Article Looking at Student Work Protocol The purpose of this protocol is to engage in collaborative dialogue about student work to understand progress towards goals.
Article Welcome to Unboxed Issue 19 Welcome to the Winter 2020 issue of Unboxed, which focuses on “Continuous Improvement” in education.
Article Welcome to Unboxed Issue 18 In this first-ever retrospective issue of the journal, we showcase a range of previously-published articles which tackle the topic of literacy, along with a new interview with an educator who has been deeply influential to High Tech High schools.
Article Student-Centered Teaching, Teacher-Centered Leadership The first journal entry I wrote as a brand new apprentice teacher is dated September 13...
Article Logs from San Diego Bay. These words are written in memory of Jay Vavra, my former teaching partner...
Article On the Trail of the Literacy Campaign: An Internship in Cuba. As I sit in a small living room, an elderly woman details her experiences fifty years ago.
Article Lila Speaks. As of yesterday, it had been 13 weeks, or 55 school days, since school started. Yet it was...
Article Doing the Project Yourself: Reflections on the Writer’s Craft. In the world of project-based learning, prototypes are necessary for success...
Article Graffiti Discussions: Igniting the Silent Majority. “The main thing to do is pay attention. Pay close attention to everything..."
Article Making Critique Work. I introduced critique to my class after reading Ron Berger’s manifesto, An Ethic of...