Search Results

for parents

New Designs for School

VIDA for Life: A Q&A with Vista Innovation & Design Academy

One California middle school went from near state takeover to a vibrant learning community of innovation and creativity, transforming itself with the staff and students who were already there. This is its story of transformation as told by the school’s principal.
Designing for Equity

The Need for Advocacy: AP African American Studies Class

A student describes why she advocated for her school to offer the new AP African American Studies course and how she worked with school administrators and others to make it happen.
New Designs for School

Dungeons, Dragons, and Durable Skills: How Tabletop Role-Playing Games Make SEL and Academics into an Adventure for Students

Dungeons & Dragons and other role-playing games can have a positive impact on the student experience, social-emotional learning, and academic performance.
Building Community

Storytelling for Stronger Communities and Deeper Learning

Learning to tell a better story about students and their learning might be the solution to some of the biggest challenges we face in K-12 education.
New Designs for School

Building Justice: Our Class Designed a School Justice System in Two Months

These students designed, advocated for, and set up a youth court as an alternative to their high school's traditional approach to discipline.
Professional Learning

A Revolution in Learning One Classroom, One Educator, One Child at a Time

Distinctive Schools and LEAP Innovations want to bring personalized learning design work back to the forefront of the national conversation about education. Find out why they believe we need to work together to create classrooms our students need.
Building Community

We're All In: When a Team of Students, Educators, Parents, Elected Officials and Community Partners Visit a High School Together

When a team from Franklin, New Hampshire visited Mission Vista High School in California, they had two big questions: What could we learn from them about how to do high school differently, and what could we learn about ourselves?
Why Schools Need to Change

Rethinking Education: Prioritizing Creativity and People over Grades and Rubrics

Why do students spend so much time solving problems that have already been solved? This student says it’s time to release students’ creativity and innovation in our classrooms.
Building Community

Boston Public School Partnerships: A Strength-Based Collaboration

School-community partnerships support whole-child learning and development when they tap into the unique strengths, interests, and passions of each partner.