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Building Community

A Joining of Hands: Looking Back at 2018, a Year of Collaboration and Connection

Preparing students for success in a changing world can't be done in isolation. Let’s celebrate the connections and collaboration of next gen learning.
New Designs for School

Project-Based Learning at Boston Day and Evening Academy

Project Month at BDEA cultivates powerful student engagement, building mindsets of inquiry, creativity and perseverance for its "off-track" student population.
Reimagining Assessment

Feedback Loops Lead the Way to Mastery

Elementary students and their teacher reflect on getting feedback from experts, in support of growing as a learner.
Designing for Equity

Why Equity Has Been a Conservative Force in American Education—And How That Could Change

​The effort to close achievement gaps has in practice doubled down on the century-old industrial model of schooling. But there is an alternative.​
New Designs for School

Learners Front and Center for Learner-Centered Design

Student designers in Fall River, MA take a leadership role in reimagining learning at their school.
Designing for Equity

Street Data: A New Grammar for Educational Equity

Whose voices are included, tokenized, and silenced as we address equity in our schools? Experiment with the strategic use of "street data" to be more inclusive.
New Designs for School

Transforming High School by Engaging Students in Co-Creating Powerful and Purposeful Learning Experiences

As teachers at Vista HS co-create learning experiences with students, students remind them they need to feel connected to their teacher in order to learn.
Building Community

5 Steps for Leading Schools with Emotional Intelligence and Accountability

Two Rivers Public Charter School staff drive mutual accountability with an emotional intelligence framework, improving results and strengthening relationships.
New Designs for School

Transforming Education: Robotics and Its Value for Next Gen Learning

More and more students in St. Vrain Valley Schools are engaged in robotics, and the program is triggering broader, systemic change in the district.
Why Schools Need to Change

Teaching Community and Knowing Students

A recent experience reminds the author of the power of feeling known by someone and the centrality of community and relationship building for schools.