It was the end of the school day, and I was tired. I grabbed a stack of about 130 equation worksheets to grade on the train ride home and picked up the dry-erase markers (that I bought myself) and put them in my purse. I’d bring the pens back in the morning, but I didn’tContinue reading “Style and Substance: Help teachers create the classroom of their dreams”
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Talk About It: Why Asking Questions and Sharing Ideas is a Core Part of Starting a School
By: Dr. Eric Oglesbee I never intended to start a high school. It was in the Spring of 2015 while walking with a junior high teacher from the private Montessori school my children attended that I asked a simple question whose answer would fundamentally alter the trajectory of my professional and personal life. “Has anyoneContinue reading “Talk About It: Why Asking Questions and Sharing Ideas is a Core Part of Starting a School”
Charting a Course for Educational Transformation: The Power of Aligned Portraits
Facilitating a transformative journey starts with a comprehensive visioning and strategic process that revolves around four interconnected and dynamic portraits: the Portrait of a Learner, the Portrait of a System, the Portrait of an Educator and the Portrait of a Leader. These adaptable frameworks exhibit interconnections tailored to the specific context of each role. ForContinue reading “Charting a Course for Educational Transformation: The Power of Aligned Portraits”
KnoPro from NAF Expands Access to Work-Based Learning
NAF, a national network of high school career academies, launched a free work-based learning platform called KnoPro. In partnership with industry leaders and corporations, the interactive platform offers any high school students the opportunity to tackle real-world problems faced by business leaders, receive expert feedback from industry mentors, grow their professional skills and resumes, andContinue reading “KnoPro from NAF Expands Access to Work-Based Learning”
Understanding Interventions: Broadening The Impact of Science
When it comes to providing equal opportunities in STEM fields, I am always searching for organizations and individuals who are making a positive impact. Dr. Anthony Depass and Understanding Interventions (UI) are among these significant changemakers. UI acknowledges the lack of representation of certain groups in STEM education and careers and aims to address thisContinue reading “Understanding Interventions: Broadening The Impact of Science”
Avoiding Accidental Harm: Fostering Positive Impact on Students’ Lives
By: Jennifer D. Klein At a conference in Malaysia in the spring of 2023, I heard keynote speaker Todd Shy, author of Teaching Life: Life Lessons for Aspiring (and Inspiring) Teachers (2021) and head of upper school at Avenues in New York, refer to education as a “human event” that changes lives for the better.Continue reading “Avoiding Accidental Harm: Fostering Positive Impact on Students’ Lives”
Schools of the Future: Creating the Entrepreneurial Education Model
Our economy is changing. Globalization, emergent technologies, and data analytics integration are all environmental signs of rapid and profound societal change. Despite the clear signs, our education systems and experiences are not responding and certainly not preparing young people for the complex and changing future. Still, our foundational practices in education underscore an archaic modelContinue reading “Schools of the Future: Creating the Entrepreneurial Education Model”
From the State House to the Classroom: How Policymakers Can Help Bring Competency-Based Education Into Reality
By: Antonia Rudenstine What has been described as a “monumental remake” of public education in Wyoming is now underway–and it’s a transformation journey to watch. In April, Wyoming’s top state education leaders announced a joint commitment to support a competency-based approach to transforming teaching and learning across the state–an exciting development for advocates of competency-basedContinue reading “From the State House to the Classroom: How Policymakers Can Help Bring Competency-Based Education Into Reality”
Purpose and Process to Ignite Intentional Conversations
By: Darcy Bakkegard You ask a question. You commit to wait time. You scan the room. A pin drops. You hear it. A few twitches and the general lack of eye contact tell you this isn’t going anywhere. If you’re battling discussion apathy, ignite authentic conversations with two ingredients: A clear process and a specificContinue reading “Purpose and Process to Ignite Intentional Conversations”
CAPS Network Students Gain Skills and Scholarships
Fifteen years ago, the Blue Valley Schools leadership team concluded they could do more to connect young people in Overland Park, Kansas to meaningful work. They developed the Blue Valley Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) in 2009 and operated in community spaces for the first year. The spectacular CAPS campus opened in 2010. CAPS,Continue reading “CAPS Network Students Gain Skills and Scholarships “
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