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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.
New Designs for School

Redefining Numbers: How Students Continue to Make Math Accessible

By allowing students to lean into their strengths and learn math in a way that feels natural to them, they can progress at an increased pace.
Why Schools Need to Change

These Five Core Values Can Transform Education

In the CAPS Network, learning is driven by students' curiosity and interest through authentic projects. See how CAPS engages learners not just advances them!
Why Schools Need to Change

Why Transforming Public Education Is So Damn Hard

Our public schools mirror the ways our society works. Changing them means challenging long-accepted norms while holding on to the best of what works.
Reimagining Assessment

Against Extractive Assessment

If we want to lessen the extractive forces in our educational system, we might look to less aggressive forms of information gathering in learning and assessment.
Reimagining Assessment

Testing for Dummies: 5 Facts about Standardized Testing

As states release standardized test scores, the rhetoric reflects false understandings of their meaning and impact on policy goals and needs.
Designing for Equity

How to Nurture Diverse and Inclusive Classrooms through Play

Infusing play into teaching can help students approach complex DEI topics with enthusiasm and curiosity while achieving educational goals.
Reimagining Assessment

A Conversation about Grading and How It’s Good… for Gravel

Traditional grading is not equitable, But what does equitable grading look like and is it even possible?
New Designs for School

The Boundless Potential of Curiosity, Caring & Doing: More Dispatches from Agastya

Education that arises out of curiosity, caring, and doing nurtures and unleashes the gifts of children and the wisdom of teachers.
Building Community

The Changing Role of the Teacher in STEM-focused Project-Based Learning

Project-based learning (PBL) transforms classrooms by empowering students and redefining the role of the teacher.