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Tackling Chronic Absenteeism

Tracking absences quarterly allows schools to spot trends and changes faster, whether they be something to celebrate or a student who needs more support. When we track the number of absences by quarter, just a few missed days in a row can trigger early intervention or celebration.

Assessment Practices: Rework

Reworks motivate students to master skills in classroom assessment and project work.

Love Languages for Educators

By learning to recognize the preferred ways in which people in your life understand love, you can better connect with people.

Sharing Data with Students: 42Q Protocol

4 Attention-Getters That Work from Kindergarten to Grad School

Here is a paradox of teaching: if you want your classroom to be full of conversation and self-directed learning, you need to be able to quickly capture everybody’s focus.

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!

Southwest High School — CARPE Story of Impact

“We want to make a change in our community, in our people, in ourselves.”

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.

How Iowa WTF organized a state-wide school walkout

Alec talks to Waverly Zhao and David Lee, co-founders of Iowa WTF, about what it took to organize a state-wide school walkout in response to anti-Gay legislation in 2023

For Bernita Bedah, Language is Foundational to Building Identity

Navajo teacher Bernita Bedah teaches a bilingual kindergarten class in Navajo and English. She talks to Alec about why that’s important for her students, and her community.