Place Based Education
design thinking
Learning Design
Climate at the Apex of Education Re-Design
By: Matt Piercy. Readers are introduced to the Interconnectedness of COVID-19 and equity, but also how climate change should be an integral part of the conversation when redesigning education.
Competency-Based Education
Mastery Learning in Action
Mastery Learning in Action, a paper recently published by the Mastery Transcript Consortium, offers a comparative structure based on visits and interview from five of its member schools.
Future of Learning
‘Voices Of A Learning World’ Aims To Be New Medium for the Global Redesign of Learning
18 education practitioners, thought leaders and edupreneurs from around the world—Voices Of A Learning World—have come together to engage all stakeholders in envisioning a new dawn in learning.
Getting Through
When Humans, Not Systems, Run Schools
By: Andy Calkins. Andy discusses how the districts in NGLC's change management project have transitioned to home-based learning with rapid design of new systems and communication.
Future of Learning
T3 Alliance: Turning a Crisis into an Educational Opportunity
By: Adam Low. Adam discusses how the T3 Alliance curriculum provides design thinking guidance and new structures that empower students to make a difference during times of crisis.
Leadership
Where High School Starts with Leadership and Design Thinking
Imagine a high school that started with design thinking and leadership training. Imagine having the opportunity to prototype a solution to a community problem and earn a provisional patent. For students at a Kansas City high school, it's a reality.
Future of Learning
Forward-Thinking Schools Begin With Forward-Thinking Design
By: Larry Spang and Emily Grandstaff-Rice. Arrowstreet, a Boston-based architecture and design firm, is dedicated to accentuating schools’ missions through thoughtful and strategic design, creating customized spaces that support today’s teaching styles and emphasize educational facilities’ unique purposes.
Project-Based Learning
Students on Creating a Space For Students
MECA Challenge, a Kansas City initiative, challenges students to solve complex and real-world problems, like designing a museum space.
Marketing & Communication
Market Your School With Design Thinking: Testing Makes Perfect
Testing, the fifth phase of the design thinking framework, requires careful user observation and continued dedication to confronting the challenge at hand.
Competency-Based Education
Teaching Technology, Digital Literacy as Global Competencies
We can use technology to have our students transform their world and the world at large by ensuring their digital literacy.