RootEd Storytelling Event
Discover and discuss stories about powerful, community-connected learning experiences across western North Carolina from the first cohort of RootEd-WNC Fellows! Step 1: Review stories prior to July 30th You can browse them here:...
New Online Course: A Blended Approach to Powerful Learning
As we begin to reopen our schools, powerful blended and remote learning is essential to connecting with our students and mastering state standards. This course is for teachers and those who support them to understand how to create powerful learning experiences in a...
Education during Coronavirus: Two Things that Won’t Change, and One that Must
It's easy to say that in a time of pandemic, nothing is certain in education any more. No one even knows if we can get all the nation's students back in school. But in the time of chaos and uncertainty, there are still a few touchstones that we know we can count on....
Watch and Share: Summer Storytelling Event
Join teachers, students, and others as we watch, review, and discuss stories about learning experiences that connect students and schools with communities to solve real challenges. Watch the documentary “If You Build It” whenever it's convenient to you. The film is...
Two Critical Questions for Educators in the Midst of Institutional Changes
Education is facing massive institutional changes right now. But one of the most important things that will stay the same, regardless of how school looks in the fall and beyond, is the importance of a clear, authentic, and shared understanding of successful learning....
Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose In an Age of Educational Change
I don’t think I come across as a very old-school educator. I’m obsessed with Twitter, I fully embrace the flipped classroom model, I never had my kids sit in rows. But I’m pretty old-school when it comes to a few things about education, and I believe that a good...
A Creative Budgeting Mini Challenge for Students
The end of the school year is nearly here! The coronavirus has changed much about teaching and learning, but we have online learning tools and projects that are beautifully useful straight out of the gate. A Project Challenge You Can Use Right Now We want to help you...
Easy PBL for Final Weeks of School
With the end of the year rapidly approaching and the updated guidelines from the state about grading and instruction for K-12 students, you may find yourself asking: If I can’t hold my kids accountable with grades and attendance, will they even come to class and do...
Six Powerful Coaching Mindsets That Strengthen Virtual Coaching Practices
As schools were closed all over the country in response to the Coronavirus outbreak, educators quickly transitioned to a world of virtual teaching and coaching. Coaches in education have become lifelines of support for teachers as they help write lesson plans, find...
