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Equity & Access
It’s (Past) Time to Redesign the Teaching Profession
[…] the pressure on the healthcare system. We simply can’t pay or thank them enough, and unsurprisingly we don’t do either of those well. Also, he’s a really good nurse. He just won the most prestigious nursing award the hospital gives (for which, by the way, he won a small wooden statue, a parking space, […]
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Learner-Centered
Building An Authentic Learning Culture Starts With Imperfection and Vulnerability
[…] about who does the evaluating, and ask yourself if the stakes are higher when you, the teacher, evaluate work or when their peers do. Here is a good hub for peer-to-peer learning but for a great one remix this and make it your own. Don’t just model the learning, be in it with your […]
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Personalized Learning
3 Ways Leaders Can Create The Conditions for Deeper Learning
Leaders are charged with creating the learning culture and environment that is conducive to deeper learning. Three areas to begin with are how we start school, how we share student work and how we culminate the year.
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Future of Learning
The Story of Transforming A System: Spring Grove Schools
[…] seeing a need to change school systems. We believe in the possibilities of equity, all students achieving, and all students graduating ready to contribute to the common good, but we know there are barriers standing in the way of that belief. And the hard work to transform our system will not only mean we […]
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Career & Technical Ed
Lining Up Career Dreams with Reality
[…] her role as Superintendent in Carlsbad, California she spearheaded several efforts to bridge classroom learning with career readiness. Dr. Lovely’s latest book Ready for Anything builds a new world of meaning for educators in preparing students for college, career and a good life. Stay in-the-know with innovations in learning by signing up for the weekly Smart Update.
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Learning Design
Redesigning School: Six Key Pillars From Six of the Most Innovative Schools and Programs
[…] to the community. Administration held their breath. The results, as Alison Ya-Wen Yang recalls later “blew me away.” Some students designed t-shirts and infographics to help enforce good hygiene and social distancing; others designed future hospitals that could intake more patients using Minecraft; some created advertising campaigns and documentaries to support local NGOs; and […]
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Green Schools
Real World Learning About Sustainability
[…] that for educators beginning to take first steps into understanding and using the SDGs, he highly recommends these resources: Flourish Project: SDGs for the Early Years, the Good Life Goals Pack of Actions and the Inspire Citizens Design Sprint which is an excellent tool to explore in designing learning experiences that embed concepts related to […]
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New Pathways
How Design Thinking Is Preparing Young People to Lead
[…] with the skills needed to address the big issues looming on the horizon. Problems of tomorrow won’t require this generation to sit, listen, and regurgitate. So what good is it doing us to have them practice those “skills” now? Schools are not capable of giving students all the knowledge needed to solve problems like […]
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Difference Making
Celebrating Edmund W. Gordon
Brooklyn Lab celebrates Edmund W Gordon's 100th birthday and circles back on how much he has accomplished for the educational landscape and how impactful his work has been.
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Learner-Centered
Tips from the Field: 4 Strategies for Supporting students
[…] way to show them you care and start the day off positively. “Just being there and being present. I meet students at the door, and we say good morning every day. We start the morning with ‘How are you doing how’s your day?’ And if they’ve had a bad day, we’re going to change […]
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