learning design
Future of Learning
How Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Reduced Their Failure Rate by over 60%
PK Diffenbaugh and Beth Wodecki of MPUSD reworked systems and processes to create a more equitable learning experience that sustains engagement.
Leadership
Resilience: The Skill That Keeps Teaching and Learning Thriving at Pasadena ISD
By: Melissa McCalla. Resilience must be a community effort - students need educators as part of their support system now more than ever.
Future of Learning
A Reliable Hybrid Learning Model: Cedar Rapids Schools Respond to Setbacks
By: Eric Nentrup. Superintendent Noreen Bush and the Cedar Rapids Community School District discuss how they managed setbacks over the past year and maintained a mindset to keep moving forward.
Equity & Access
Teaching Truth to Power
By: Anthony Jackson. Anthony outlines ways to address systematic racism and ways to create learning environments that prioritize understanding and cooperation across cultures.
EdTech
Organizing a Modern Edtech Stack for Modern Pedagogy, Part II: The LMS
In part two of a series of investigating your edtech stack, Eric outlines how to evaluate your LMS.
Equity & Access
What is Vertical Coherence and Why Does it Matter for Equity?
By: Liisa Potts & Jamilah Hicks. Vertical coherence can be used to facilitate student mastery and affect the equity outcome for students.
Leadership
Summer Learning Opportunities for Community and Real World Experiences
Summer learning is full of opportunities to get students engaged in new ways of learning, being within their community, and getting professional skils.
Equity & Access
How Speech and Language Deficits Can Affect a Child’s Academic Success
By: Leanne Sherred. Speech and language challenges can affect how children perform in school, including the development of early literacy skills and their mental well-being. In this post, we discuss how communication difficulties can affect academic performance and the benefits of early intervention.
Future of Learning
What’s the EdTech Vaccine? 10 Design Principles
There are 10 design shifts that represent an opportunity in learner experience and supporting learning tools that can improve the life trajectories of billions.
Future of Learning
Getting Clearer: Schooling Loss, Not Learning Loss
By: Kelly Niccolls & Rebecca Midles. Students have experienced school loss and peer interaction loss, not learning loss. Kelly and Rebecca outline how educators can help students continue forward in their learning journey.