(This is the third part of a series on Pittsfield. The article was originally published at CompetencyWorks in 2014.)
One of the big questions that we have barely begun to tackle is how do districts have to be transformed within a personalized, competency-based environment?
In preparing to transform the Pittsfield Middle and High School to a personalized,….. Read More
Locations: New Hampshire
(This is the last of a four-part series on Pittsfield.The original article was published on CompetencyWorks in 2014.)
That’s a constant refrain when talking to districts converting from traditional curriculum/time-based systems to student-centered systems. Below are a handful of insights shared by the Pittsfield School District leadership team about their redesign process and the challenges they are encountering…… Read More
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Locations: New Hampshire
Here are the highlights from Learning Edge in January 2019. As always, let me know if you have questions you’d like me to delve into. Happy reading!
Hobsonville Point Secondary School
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The series on Aotearoa New Zealand continues here with the fourth article on Hobsonville Point Secondary School.
One of the questions I asked at every school I visited in New Zealand was how they developed the instructional & assessment capacity to support Overall Teacher Judgment,….. Read More
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The series on Aotearoa New Zealand continues here with the second article on Hobsonville Point Secondary School.
One of the three principles driving Hobsonville Point Secondary School (HPSS) curricular design is Connections. It starts with creating a culture, environment, and structure that strengthens relationships…… Read More
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The series on Aotearoa New Zealand continues here with a look at Hobsonville Point Secondary School.
Co-construction, connection, and collaboration are the name of the game at Hobsonville Point Secondary School (HPSS) in Auckland. Oh, and I’d add one more – challenging convention…… Read More
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Welcome to LearningEdge! As you can see it’s under construction.
I’ll be wrapping up CompetencyWorks on December 31st. And picking up here at LearningEdge January 1. It’s all a bit overwhelming, leaving a project I co-founded and launching independently. A bit like going over a huge rock in a river…… Read More
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I get asked all the time by school leaders, “Where should we start?” It’s hard to give any one answer, as context matters. It all really depends on your own path of improvement, the strengths of your school, and why you want to modernize your school. However, there are three places that are certainly worth making sure you have laid the groundwork…… Read More
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What is your shared understanding of how children and adults learn that guides your school culture, design, instruction, and assessment?
I’ve been developing a series of virtual seminars (ready to go by February 1st if you are interested) to help teams in districts and schools expedite the process of understanding of what it means to modernize our education system…… Read More
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All the photos of students actively engaged in learning are courtesy of Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for American Education: Images of Teachers and Students in Action.
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