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Powerful Learning is Collaborative and Connected

Digital Promise

Creating and sharing artifacts of learning helps everyone learn 5. A key principle of Seymour Papert’s theory of constructionism and a foundation of maker learning is the idea that the creation of artifacts is critical in the learning process. Annual Review of Psychology, 49, 345–375. 2014 Oct;42(7):1038-48. – Feb.,

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We Must Teach Black History Like Our Lives Depend on It

ED Surge

When a grand jury decided not to charge Darren Wilson for killing Michael Brown in 2014, my mom called me, defeated. Knowing how limiting history curricula can be, I’ve brought in texts and utilized art, music, spoken word and other cultural artifacts that highlight black humanity from a place of love and care.

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Pulling reservation schools back from the brink

The Hechinger Report

In 1978, just a few years before Helgeson’s birth, the American Indian Religious Freedom Act became law, finally affirming the right of country’s indigenous people to access sacred sites, worship in traditional ceremonies and use materials they consider sacred artifacts, like eagle bones, that are restricted to non-Indians. I needed help.”.

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