Why Collaborate for Online Learning? Because it Just (Net)Works
Jessica Slusser explores why collaborating for online learning works.
Can’t Miss Education Conferences in 2023
[…] education and professional organizations, entrepreneurs, faculty from higher education organizations, students, parents, and community leaders—in service of addressing complex problems and issues of inequity in educational outcomes. Deeper Learning Conference March 28-30, 2023; San Diego, CA In-Person and Online 820 deeper learners from around the world gathered in 2022 for a beautiful reminder of why […]
6 Elements of Thriving Learners
[…] of safety, both internally and externally, a key aspect of their foundational needs is met. They are in a mental and physical state that prepares them for deeper learning, critical thinking, and enriching relationships. Purpose & Joy Academy of the Holy Names Middle School, an environment where purpose & joy are nurtured We can see […]
PBL and Early Childhood Education: The Perfect Match
By: Michael Niehoff. Educator and author Sara Lev advocates that young learners deserve and are prepared for the same rigorous, engaging and meaningful learning that PBL provides as learners of all ages.
New Small Community Based Schools Have Big Implications
Gem Prep is launching several microschools called Learning Societies across Idaho that will be using their online schools curriculum, with experienced parents running the sites at locations including churches, homes, and business office space.
Harmonizing with Microcredentials: 7 Steps to Reimagining Your School’s Professional Learning
In this final piece of the series, we summarize how Harmony Public Schools reinvented professional learning for their staff by putting the educator at the center and building a career pathways program awarding relevant and realistic microcredentials to in-service teachers and administrators.
Students with Disabilities Deserve LEGIT Solutions: Lightweight Evidence-Gathering Instruments and Tools
[…] Gap Whereas heavyweight tools require time, expertise, and high costs, LEGIT solutions should be easy to use, cheap, and accessible, like an eye chart. They should dive deeper than traditional approaches to assessment, charting youth’s aspirations, pain points, neurodevelopmental processes, and strengths, to help educators build empathy for their students and assist them in […]
Centering Relationships at Anastasis Academy
Anastasis Academy in Colorado centers student relationships and a creative, spiraling, inquiry-driven curriculum to drive powerful, deeper student learning.
Human Connection in Deeper Learning
What is the answer to deeper learning? Human connection.
The Four C’s of Student Success
[…] expressing emotions; persisting through struggles; sustaining positive relationships; being present, and using insights to grow and develop. To prioritize competency development, elevate and invest in social-emotional learning, deeper learning, and career pathways programs. These should be schoolwide strategies, rather than being slated for a single class (e.g., health, life skills), academic unit, or a subset […]
