Strong Start for Michigan’s Future of Learning Council
[…] learning organizations, has banded together around a single mission: to shape the future of learning in Michigan. The FLC is committed to leveraging the power of net worked cohorts, research, and recent lessons from the pandemic to institute a long-term, systemic shift in teaching and learning. The FLC launched its inaugural cohort on September […]
Perfection is a 2nd Rate Idea
[…] What are the costs of trying to be perfect? In the setting of a traditional high school the costs can be quite high: Stress Anxiety Unhealthy study/ work habits Depression Suicide Feeling less-than Fearing mistakes Hiding or denying one’s shortcomings Denying one’s own humanity Inflated sense of self-worth or self-loathing Cheating and short-cutting Missing […]
How Teaching Entrepreneurship Helped One Teacher ‘Build a Bridge and Get Over It’
[…] in learning and in life — and that resilience is the real key to moving beyond it. When my students come up with an idea that doesn’t work, I tell them to build a bridge and get over it. Failure is synonymous with entrepreneurship, which requires people to try and try again each time […]
Returning Joy to Teaching & Learning
[…] be able to nerd out to their heart’s content. As a science teacher, don’t I want a classroom full of students who know enough science to ask good questions and know how to make informed opinions by discerning good research and data from the bad? Don’t I want them all to understand that science […]
Every Student Needs a Learning Coach
[…] mental wellness that every young person needs to thrive. Finally, the new learning coach model supports the growth of social capital by expanding young people’s professional net works – especially for those most marginalized. Academic guidance and support Traditionally the role of academic guidance and support has fallen to the school counselor often with […]
Next Generation Online Learning Programs – Khan World School
[…] team at the RISC at University of Chicago, such as “Should Social Media be Censored?”, “Is the World Getting Better?” and “What Does it Mean to “Live a Good Life?” drive discussion. However, discussion only happens after students read a number of original source documents on the subject. This avoids the trap of high enthusiasm […]
Uncovering Pathways for Students with Disabilities
[…] don’t have equitable access to early college opportunities, they miss out on significant benefits. Students in these classes earn valuable college credit for free, prepare for college-level work, and improve their chances of graduating from high school, enrolling in college, and completing college degrees on time. These classes can be life-changing, and students with disabilities […]
What Happens When AI Doesn’t Understand Students? An example for creative and equitable AI policy in education
[…] door for more naturalistic edtech products and real-time assessment opportunities in the classroom for early interventions in speech, language, and reading difficulties. However, these systems currently do not work well across the vast diversity of users they aspire to reach. For example, ASR systems don’t work equally well against different dialects, age groups, or individuals […]
The Power of Process In Deeper Learning: A Case Study in Scaffolding
[…] and where they fit into the experiences they just had. Students rounded out this time period by finding further social entrepreneurship case studies; organizations like Tech For Good, Goodr, and Microbyre. They now had a nuanced understanding of the field and hopefully a greater sense of belonging and confidence as young social entrepreneurs. Relevant […]
From Classroom to Career: Mastering Real-World Competencies through Alternative Learning
[…] this paradigm shift is by going beyond project-based learning and highlighting the crucial component of portfolio-based learning. In portfolio-based learning (defined here by the University of Warwick), students work collaboratively to take ownership of their learning and apply the knowledge directly within practical, real-world settings. It allows students to go beyond merely documenting findings and […]
