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How to Build Community Leaders of Today—and Tomorrow—Through Student Genius Hours
By: Jen Schneider. Genius Hour means students use at least one hour of their class time each week to explore their own questions, create projects and share with others. Here's how implementing it in my classroom turned it into a community.
Why Communication is Critical for Personalized Learning Success
By: Suzanne Alka and Luciano Munoz. We knew that to be successful in our implementation of personalized learning, we would need to develop a communication plan tailored to different audiences within our community. Here's how we did it.
Avoid Summer Brain Drain with Place-Based Learning
Avoid summer learning loss with powerful learning experiences outside the classroom walls. With place-based education students can continue learning and connect with their community.
Creating Reliable Hope in the Face of Rural Poverty
ForwARd Arkansas is taking on learning inequity challenges in rural areas of the state by convening and supporting a group of school districts with the goal of helping every Arkansas student graduate prepared for success in college and the workplace.
Place-Based Education Empowers Students to Make Change
By: Susan Santone. When local government actions removed a community's access to clean water, this teacher used place-based learning to show his students that they were not helpless. Here's how he did it.
10 Tips For EdLeaders Feeling Overwhelmed And Insufficient
As a school or system leader, it’s hard not to be overwhelmed and feel insufficient while navigating complex work and decisions that can affect hundreds of students. Here are 10 tips to help you overcome these feelings.
Noble Effort: College Prep + Community on Chicago’s South Side
Here are 10 features we appreciate about Gary Comer College Prep, part of the Noble Network of Charter Schools that operates 17 high schools serving over 11,000 students from more than 70 Chicago communities.
What Does Personalized Learning Mean for Students?
Many schools are shifting to personalized learning models to better ensure their students will graduate prepared for future success. Here are two students sharing their own stories on why personalized learning is so important to them.
Maritime and Place-Based Learning in a Rural District
By: Sarah Rubenstein. Our small, rural, waterfront school district is three years into a five-year initiative that will transform it into a place-based, maritime-themed district. Here's what we've learned so far.
It’s Time to Personalize Learning in Alaska
By: Dr. Karen Gaborik. Alaska's Fairbanks North Star Borough School District's superintendent shares how the district began its shift to a student-centered system, how the community is involved and what next steps are for them all.