Video Archives

Warren High School — CARPE Story of Impact

How was Warren High first in the state for financial aid submissions three years in a row? Watch how they did it

How to do Student-Centered Assessment

In Student-Centered assessment the students first reflect and then receive feedback from peers, teachers, community, and experts to fully develop their projects.

Student-Centered Assessment

In student-centered assessment, students make important decisions about the nature of assessment and participate in the process

Community Partnerships

Community partners enrich classroom experiences by fostering real-world relevance for broader topic exploration.

Lynwood High School — CARPE Story of Impact

Ana Gonzalez became Principal at Lynwood High with the goal to change the college going culture schoolwide

Equity in PBL Exhibitions

Celebrate every student’s learning by making it visible through exhibitions

Collaborative Design in PBL Exhibitions

Exhibitions are opportunities for students to shape the experience and to lead authentic audiences

Authentic Work in PBL Exhibitions

PBL exhibitions motivate students from the beginning knowing their work is for real people

Personalization in PBL Exhibitions

Every individual PBL exhibition must be unique to each student’s identity and voice

Grading Practices Review

Teachers review their grading practices and grade books to improve the success of students

Personalizing Belongingness: 2 x 10 Strategy

Teachers can get to know students with this concentrated strategy to increase belongingness in their class

Empathy Interview Norms

Five norms to consider for preparing for an empathy interview

The Masks We Wear: A Social Emotional Learning Project

Heart work is hard work too

Ruby Ibarra on Art & Self Erasure

Rapper & poet Ruby Ibarra speaks on how performing has grown her confidence to be her whole self

Curation Creates Culture

Curating student work contributes to the school culture by valuing the students work and modeling high quality projects

Making Student Thinking Visible

Teacher strategy to make students’ thinking visible in math class discussion.

Chain of Whys

When digging into the root of your problem, use a chain of whys to go deeper.

Personalized Learning through Collaborative Experiences

The personalization of student learning starts with the experiences teachers lay out for their projects…

The Impact of Exhibitions

Ninth graders from High Tech High International share their learning at multiple exhibitions with various audiences to deepen their understanding…

Who’s Involved, Who’s Impacted?

Dr. Brandi Hinnant-Crawford explains about how equity is part of the improvement process

Project Launch: Parkour

High Tech Elementary Mesa first graders experience moving in a different way…

Project Deepening: Bird Dancers

Second grade students deepen their project with a visit from bird dancers from several local tribes

The Cardboard Chair Exhibition

7th grade students at HTMMA see if their cardboard chairs hold up to the ultimate test…

Problem Statement

Improvement Norms

Equity Stances

Kindergarten: Expanding Play

Michelina Miedema shares how students in Kindergarten express their ideas through play…

CARE Network — High Tech Middle North County

Brittany Perro shares her story of encouraging belongingness in her 8th grade Humanities class…

Change Ideas

How do you narrow in on a change idea? Use these four tips to get started

CARE Network — Lemon Grove Academy Middle

Lemon Grove Academy Middle shares how belongingness and valuing students’ cultures are at the center of the work…

PDSA overview

How to do a Plan Do Study Act improvement cycle

We, Not They

Dr. Luke Wood discusses how educators can change their perspective by changing their language.

First Grade: Work in Play

Jamelle Jones at High Tech Elementary North County shares how students explore play as their work

The Fun Project

Max Cady’s sixth grade multimedia class discovered different types of fun…

Power of the Influencer exhibition

7th grade students at High Tech Middle North County from Emily Kyle’s humanities class explore…

Empathy in Design — Improving as an Empathetic Designer

Empathy work involves understanding systems and humanizing data.

HTHybrid — Online Exhibitions

The flexibility and personalization of online exhibitions gives students a focused spotlight to share their learning

Empathy in Design — Three Strategies to Build Empathy

Empathy is more than a step in a process, it is a perspective and skillset…

AbleGamerz Project Overview

Sixth grade interdisciplinary project giving people with disabilities better access

HTHybrid — Stained Glass Chalk Art

High Tech High Media Arts 12th grade students create outdoor art in one of their first…

HTHybrid — First Week Back

Students and staff started on campus in a week filled with joy and return to regular school

Science At Home

10th grade students did home experiments by using materials in their house and asking testable questions.

