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
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.
Personalized Learning through Collaborative Experiences The personalization of student learning starts with the experiences teachers lay out for their projects…
Exhibitions & School Culture Rob Riordan talks about how exhibitions of learning aid in the development of a school’s culture
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…
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…
CARE Network — Lemon Grove Academy Middle Lemon Grove Academy Middle shares how belongingness and valuing students’ cultures are at the center of the work…
We, Not They Dr. Luke Wood discusses how teachers can change their perspective by changing their language
Kid History Project Cards provide quick glimpses of inspiring projects designed by teachers and realized in collaboration with students.
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 …
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”.
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 . .
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 …
Teacher Designed vs Student Designed Projects Lillian Hsu, Founding Principal of Latitude High School speaks the benefits of a …
What Makes a School a “Good School” Sam Seidel, director of K12 strategy and research at Stanford d. School, describes …
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 …
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 …
Observing Schools Chris Emdin, Associate Director of the Institute for Urban and Minority Education, …
What Might Great Academics Look Like Lillian Hsu, Founding Principal of Latitude High School, speaks about what the great …
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.
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 …
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
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 …
Identity through Internship Hailey of High Tech High International gives a tour of her 11th grade internship…
