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‘Tackling the Motivation Crisis’​ with Mike Anderson

  As the new school year is officially in full swing and the initial excitement of the first weeks has faded, one of the most important concerns on many educators’ minds is how to keep students motivated. Over the Labor Read More …

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Hacking Assessment to Go Gradeless with Starr Stackstein

  I’ve been an admirer of Starr Sackstein and her work for a long time. She’s been a beacon for years on moving away from grading and moving toward a focus on self-directed learning. She has made real movements in pedagogy and Read More …

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Building a Classroom Culture with Empathy in Mind

Focusing on the first weeks of school with a personal reflection signals to your students what you value and how you value them. So, using an empathy map as a personal reflection that can be shared with classmates is a Read More …

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My Conversation with Dr. Chris Emdin

Highlights from my interview with scientist, advocate, teacher, speaker and connector Dr. Christopher Emdin about his new book: “STEM, STEAM, Make, Dream.”

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Leadership Questions to Help Guide Design of a Virtual School

  This post was written by Jill Thompson and Allison Zmuda, and first published on Education Elements. To support the planning of opening a virtual school, leaders can be overwhelmed with the volume of questions to consider — logistics, strategy, and purpose to name Read More …

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Empathy is Foundational During Our Current Uncertainty

By Allison Zmuda, Bena Kallick and Art Costa Empathy is a foundational part of healing from the political and social issues we are currently facing. Empathy can also be a response to a joyful experience. This newsletter focuses on the Read More …

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Slow Pivots: What’s Driving the Change to Reimagine School Schedules?

  This post was written by Jill Thompson and Allison Zmuda, and first published on Education Elements. School schedules and use of time are one of the few remaining relics of the industrialized learning model. Even when most schools moved Read More …

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Virtual Schooling Is Here to Stay: Reimagining Post-Pandemic Virtual Learning in Public Schools

  By Jill Thompson and Allison Zmuda. This post was first published on Education Elements. From North Carolina to California to Alaska, public schools around the United States are planning to preserve a virtual school option for students after the Read More …

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What Small, Tiny Move Can We Leverage to Re-Energize Learning?

Many of us entered this holiday break needing a break more than we ever had before. Teachers, parents, students, and administrators have all had their fair share of difficulties with school as it’s been amidst Covid-19. As we approach the Read More …

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Holiday Reflection as 2020 Comes to a Close

  By Art Costa, Allison Zmuda, and Bena Kallick   An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of humanity. — Martin Luther King, Jr. 2020 Read More …

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