just in time for the new […]
Cool New Schools
[…] models launched to accelerate real world learning. Maritime High is a new small school south of Seattle. Learning will focus on the environment, marine science, and maritime careers working on or near the water. Maritime is a collaborative project of Highline Public Schools, Northwest Maritime Center, Port of Seattle, and the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition along […]
Teaching Social Justice and Anti-Racism: 5 Engaging Project Ideas
The past two pandemic years have helped surface some glaring inequities between the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots.’ While the ‘haves’ experienced advanced medical care, the ability to work seamlessly from home and healthy meals delivered directly to their doorstep, the ‘have nots;’ a higher rate of COVID contraction, rising unemployment rates, and cramped one-bedroom […]
The Four C’s of Student Success
[…] to plan and assess with competencies in mind. Consider using ESSER funds designated for “learning recovery” to support partnerships with youth development providers who can do this work with you. Connections are the relationships that support students’ social health and wealth. There are three kinds of relationships students need: lifelines, door openers, and navigators. Lifelines […]
Learning at the Concourse: Crosstown High
[…] a meaningful use of space. Learning at Crosstown High There is a strong student-teacher rapport and relationship building. As we toured the school, we observed learners engaging in work that was thematically connected across disciplines and connected to their capstone project. Students Journaling at Crosstown High The thematic journeys that students engage in over the […]
Mind Reading With Neurofeedback: What’s Next In Wellness
[…] Peak Performance Migraines Concussions and Traumatic Brain Injury Now What? As a treatment tool, neurofeedback has delivered promising results. In the hands of professionals, this practice can work to calm patients and help to deter them from otherwise dangerous spirals. However, as educators and leaders in education, we must ask ourselves about the data […]
A Dashboard is Not A Plan
[…] look like: What % of students show up in a 2- or 4-year college by gender, race, ethnicity? What % progress to college completion and living wage workforce entry? What did we do here in the school district to ensure their success and how can we do more of that? Was it rigorous courses, […]
Creativity Made Easy: How Your Students Can Practice the Skill for the 21st-Century
[…] 1984) and what they produce every week. The main attraction for students in this program is the freedom to direct their own learning, express their ideas, and work collaboratively with their peers. That brings me to my pandemic project started in June 2020 with my former student, Ari Memar, as the CEO. He knows my […]
Project Unicorn Releases New K12 Data Interoperability Report: What it Means for Classroom Educators
[…] something educators think about on a day-to-day basis as they manage a classroom, interact with students, and exchange emails with parents. The technical underpinnings that make interoperability work are often invisible to the user. Like electricity, plumbing, or the highways we drive, it’s not particularly “sexy.” Even though most educators can recite chapter and […]