by Tom Vander Ark Life is integrated. Why isn’t learning? Discipline-based learning was popularized in the mid 19th century. Disciplines were locked into place by course and credit structures a century ago. While experts would argue that disciplines have unique epistemologies worth exploring, the drawbacks of a discipline-based approach have long outlasted the benefits. It dampens […]
Sharing a meal with students is a great way to snap up some candid truths about how things are going. At the residential Eagle Rock School in Estes Park, Colorado, principal Jeff Liddle loves to sit down with the kids at dinner and chat them up.
Dividing students by arbitrary birthdate ranges doesn’t make sense, advocates say. By Stuart Miller The Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School in Devens, Massachusetts Stuart Miller DEVENS, Massachusetts—It looks like a typical class in a suburban high school. The teacher, Barbara Curtin, discusses the differences between mean, mode, and median while her students at the Francis W. […]
Dividing students by arbitrary birthdate ranges doesn’t make sense, advocates say by STUART MILLER May 9, 2017 Officials at the Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School in Devens, Massachusetts, believe multiage education fosters cooperation and collaboration between students, like these ninth- and 10th-graders working together on a Holocaust-related history project. Photo: Stuart Miller DEVENS, Mass. […]
By Emily Liebtag High-quality learning is often a result of great teaching and student-centered learning environments. We know from John Hattie and his work in Visible Learning that a teacher is one of the most important factors when it comes to student outcomes. Michael Soguero, long-time educator and current Director of Professional Development at Eagle Rock, fully supports […]
By Barb Boyer Buck Meghan Tokunaga-Scanlon, music instructional specialist at Eagle Rock School, chose “Songs For a New World” as the school’s spring play very carefully. As written, the piece is more of a song cycle than a musical; all the music and lyrics were written by Jason Robert Brown. The overreaching theme of the […]
by Barb Boyer Buck “Songs for a New World,” music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown, will be performed by Eagle Rock School students starting Thursday. The show will be presented at Reusch Auditorium at the YMCA of the Rockies, April 6-8. Doors open at 7 and the show will start at 7:30. Admittance is gained by […]
School visits are a great way to learn. After a lot of visits of our own and a lot of recommendations, we’re excited to share this list of 100 secondary schools that can give educators a refreshing outlook on what schools can do. This list includes schools that achieve extraordinary results for underserved communities, create powerful […]
by Mark Phillips , Teacher and Educational Journalist Education is filled with phrases that are simplifications of complex challenges. The one that concerns me the most is the use of the term “at-risk” kids. That term is misleading and often used very simplistically. If we don’t define problems accurately, we can’t provide effective solutions. This is […]
By Jason Cushner, Board of Education Treasurer What do young people need in order to thrive in today’s complex global society? What knowledge, skills and attributes will enable them to succeed in work, higher education and their community? These are important questions because, when our youth thrive, our community thrives. Educators, community members and students are […]