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How Schools Can Use Cultural Performing Arts to Reimagine Community-Engaged Learning

ED Surge

When I was nine years old, my mother enrolled my brother and me in folklorico — a traditional cultural dance that emphasizes Mexican folk culture — at our local recreation center. Building this bridge between school and community culture requires participation from all stakeholders. At first, I was annoyed.

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Pillars of Digital Leadership Series – Communication

A Principal's Reflections

Image credit: [link] As society has evolved, the way in which the world communicates and interacts has as well. Digital leaders understand that technology provides a variety of pathways to initiate two-way communication with stakeholders. Chapter 5 in my book takes a critical look at how digital leaders communicate.

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Sensible Learning

A Principal's Reflections

School administrators can use blogs as a powerful public relations tool in lieu of traditional newsletters and email blasts. The ability to comment on any blog increases both student and community engagement. In our digital journalism class students are required to have their own Twitter accounts.

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Native Americans turn to charter schools to reclaim their kids’ education

The Hechinger Report

Once the site of an Indian boarding school, where the federal government attempted to strip children of their tribal identity, the Native American Community Academy now offers the opposite: a public education designed to affirm and draw from each student’s traditional culture and language. There was nothing like this.

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PROOF POINTS: Schools’ mission shifted during the pandemic with healthcare, shelter and adult ed

The Hechinger Report

A majority of public schools have begun providing services that are far afield from traditional academics, including healthcare, housing assistance, childcare and food aid. Whether it’s a good idea for most schools to expand their mission and adopt aspects of the community school model depends on one’s view of the purpose of school.

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The Role of Technology in Personalized Learning

ED Surge

Students thrive when they have a choice in what they learn and how they engage with the content, such as “having a way for them to demonstrate their learning that makes the most sense for them,” adds Rebecca Hare, a community engagement manager at Adobe.

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What the research says about the best way to engage parents

The Hechinger Report

Anne Henderson, National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement. Out-of-school factors weigh heavily on student success, studies show, and research indicates family engagement can lead to higher grades and test scores, improved attendance and better behavior. Photo: Caralee Adams for The Hechinger Report.

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