Brent Spirnak, Author at High Tech High Unboxed

Integrating Community Partners in Project Based Learning

Use this resource to bring community partnerships into your projects

Eliminating the 0-100 Scale

The 0-100 scale for grading divides points unevenly in each grade chunk creating a situation where a small number of failing grades can outweigh a larger number of passing grades

The 2×10 Intervention

A concentrated approach to boosting student trust and growth. Try this strategy to deepen class connections and encourage students to reinvest in learning goals.

Providing Wise Feedback to Students

Effective teaching involves setting high expectations for students and providing them with the necessary support to meet those expectations, fostering an environment where students can thrive through understanding, guidance, and belief in their capabilities by the instructor.

Notice & Wonder Welcome Routine

Use this welcome routine to get students thinking about the lesson without risking the “wrong answer.”

Mood Board Welcome Routine

A supportive welcome routine that is authentic and establishes trust and respect in your classroom through humorous mood boards.

A Troubleshooting Tool for School Improvement

NYC Outward Bound Schools have developed a new version of the Lippitt-Knoster model to aid school leaders and teams in managing complex change for equity improvement.

The Performance Cycle: Building Community

A learning community’s activities and relationships are designed to help set a learner’s feet on a path toward a positive social future.

Teach Like A (Historically Accurate) Pirate

Pirates are daring, adventurous, and willing to set sail into uncharted waters with no guarantee of success

How to Collaborate with a Park: A Guide for Teachers

One of the biggest time-sucks in project planning is locating, vetting, and integrating relevant resources required for project-based learning

How Rafia Made It All Add Up

She spent the next five days obsessing over the problem amidst reams of paper, half-chewed pencils and scattered notebooks

Getting to Great

He hesitated, “In general, I think anyone can do what they set their mind to do as long as they know they are not alone in doing it,”

What Does It Take For Black Teachers To Thrive?

Currently, our nation is experiencing a national teacher shortage that has disproportionate effects on students

Dance Dance Reconstruction

I never intended to become an advocate for teaching history in elementary school; it’s something that just sort of happened…

Learning Behind the Lens

A student reflection on collaborative project work

Empathy Interviews Protocol

Learn about the problem from a user’s perspective to gain a deeper understanding of a user’s experience of the issue you are working on

Author: Brent Spirnak