Develop Student Agency: Allow Students to Manage Their Daily Learning
Use design thinking, or a hackathon approach, to give students the opportunity to envision how their daily school experience should change to allow st…
Tag: Inclusive Practices
Inclusive practices ensure that all members of the school community—regardless of background, ability, identity, or learning style—can engage in learning and feel a sense of belonging. These practices remove barriers and foster environments where every student can thrive
Student Self-Awareness & Self-Knowledge: Ask the Right Questions to Understand Your Students
Ask students essential questions. This activity is a great way to learn more about your students, while fostering a sense of self-reflection. These qu…
Foster Problem-Solving & Creativity: Apply Divergent Thinking Strategies in Lesson Plans
Include divergent thinking strategies in your lesson plans using instructional strategies. Divergent thinking is the process of generating multiple id…
Loara High School: Providing Family Learning Walks to Help Families Better Understand Student Outcomes
How do you ensure that the perspectives of all families are incorporated into decisions at the schoolwide level as well as at the individual student l…
Three Strategies to Empower Students
What’s the secret to empowering students? How can we unleash their hidden potential? While I’m not sure I’m qualified to answer this question fu…
Valley High School: Redefining a School’s Culture Through an Awareness Campaign
Over the past 2014-2015 school year, the leadership, students, and community at Valley High School in Santa Ana, California, worked with us to clarify…