High school
Rethinking High School: Badging, Competency-Based and Real-World Work
I recently had a chance to visit Del Lago Academy in California, where school leaders are rethinking high school to help students problem-solve, think creatively and create their own meaningful solutions.
Huntley Blend Provides Support & Flexibility
Huntley Community School District 158 has implemented several innovations in its schools, including its high school blended learning program that offers students control over the time, place and pace at which they work.
Career Awareness: Start Early, Go Online, Get Work Experience
Every young person deserves broad exposure to career options starting in middle school such as access to online resources, good advice, work experiences, career and technical options and maker experiences.
6 Practices of Thoughtful Leaders
Here are examples of thoughtful education leaders creating innovative places where young people can practice consideration, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity in a complex and sometimes overly violent world.
Could Online Learning Tools Replace the Traditional Teacher?
In the age of 21st century schools, flipped classrooms and cyber education, what is the future of the traditional classroom teacher? An experiment with a language app in my classroom helped me decide.
One Stone Launching Innovative New High School in Boise
One Stone in Boise is opening a very different kind of school this fall: a school rooted in student voice, empathy, innovation and student-centered learning that is dedicated to graduating an army of talented next-gen leaders.
Learning (and Teaching) Leadership in the Early Grades
Mukilteo Elementary School in Washington State teaches students leadership skills by implementing FranklinCovey's The Leader In Me, a program designed to teach the '7 Habits of Successful People' to younger students.
7 Schools You Should Know About
We spent the week at SXSWedu and learned about a few "hidden gems" to add to our schools to follow list. Check them out and tell us who we're missing!
Public Schools as Change Agents
By: Scott Rowe. The most important thing we did was decide we were committed to helping our school evolve into a 21st century institution of learning and burned the boats so there was no turning back.
Culminating Passions: Student Leadership for School-Wide Change
By Molly Irvin: How one student turned her passion for psychology into a school-wide, week long event to help diminish social stigma around mental illness.