Tag: Deeper Learning

You don’t need to design a collaborative project in order to take part in a collaborative design process. 

A growing number of schools around the world are doing Student-led Conferences, or SLCs, instead of parent-teacher conferences. The difference, as the name implies, is that an SLC flips the structure, so the student takes the lead in the discussion (with support).

This observation guide can help educators and students get a better sense of when and how they observe evidence of deeper learning

All through my schooling in India, the one thing I learned was to not ask questions. Questions derail the smooth flow of a lesson’s delivery, taking it into unforeseen territories and uncharted waters.

In 2009 I began an internship at the Innovation Unit in London. It being an internship, I was doing a little of everything, but my main project was Learning Futures, whose goal was to make school more engaging for students. 

Charged with the challenge and the honour of trying to capture the spectacular quality of David Price’s life, an image, not words, came to mind.

The resources you need to run a workshop on telling stories of learning (or just to learn how to do it yourself!)

I want to tell you a story. It’s a story about innovation. It’s a story about improvement. It’s a story about equity.

This is a story about the lessons White boys learn in school. Or at least it’s about what I learned in school- about race and class and gender and what we do or don’t owe each other.

When Walter arrived at St. Paul, Minnesota's High School for the Recording Arts (HSRA), he was already an activist...