Giving a voice to teacher-leaders, administrators, and students doing amazing things
Design ideas to build coherence toward contemporary goals of schooling.
Rick Gifford knew that a worksheet where students define words and then use them in a sentence wasn’t the most engaging way for them to learn and practice math vocabulary. He wanted to spruce things up and give his students Read More …
Writing this on the second day of school, I don’t mind sharing that I am happily exhausted! This feeling is the result of my own passion for teaching and the collaborative energy happening inside my classroom. To those of you Read More …
Student led IEP meetings are meaningful opportunities for students to develop agency, self-advocacy skills and be powerful members of their team. Yet, many educators, families, and students become overwhelmed in how to begin to cultivate this as part of regular Read More …
This month’s newsletter features Sam Nelson, a middle school teacher in Vermont who has been prototyping with his students to co-create social studies curriculum. This video narrated by Sam describes how he created a design and student community that shaped Read More …
In February of this year, we were honored to host best-selling author, in-demand decision strategist and World Series of Poker bracelet holder Annie Duke for our 11th grade Humanities Course – Viewpoints on Modern America. Annie was a marvelous guest, Read More …
This post first appeared on Reading By Example and is reprinted with permission. The art of reinvention will be the most critical skill of this century. – Yuval Noah Harari This is a question that my current district is wrestling Read More …
First published on Next Gen Learning and reprinted with permission. Envisioning a career superhighway in Vista, CA through empathy interviews with students. Setting an effective vision for the future is a tricky business. It has to start with a kernel Read More …
by Krissy Hufnagel, Tina Darling, Kelly Bello, and Soroya Smith Krissy Hufnagel is an Innovative Learning Coach for grades preK-6 in Mason City Schools in Mason, OH. She is passionate about growing a school culture in which the whole child Read More …
Vincent Lostetter is working with a CTE pathway in Vista HS. A few years ago, as a part of his ROTC program, preparing students for the air force, he came upon a crashed airplane and decided it would be a Read More …
The focus of this newsletter began with an introduction to one librarian and reconnecting with another on a contemporary concern for our students and our citizenry: News Literacy. What is it? Why should we care about it? What skills are Read More …