School Makes Me Feel

High Tech High students from many of the K12 schools reflect on how school makes them . . .

Establishing the HTH Design Principles

Rob Riordan introduces the HTH design principles and how they arrived at the final …

Why PBL?

High Tech High students, teachers and directors explain the thinking behind doing projects.

The Breaks Exhibition

Fernando Vega’s 6th grade students from High Tech Middle North County explored the four . . .

Math Mentors

Matt Leader’s 8th grade and Dave Corner’s 11th grade math students collaborate in a cross . . .

Exhibition Voices

Students from middle to high school share their learning at Exhibition in December of 2019.

High Tech High Design Principles

High Tech High is guided by four connected design principles—equity, personalization . . .

We are tight on the HOW of planning not the WHAT

High Tech High teachers focus on the “how” of teaching and not the “what”.

A Project is a Type of Unit, Not a Type of Lesson

Clearing up a misconception that we hear a lot.

Don’t Grade Quizzes

A suggestion for improving formative assessment.

Teaching Skills that Don’t Fit Neatly Into Projects

Lots of teachers ask us about this when they come to visit High Tech High…

Cycles of Reflection

How might students and teachers engage in cycles of reflection in order to grow as . .

Project Launch

Mathiness of Truthiness Critique

Electioneering Project

Teacher Mele Sato explains the exhibition rehearsal process for the electioneering …

The Mathiness of Truthiness Exhibition

Math teacher, Sarah Strong, presents the premise behind her interdisciplinary …

What Makes a School a “Good School”

Sam Seidel, director of K12 strategy and research at Stanford d. School, describes …

Teacher Designed vs Student Designed Projects

Lillian Hsu, Founding Principal of Latitude High School speaks the benefits of a …

Experience as Text – PBL Design Kit

HTH instructors break down key components that comprise a well designed project in the …

Disability & Identity

LeDerick Horne speaks about the importance of educators being open about their …

Shadow a Student

Laura McBain, K12 Lab Director of Community and Implementation, speaks about the …

Cycles of Reflection – PBL Design Kit

HTH instructors break down key components that make a well designed project in the …

The Many Paths to Success

Carlos Moreno, C.E.O. of Big Picture Learning, discusses the value of being …

Early Student Connections

Laura McBain, K12 Lab Director of Community and Implementation, speaks about the …

Cycles of Inquiry – PBL Design Kit

HTH instructors break down key components that comprise a well designed project in …

Authentic Student & Teacher Work in Schools

Adria Steinberg describes how observing cues such as the quality of …

My Teachable Moment

Chris Emdin, Associate Director of the Institute for Urban and Minority Education, …

Continuous Education for Teachers

LeDerick Horne, speaks about the value of profession development and how High Tech …

Remix Education

Sam Seidel, director of K12 strategy and research at Stanford d. School, talks about …

Building Off of Student Strengths

Carlos Moreno, C.E.O. of Big Picture Learning, addresses the importance of using …

Teacher Mindsets

Jessica Brown, Experience Designer for Business Innovation Factory, speaks about the …

High Expectations

Chris Emdin, Associate Director of the Institute for Urban and Minority Education, …

Defining Features of Great Academics

Jessica Brown, Experience Designer for Business Innovation Factory, speaks about what …

Music to Literacy

Sam Seidel, director of K12 strategy and research at Stanford d. School, tells the …

Educational Equity

Jessica Brown, Experience Designer for Business Innovation Factory, speaks about the …

Cultural Relevance

Chris Emdin, Associate Director of the Institute For Urban and Minority Education …

The Power of an Internship

Carlos Moreno, C.E.O. of Big Picture Learning, highlights the importance and impact of …

Non-fiction Writing Project Critique – PBL Design Kit

HTH instructors break down key components that comprise a well designed project in the …

Redefine Who You Are as a Learner

LeDerick Horne speaks about the importance of being transparent with students who have …

