Future of Learning

Eric Sheninger’s Disruptive Thinking in our Classrooms: Preparing Learners for Their Future

[…] Learners for Their Future” is a book for the moment. He has pulled together universal wisdom from across our field as well as his own work coaching education leaders following the paradigm shift that affected our practice unlike anything before. Sheninger offers guidance for reestablishing familiar pedagogical theories for emerging from disruption in order […]

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Future of Learning

Humanity: The Antidote

As we look to transform the future of education, developing relationships must be in the crosshairs. Matt Piercy explores the need for forging the human connection approach to education.

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Personalized Learning

Four Things We Can Learn from Australia’s Focus on Student Well-being

By: Kylie Power and Dr. Joe Thurbon In recent years, children in the United States have been the beneficiaries of a movement in K-12 education that not only prioritizes student mental health but makes social-emotional learning an integral part of the school experience. In classrooms across America, teachers are helping students learn to manage […]

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Place Based Education

Welcoming Entry and Layered Access

Holistic health and safety, including physical security, are paramount in the design of today’s schools. Randy Fielding explores design patterns that begin to address this need.

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Place Based Education

6 Elements of Thriving Learners

[…] of factors led to this event, and it’s not the goal of this article to diagnose them. What is worthy of investigation is thinking about the role education can play to create conditions that counteract the forces that led to the Insurrection. At Fielding International, we are known for designing schools that foster authentic […]

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Place Based Education

Personalized Storage in Schools

Randy Fielding explores the changing needs to give students personal storage in school, and the solutions can have surprising benefits.

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Difference Making

Evolving Through Connections, Feedback, and Relevancy

[…] examine what is working, what is not, and what is possible.   Great educators and great practices can evolve and adapt to a changing context. Evolving in education is about aligning our practices in education with the world we live in. This means that we will need to prioritize what matters most and hold […]

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EdTech

Edtech Companies Must Place Learning Ahead of Revenue and Engagement

By: Joshua Ling COVID-19 forced many teachers and administrators unfamiliar with education technology (or who were in the early stages of its adoption) to embrace and employ it rapidly. Using a “lift as you climb” approach that played out in classrooms across America, and around the world during the pandemic, education technology forged its […]

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New Pathways

Students Co-authoring Their Own Learning

[…] in the last decade by implementing models of personalized learning to accelerate skill development and by strengthening multi-tiered systems of support. The last two years of pandemic education focused efforts in these areas as well as in creating environments of safety and belonging. On the fifth design principle, rich learning experiences, the report identifies […]

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