RESOURCES FOR INNOVATION LIBRARY
Welcome to our Resources for Innovation Library! Here you will find a resources and thought-pieces for schools on the transformation of teaching and learning. And, we're constantly adding new resources to help schools meet their mission even more effectively.
One of our most popular resources is the recently released 'Pedagogy of One Schoolhouse' whitepaper. Click here to fill out a quick form and download your copy today!
One of our most popular resources is the recently released 'Pedagogy of One Schoolhouse' whitepaper. Click here to fill out a quick form and download your copy today!
Initiating a "curriculum review" or "academic strategic plan" can be a daunting task, and it should begin with a thoughtful and analytical needs assessment made in the context of mission, values, and human capital.
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Recruiting and hiring the right staff is critical, and developing intentional processes for identifying and hiring the most appropriate candidates can have long-term institutional strategic value for schools.
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It is essential that schools acknowledge, face, and work to address the many sources of unhealthy and even dangerous stress and anxiety that disrupt and unbalance students', and teachers', lives.
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Revisiting, reviewing, and reimagining a school's foundational and aspirational assertions in the service of creating mission-aligned and deeply intentional learning experiences should be a continual process, not just a once-per-decade exercise in compliance.
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Schools and teachers must foster equal and equitable classroom conditions and practices for all of their students. Every classroom should be a safe space for all students no matter where they are from, what they look like, or what they believe.
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"Next year" is a time of looming change for many schools, and their staffs need tools and strategies for managing this change effectively while recognizing it as a human process.
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Devoting the time and resources to creating and reflective and anthropological approach to efficiently and humanely bring new hires into your school's culture and program can pay off in more effective teaching, a happier and more stable faculty, and more effective work toward institutional strategic goals.
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Place-based learning can be not only a tool for creating more engaging and relevant programs but also a way for a school to deepen meaningful connections with its community and region.
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New research on effective collaborative leadership and coaching strategies can underlie programming and practices that build confidence and capacity in both supervisory and supervised staff, from teachers to department chairs to divisional leadership.
"Schedule change" is less about minutes and classes than about why and how a school might rethink the ways it uses and allocates programmatic time, and then how it can develop an optimal transition plan when implementing a revised schedule.
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The crypto-punitive "summer reading" model for students can be reimagined in more strategic and experiential terms, just as schools can do more to support meaningful summer engagement for their teachers.
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