Four Key Lessons from Utah for Accelerating and Expanding Learner-Centered Education
Policymakers and practitioners regularly stated that the country couldn’t afford to simply revert to our traditional, industrial-era approach to education. What can be done to take advantage of this opportunity and transform and reinvent our K-12 system into something better?
Why Focusing on the Sustainable Development Goals in School Is Good for Students, Staff, Families, and the Broader Community
Coolidge High School in Washington, DC is using the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals as the core of their Redesign journey with DC+XQ and focusing on Action Research, Global Experiences, and Wellness.
A Unique Thanksgiving Season: Even More Reasons to Be Grateful for Our Teachers
By: Erin Gohl & Kristen Thorson. As we approach Thanksgiving, those of us who surround and depend on teachers—from parents of students to school administrators—must note, acknowledge, and convey thanks for all our teachers have done and continue to do for our children, families, and communities.
It’s Time to Reimagine Our Accountability Systems
By: Dr. Remy Washington. When we are no longer living through a pandemic, this need for multiple measures to assess a school's health will remain the same. Education leaders must take advantage of this crisis and begin engaging with school boards and state and national legislatures to revisit, review, and revise our state school accountability systems.
Transforming Student Engagement Through Dialogue: 3 Approaches for Every Classroom
By: Danielle Isbell & John Sarrouf. Classroom engagement is essential to the long term success of students, and engagement is impacted by pre-established norms and patterns of classroom dynamic. Applying the core principles of Essential Partner’s Dialogic Classroom can transform classroom dynamics (online and in-person) and allow for increased connection, engagement, and communication.
Building Rural Learning Pathways to Strengthen the Future of Community
By integrating dual enrollment, credentials and CTE, high school students are better able to graduate with college credit and viable credentialed experiences to support entry into the postsecondary workforce.
Microschools: From Micro Innovation to Serial Disruption
Microschools are not a new phenomenon, but they are an effective one and one that has the potential for scale and impact.
Values-Driven Learning in Hawai’i Helps Learners Find What They Are SEEQing
The School for Examining Essential Questions of Sustainability in Hawai’i connects learners with real-world problems and purpose.
Home Schools Grow With New Funding Streams
A growing number of students are learning in homes. These small schools create opportunities to test new learning models, expand supportive options, and extend access to new pathways.
frED Camp: The Legacy of Fred Rogers
Teachers around the world have been applying “The Fred Method” in their classrooms, using technology — and findings from the science of learning and child development — to spark joyful, welcoming learning experiences.