Know Your Values

Adria Steinberg describes the importance of knowing one’s values as an educator and …

White Fragility Awareness

Adria Steinberg describes the importance of acknowledging white fragility in the …

Building Literacy

Sam Seidel, director of K12 strategy and research at Stanford d. School, speaks about …

What Might Great Academics Look Like

Lillian Hsu, Founding Principal of Latitude High School, speaks about what the great …

Observing Schools

Chris Emdin, Associate Director of the Institute for Urban and Minority Education, …

Cycles of Production — PBL Design Kit

How might students build academic knowledge, skills, and dispositions, while simultaneously building products via project-based learning?

Math Portfolio Critique

Students identify and develop mathematical skills and dispositions through peer critique of student-curated math portfolios.

Stars in the Parks: Parks at Night

Stars in the Parks: Community Partners

Stars in the Parks: In Summary

Stars in the Parks: Design Thinking

9th Grade Student Presentation of Learning

9th grader, Malahi (ya-ya), presents a reflection on her first end of the year…

Project Tuning Protocol

Kelly Jacob and Sacha Casiato give a brief overview of the steps in taking a project …

Collaboration in PBL

Lillian Hsu, Founding Principal of Latitude High School speaks on the value of …

Rules for Critique

Ron Berger talks about how he narrowed his ideas of what makes good critique down to three simple rules.

Teachers as Learners

Ron Berger, Expeditionary Learning Chief Academic Officer, explains the importance of …

Constantly Critiquing

Ron Berger, Expeditionary Learning Chief Academic Officer, explains the natural …

Culture of Critique

Ron Berger, Expeditionary Learning Chief Academic Officer, explaining the importance …

Contributing to the World

Tony Simmons, Executive Director at High School for Recording Arts, talks about the …

Community

Tony Simmons, Executive Director at High School for Recording Arts, discusses the …

Honoring the Students

Tony Simmons, Executive Director at High School for Recording Arts, talks about the …

Learning Together

Tony Simmons, Executive Director at High School for Recording Arts, talks about the …

Connected through Internship

Udeema shares about her various experiences interning at the San Diego Natural History Museum.

Student Led Conferences – Student Perspectives

A High Tech High North County senior talks about what student led conferences are and how they help students communicate their academic progress to parents and guardians.

How to Conduct Student Led Conferences

Biology teacher Jesse Wade Robinson defines and explains the steps to creating a …

How to Conduct Presentations of Learning

Tina Chavez, humanities teacher, defines presentations of learning and explains the …

Presentations of Learning: Student Voices

Students from High Tech Middle Chula Vista share their perspective on public presentations of learning

Teaching Authentic Projects

Emily Pilloton of Girl’s Garage reflects on her passion for creating authentic work with students

Planning Projects

Emily Pilloton of Girl’s Garage discusses the process into planning some of the amazing projects she co-authors with her students

Girl’s Garage

Emily Pilloton of Girl’s Garage discusses the creation of the all girls design and build program

Needs of the Community

Emily Pilloton of Girl’s Garage talks about what is the driver for projects.

Exhibitions – The Student Perspective

Students define and explain the importance of exhibitions in order to showcase their …

The Importance of Drafting and Revision

Art teacher Shani Leader, Math teacher Mele Sato, and Humanities teacher Michelle …

Student Evaluation Through Self-Assessment

Ben Kreuger, Charlie Linnik, Mele Sato, speak about the benefit of educators utilizing …

Creating Projects from Essential Questions

HTH instructors explain the importance of forming essential questions that are open …

The Value of Critique

Charlie Linnik, Makerspace Teacher, as well as students explain the value of being …

Exhibition – The Instructor Perspective

HTH instructors explain the importance of exhibitions as they not only provide an …

Ideation

Kristin Komatsubara, Math/Science teacher, discusses the advantages of students …

Fishbone Diagram Overview

Introduction to using the fishbone diagram

Aim Statements

Hip Hop Genius: Remixing High School Education

Identity through Internship

Hailey of High Tech High International gives a tour of her 11th grade internship…

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