Place Based Education
student voice
Equity & Access
New Arts Integration Efforts Address Healing-Centered Engagement, Transformative Agency
There is a new merging of the arts with trauma-informed pedagogy, social justice and culturally-responsive teaching as a means to increase healing-centered engagement and transformative agency.
Project-Based Learning
What Self-Reflection, Peer Evaluation, and Assessment Looks Like in Action in Early Elementary
By: Jenny Pieratt. The Founder and President of CraftED Curriculum tackles how to begin teaching self-reflection, peer evaluation, and assessment in early elementary.
Project-Based Learning
J-term at Lyndon Institute: Engaging in Interest- and Passion-driven Learning
During J-term at Lyndon Institute, teachers teach something they are passionate about and let the students decide what they want to learn.
Difference Making
Oaklore: A Student Podcast About Difference Making in Oakland
Students in Oakland have launched Oaklore, a student podcast focused on highlighting Oakland's changemakers and cross-generational storytelling.
Personalized Learning
Education Needs A Lot More ‘YES’
To foster innovation and transformational change, we must allow our students’ voices to be heard. Let’s learn to say ‘yes’ to their ideas!
Project-Based Learning
Never Too Young to Be An Activist
By: Liz Pitofsky. Service Learning Project (SLP) explains how they engage youth in organizing projects to solve problems in their schools and communities.
Project-Based Learning
Empowering Students Through Choice, Voice and Action
By: Kristen Thorson and Erin Gohl. Children should have the choice to contribute their voice to our social and civic dialogue. Here’s how teachers and parents can create a space for kids to develop their thoughts, share their opinions, and take action.
Difference Making
Learning to Make a Difference at One Stone
One Stone believes that learners in every environment can find their voice and use it for good. Here's how its high school students are impacting communities, pursuing passions, and thinking globally.
Schools Worth Visiting
Why Schools Need Signature Learning Experiences
Signature experiences and signature building blocks can promote model efficacy, prioritize important outcomes for students and serve to differentiate schools and networks.
Schools Worth Visiting
Four Emerging Trends in Learning
Imagine going to school in a museum and studying real artifacts. Imagine a sustained relationship with an advisor who helps you figure out what you’re good at and care about, and where you can make a difference. Imagine high school students designing practical solutions to community problems. Visit an innovative…