Inside Josephinum Academy
Originally published April 18th, 2018 With the STC 2018 National Forum just around the corner, we’re taking some time to focus in on some of the exciting features of the 2-day event. One of the [...]
Unpacking Culturally Relevant Real-World Learning: Examples of Successful Cultural Responsiveness in the Classroom
In society today, students are more diverse in their languages, abilities, ways of learning, interests, skills, and cultures than ever before. Schools are melting pots, and increasingly, curriculums are becoming more responsive to students’ backgrounds, [...]
Innovation In Action: What Schools Are Getting Right in Real-World Learning
Everyone is talking about how to update and innovate within education, and proactively prepare kids for the future. Real-world learning is central to that ongoing dialogue, and with good reason: Four out of five students [...]
Problem Finding Before Problem Solving
Guest post by TJ Pavlov, Teacher & Real-World Learning Program Coordinator a Chicago Tech Academy We often hear how important it is to be a strong problem solver; the skill is almost always included in [...]
How might we reimagine the 24 hours of a school day to meet the needs of students and teachers?
Guest post by Doug Magee, Dean of Curriculum Innovation and Design at the Church Farm School "STCs’ e2e Symposium proved to be an important catalyst in our change process as I took this work back [...]