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New Designs for School

The Importance of Outdoor Learning Spaces for Students

Outdoor learning fosters a deeper connection to the world around students, promotes physical activity, and provides a unique and enriching way to engage with the curriculum.
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Reclaiming Time in Education for Authentic Learning

Schools can reclaim time with new routines and systems that better support learning, students, and teachers and by focusing on learning experiences that lead to student success.
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The Real Deal: An Innovative Learning Experience with Project Invent

A student was “blown away” by a program that encouraged her to create, experiment, and learn from failure—in a real project that benefited her community.
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How Self-Paced Learning Creates Learner Agency for Students

Self-pacing makes room for flexibility for diverse learning styles, promotes mastery over memorization, encourages ownership of learning, and reduces anxiety and comparison.
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Classroom Nooks for Reflective Learning and Deep Thinking

Students can use individual nooks to reflect, developing stronger self-awareness, critical thinking skills, and a deeper connection to their learning.
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How Self-Paced Learning Builds Movement and Collaboration

When middle school students can move around to take mental breaks and to collaborate with their peers, they can achieve more and do more rigorous work.
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Co-Creating Classroom Norms for an Inclusive School Climate

Establishing classroom norms with students fosters belonging, agency, and shared ownership of the learning environment.
Enabling Change

The Importance of Storytelling in Educational Leadership

Storytelling creates safe, supportive spaces for educators to pause, reflect, and reconnect with their purpose; in professional learning, storytelling fosters leadership with empathy, agency, and belonging.
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How Schools Address Chronic Absenteeism with Student-Centered Learning

Student-centered instruction can reduce the impact of chronic absenteeism on student proficiency, for students who are frequently absent and their classmates.
Why Schools Need to Change

How Authentic School-Community Partnerships Drive Student Success

Successful school communities actively address community challenges and expand opportunity through integrated, authentic support and strong relationships.