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New Designs for School

How to Teach Students Who Aren’t There

When chronically absent students do make it to school, they often feel lost and frustrated and behind. Self-paced, mastery-based learning can help them learn, and it can keep the rest of the class moving forward too.
Technology Tools

How Generative AI Can Enable and Accelerate H3 School Transformation

Collectively, we need to redesign our education system to enable all of our children—and, by extension, our nation—to thrive today and tomorrow.
Why Schools Need to Change

Hope in a Time of a Failing Education System: A Call for Transformation

2024 Nevada Teacher of the Year Jeannie Penrod offers her take on why schools need to change and how she is making it work for the students in her school.
New Designs for School

Benefits of Self-Pacing in Skills-Based, Hands-On Classes

These six benefits to self-pacing in hands-on learning found in a family and consumer sciences course can also happen in CTE, project-based academic courses, and other hands-on learning opportunities.
New Designs for School

Hold the Curtain! Unlocking Student Potential through Expressive Arts: A Pathway for Student Development

The expressive arts catalyze student empowerment and discovery in education. See examples of expressive arts in a well-rounded education.
Why Schools Need to Change

The Case for Curiosity

If we want all kids to have powerful, effective, and joyful learning experiences, these three axioms about curiosity can help.
Reimagining Assessment

One-Size-Fits-None: How Federal Testing Policies Undermine Student Learning

We need an assessment and accountability system that supports students at their unique starting points and trajectories, with civil rights guardrails to prevent inequalities.
Enabling Change

Overcoming Obstacles: Students’ Journey to School

Resolving chronic absenteeism requires a collaborative effort and multifaceted approach to address the complex issues and barriers.
New Designs for School

Attendance as Performance Assessment

Getting to school on time on a regular basis isn’t a precursor to building skills, it is a product of it. Explore the life skills that improve attendance.
Designing for Equity

Surrounded by Water: The Powers of Restorative Practices When Schools Are Immersed

Restorative practices rely on staff buy-in, modeling restorative conversations in front of students, and deep and trusting community connections.