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Creating Our Own Unique Learning Environments #DigiLead

A Principal's Reflections

LED stools at the Little Bits bar One of the most amazing transformations that has taken place at NMHS is the creation of the Makerspace in what was our traditional library. When I hired Laura I basically told her what her budget was and that she had complete control of how she wanted to use the money.

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The Philosophy Behind Maker Success

A Principal's Reflections

To make matters worse many states, districts, and schools made knee-jerk reactions when the budget ax came down a few years and cut traditional hands-on courses such as wood shop, agriculture, metal shop, and cooking. In many cases elementary schools have even taken fun out of school for kids by cutting recess.

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This School Librarian Thinks Her Job Is the ‘Best-Kept Secret in Education’

ED Surge

But by the time she was heading up her own elementary school classroom in Chicago, she found herself missing the library and longing to teach media literacy again. I was more of a periodical girl, with the magazines and the newspapers and an occasional novel or self-help book. So it was back to the bookshelves for her.

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5 Conditions for Getting Formative Assessment Right

Cult of Pedagogy

Listen to my interview with Kim Marshall and Jenn David-Lang ( transcript ): Sponsored by Listenwise and Scholastic Magazines+ This page contains Amazon Affiliate and Bookshop.org links. When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. ” Come back for more.

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How Finland’s youngest learners obey the rules — by fooling around in school

The Hechinger Report

Connecting all the pieces, flanked by the high-tech science lab, a fireplace and plush sofas, is a modular, wide-open library of books and magazines for children to enjoy. My job is to protect that environment for children. That’s why I come to work every day.”. Related: What do preschool teachers need to do a better job?

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Curating a More Inclusive Library

Cult of Pedagogy

Listen to the interview with Julia Torres, Cicely Lewis, and Julie Stivers ( transcript ): Sponsored by Alpaca and Scholastic Magazines+ This page contains Amazon Affiliate and Bookshop.org links. Curating the kind of library that truly reflects the diversity of human experience takes time, intention, money, and good tools.

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Will the real Montessori please stand up?

The Hechinger Report

It was revitalized during the 1960s and grew quickly after one of the nation’s Montessori schools was featured in a Time magazine article titled “The Joy of Learning.” Parents were intrigued by the schools, which seemed to offer an alternative to traditional public schools. The school sticks closely to the vision of Maria Montessori.

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