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Kofi B on the power of teachers, peers, and music

Alec talked to 23-year-old keyboard player, band leader, public speaker, and Akron, Ohio native Kofi B mere hours before Kofi kicked off the 2024 Deeper Learning conference with an incendiary set! [read more]
  • Kofi Boakye

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Turning the Tide on Exhibitions

Lincoln High School has students stepping into the spotlight by sharing their learning through exhibitions. [read more]
  • Melissa Agudelo
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PBL in a math class: A journey to the starting line

You can bring PBL principles into any math class immediately with four simple strategies—no large project required. [read more]
  • Marco Aquinde
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Derek Mitchell’s Daily Reading Rituals

Alec Patton talks to Derek Mitchell, CEO of Partners in School Innovation, about his daily reading rituals [read more]
  • Derek Mitchell

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How Schools Are Using Identity Questions to Improve Literacy

ELA teachers asked students to connect their personal and cultural identity to the academic content at key junctures in their [read more]
  • Jacobē Bell, Reshma Ramkellawan
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Project Runway: A Common Thread

  • Adrianna Barazza, Lexi Wiggins, Michelle Babick
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Policy Project

Students developed persuasive speeches about a local issue that was based in biology research to speak at a city council [read more]
  • Carli Stubbs, Dan Slowik, Kelly Bisbee
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Love Languages for Educators

By learning to recognize the preferred ways in which people in your life understand love, you can better connect with [read more]
  • Erin Asselin, Linzi Golding

Issue 28: Spring 2025

May, 2025

Improvement

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How to Start Continuous Improvement Without Stopping Everything

One of the key principles of continuous improvement is that you should spend a lot of time understanding a problem [read more]
  • Amiee Winchester, Zack Jaffe
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Continuous Improvement in the Classroom: A Teacher’s Perspective

Our topic was “close reading,” and when we were sharing strategies ... [read more]
  • Julie Ruble

STEM

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The Case For Collaboration

Many have likened teaching to art. I think there’s something to that. Both are creative... [read more]
  • Pam R Baker
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Chipotle Challenge

”So there are 60-some thousand flavor combinations at Chiptole...” This simple message ... [read more]
  • Bryan Meyer

Education Accessibility

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Diverse By Design

These conversations may be hard, but my discomfort is small compared to what my peers... [read more]
  • Nicole Tempel Assisi
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LeDerick Horne on Supporting Students in Quarantine

In this episode, Alec talks to LeDerick Horne about what teachers can do to support kids ... [read more]
  • Alec Patton, LeDerick Horne

Arts & Literacy

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Taking A Stand On Controversial Issues

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. [read more]
  • Mary Hendra
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Plant and Insect Life Cycles

Second Graders became botanists and entomologists as they cared for and cultivated plant ... [read more]
  • Julie McMillan, Kate Snyder

Leadership

Culturally Responsive Continuous Improvement

  • Dr. Michelle Sadrena Pledger

Uncovering The Why In The Way We Teach

  • Aleya Cunningham, Roxanne Tuong

Teaching Skills that Don’t Fit Neatly Into Projects

  • Alec Patton, Brent Spirnak

Elementary

Emerging Entomologists

  • Jamelle Jones, Kari Shelton, Miranda Colvin, Sandy Giang

ANIMON

  • Connie Tosaya, Gigi Neidiffer, Kari Shelton, Nicole Ramirez, Rina Vinetz

Superheroes Unite!

  • Diane Hawke, Jen Schultz, Linda Salamanca

Middle School

Who Walks Here: The Journey of Our People and Our Land

  • Brooke Newman, Christine Kuhl, Julie Hutchins, Misa Adams, Shayna Cribbs

Stars in the Parks: Community Partners

  • Brittany Perro, Charley Jacob, Chris Olivas

Wat_er We Doing? A California Drought Story

  • Brent Spirnak, Chris Olivas, Tracy Nathan

High School

Bilingual Spoken Word

  • Jenny White

Coded Structures, Decoded Identities

  • Margaret Noble, Rachel Nichols, Samara Francisco

Cures For Cancer Project

  • Jesse Wade Robinson

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