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By: Danish Kurani Here’s an alarming statistic: in a 2019 survey of 47,000 high school students, just 40% of students said they felt like “a real part of this school.” That means 60% of students show up to school each day feeling, to some degree, like outsiders. Given the intense isolation many students have feltContinue reading “How to Design a School for Belonging”

By: Mat Erpelding Starting and operating a microschool, can be challenging to maintain quality and educational consistency as your school grows. Because microschools are designed to be small, and maintaining learning intimacy is crucial to success and, simultaneously can limit scaling. That’s why it’s critical to get your students involved from the beginning and selectContinue reading “Designing Competency-Based Models for Students by Students”

With the increased use of artificial intelligence in the world and our classrooms, especially since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, it has never been more important to get students involved in learning how to use these tools ethically, responsibly, and safely. We need to promote digital literacy and, more specifically, AI literacy. AsContinue reading “Stories of AI Literacy and How to Get Started”

In the face of the evolving educational landscape, teachers are navigating a dynamic environment shaped by multiple factors. The intersection of a teacher shortage, rapid advances in educational technology (EdTech) and artificial intelligence (AI) and the growing demand for a more diverse workforce has set the stage for transformative changes. The power dynamic in educationContinue reading “The Changing Role of Today’s EdLeader”

Last month, a story by Jonathan Haidt in The Atlantic broke through the firewall that often separates education reform and parenting conversations: people from both my personal and professional network circulated Haidt’s scathing take on the immense costs that smartphones and social media have exacted on children and adolescents.  In “End the phone-based childhood now,”Continue reading “Beyond Bans: Schools’ Role in a Hard Reset on the ‘Phone-Based Childhood’”

By: Tyler Robert and Todd Smith A Student’s Perspective My name is Tyler Robert and I have been a Find the Why! (FTW!) student competitor (see my FTW! Digital Resume below) for 5 years. I am currently a 3rd year Accounting and Finance major at the University of Nebraska Omaha. I recently interviewed with aContinue reading “A Student’s Perspective on Career and Interview Readiness”

There’s something in the water at education conferences — sneakers have become the new conference dress code. This shift toward individuality, comfort and practicality is also representative of transformations we’re seeing in education. The 2024 Carnegie Summit marked not just a gathering of minds but a convergence of ideas reshaping the education landscape. Key themesContinue reading “Sneakers, Signals, and Systems: A New Era in Education”

In October of 2022, a group of innovators set out to collaborate and “create an education system that is worthy of the students of Nevada.” This has manifested in one of the most intriguing state-level Portraits of a Leaner, and one that is mobilizing districts, educators and students.  To date, the work has largely alignedContinue reading “A Portrait As Activation, Interpretation and North Star”

By: Norton Gusky On a chilly Saturday morning this March, a sold-out crowd of more than 250 educators got up early and drove from towns all over Western Pennsylvania to gather in a primary school gymnasium at the Ehrman Crest Elementary School in the Seneca Valley School District north of Pittsburgh. The educators celebrated theContinue reading “frED Camp: The Legacy of Fred Rogers”

By: Norton Gusky On a chilly Saturday morning this March, a sold-out crowd of more than 250 educators got up early and drove from towns all over Western Pennsylvania to gather in a primary school gymnasium at the Ehrman Crest Elementary School in the Seneca Valley School District north of Pittsburgh. The educators celebrated theContinue reading “frED Camp: The Legacy of Fred Rogers”