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Why Schools Need to Change

22 Ways This October to Open Eyes, Hearts and Minds to Systemic Racism and the Need to Reimagine Schools

This Is Our Chance, a free virtual film festival, begins October 6. It's our chance for constructive conversation and hope for the future of public education.
Enabling Change

Transforming Learning for Equity: Navigating the Change with Transformation Design

The Transformation Design framework of core practices reflects a dynamic process of managing and leading an equitable, district-wide learning transformation. The Transformation Design framework emerged from the studying (a) contemporary change practices used in business, social movements, public organizations, and education, and (b) the change practices used in leading districts that have successfully transformed the learning experience in their schools with positive outcomes for their students. This publication synthesizes the findings and summarizes the literature on organizational change that influenced the development of the Transformation Design framework.

Next Generation Learning Challenges, September 2020
Building Community

Purpose & Practice: Redefining Our Why as Educators

Coaches—instructional leaders who are also classroom teachers—describe what teaching during a pandemic looks and feels like.
Enabling Change

Transformation Design District Self-Assessment: A Guide

The Transformation Design District Self-Assessment is for school districts that are reimagining learning to prepare each student—and, in particular, those who have been marginalized by racism and other forms of inequity—for success in school and beyond. With this tool, you can examine your district’s use of a set of core practices to bring about enduring and fundamental changes, a true transformation of learning for students. Transforming learning requires us to reimagine not just what we change but also how we change, and completing the district self-assessment will help you better serve your students, families, and community.

Next Generation Learning Challenges, September 2020
New Designs for School

Transforming Learning Goes Virtual: Free Event in October

Discover best practices in remote learning, social-emotional learning, and project-based learning in a virtual environment with the Transforming Learning Conference.
New Designs for School

Building Resilience after Trauma

As educators, we can build classrooms that are grounded in unconditional love and support, but also revision, mastery, and ultimately resilience.
New Designs for School

Whole-Child Touchstones for COVID Pivots (and Beyond)

Three strategies for whole-child development have persisted as important touchstones for learning by prioritizing relationships, well-being, and agency.
Designing for Equity

Interrogating Resilience

Resilience is a function of community, not something struggling youth need to tap into on their own in order to survive school.
Why Schools Need to Change

Five Educator-Driven Innovations Emerging in the Era of COVID-19

Five inspiring projects, including personalized PD at Lindsay Unified, are innovating education despite the challenges presented by the pandemic.
Building Community

Leadership in and for Community

TFA Memphis supports educators to be community leaders and change agents as the program's alumni engage with each other and their community.