A Case Study: Empowering Students Through a Gradeless Approach.
At The Community for Learning (TCFL) we use a gradeless approach to assessment in elementary. Instead of [...]
Philosophy
The Pandemic Was NOT a “Lost Year” in Education
Everywhere I look, I see people writing or talking about the “lost year” in education. I [...]
COVID-19 is Not the Problem: Creating a Student Led Movement for Change
Up until last March, the world was full of problems for us to tackle — from plastic pollution and [...]
Virtual Professional Development Using the Jigsaw Technique
Every year we kick off our two weeks of planning and professional development with a workshop to review our [...]
Lessons from Virtual Learning: Teaching Self-Advocacy
Graphic adapted from: rule-the-school.com At TCFL, we teach certain self-advocacy skills to our students. [...]
How to Integrate Art and History into a Student-Led BreakOut Project
Brainstorming the BreakOut project Our 10th grade Dominican history teachers, Lorena and Maguie, [...]
Disconnect to Connect: How to Use Yondr Pouches for a School Smartphone Detox
Technology! We have such a love/hate relationship with it. And at TCFL, this tension was especially [...]
Improving Meetings with Dare to Lead by Brené Brown
When I first heard of Brené Brown’s latest book, Dare to Lead, it called to me. The moment I saw [...]
5 Things Our Student-Led Environmental Conference Taught Us About Education
Last week, our secondary students and teachers took a break from classes to take part in L.E.A.F. (Local [...]
How to Create a Buzz in the Classroom
A few weeks ago, I sat in on a language arts team meeting led by our language arts coach, Omaura. Since her [...]
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