Pods in Action: Joanna Rosa-Saenz
When the pandemic closed schools in Denver, an enterprising parent with community connections stepped in to meet immediate needs.
Toward Better Family and Educator Engagement: Lessons from COVID Relief Dollars
School systems interested in better approaches to engaging the public must not start from scratch.
For these six schools, pandemic-era innovation demanded “know thyself”
Over the past year, we worked with six high schools in New England to learn how they’re reimagining the high school experience.
New England Profiles of Innovation | Great Oaks Charter School Bridgeport
Great Oaks Charter School Bridgeport in Connecticut offers an example of a high dosage tutoring model that has been refined and adapted to meet local needs.
New England Profiles of Innovation | Holyoke High School
Despite pandemic-induced challenges, Holyoke school leaders and staff kept student engagement at the forefront of their efforts to ensure continuity of learning.
These 232 innovative schools are challenging old assumptions about education
A diverse array of communities are working to reinvent schooling in pursuit of their visions for thriving young people and families.
What schools can learn from learning pods about supporting effective teacher-student relationships
When schools closed down last spring, some parents and educators responded by forming “pandemic pods,” or small groups of students who came together outside of school to learn during the pandemic. These experiments from last year provide some important examples of how families and educators can affirm students’ identities, instill a sense of belonging, and […]
Pandemic learning pod instructors loved teaching, but don’t want to be traditional classroom teachers
Samantha* had been a veteran educator for fourteen years, first as a classroom teacher and then a principal, when the pandemic shut down schools. Last year, when she learned about the then-growing learning pod movement, she thought starting one would help solve several immediate problems. “[My daughter] needs social interaction,” she said in an interview. […]
New England Profiles of Innovation | Margarita Muñiz Academy
Margarita Muñiz Academy’s development of its “Portrait of a Scholar” project led to a number of changes focused on providing greater opportunities for student voice and participation.
Has the number of homeschoolers doubled? Or are the lines blurring?
One Saturday morning a few years ago, I was walking through an outdoor market in downtown St. Petersburg, Fla., where I lived at the time, when something piqued my professional curiosity. A group of homeschool students were showing off art projects. I was trying to get a better feel for the various homeschool cooperatives that […]
