learning design
How To Unblock Curiosity And Build Creativity
Curiosity might be the most important disposition of the new age. Unlocking curiosity may the key to innovating.
The Role of Student Roles
Michael discusses how creating relevant real-world opportunities allows students to enhance their skills, resumes, and portfolios.
An Opportunity to Disrupt Education for the Better: Lessons From Starting a School in a Pandemic
By: Tom Woelper. The disruptive forces at play in American education due to COVID-19 present challenges, but they also provide an opportunity for us to rethink the educational experience we’re delivering. For a startup school, the pandemic has presented lessons that can be extended to better education for all.
Our Schools Must Adjust to a COVID-19 World
By: Ulrich Boser. Ulrich shares how educators should focus on community and project-based learning projects during remote learning to create an education system that works for all students.
How Can We Make the Most of Synchronous and Asynchronous Time in Distance Learning?
By: Katie Martin. An outline of key shifts and considerations when designing for distance learning both in synchronous and asynchronous modes.
New Standards of Quality: Minerva Baccalaureate and Debt Free College
Minerva recently launched a new brand called Minerva Baccalaureate. The new model will come with reimagined high school curriculum and instruction methods.
How New Tech Schools Jumpstarted El Paso’s Education Transformation
In the second blog for a short series on school district transformation, Tom outlines how the school network New Tech Network helped to transform El Paso Independent Schoool District (EPISD).
How We Move Forward: Practicing Three Inclusive, Anti-Racist Mindsets for Reopening Schools
The authors share three key commitments to keep in mind when reopening school to ensure a steadfast focus on equity.
To Reopen, America Needs Laboratory Schools
Eric and Erin discuss how laboratory schools are, and will continue to be, necessary to research and develop a more equitable future for all learners.
Puget Sound Schools: Making Interest-Based Learning Meaningful and Intentional
By: Kelly Niccolls and Rebecca Midles. Kelly and Rebecca take us on a tour of select Puget Sound schools that adopt the Whole Child Initiative, focused on community partnership and rearing the next generation of local industry expertise.