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School Fit: A Teacher’s Reflection
Can a school really make a dramatic difference to a student? This teacher from The Sycamore School certainly feels that it does in experience and ...
Intergenerational Learning Ideas
Forging connections between young learners and older people can strengthen SEL skills like empathy and community building – 3 ways students and older adults can ...
Ten Innovative Educational Programs Awarded Grants to Transform Learning
Micro schools, rooted in a tradition of cooperative and small-scale learning, are envisioned to become diverse, sustainable, and impactful alternatives within the educational landscape. To ...
How to teach media literacy to children
Kids and teens are growing up in a media maelstrom. “We’re handing kids these devices and they can reach anyone at any time, and anyone ...
How to Get Students Talking About Their Learning
These simple strategies can help motivate middle and high school students to have engaging and productive classroom discussions.
Studying birds can help students’ interests in conservation take flight
A Smithsonian program empowers students to engage with the natural world by observing wild birds in their own backyards. Students can forge deeper connections to ...