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High School English Language Arts

February 6, 2023

Redesigning lessons and units for deeper learning LIVE ON AIR Hosted by Scott McLeod, Lori McEwen, and Julie Graber

Easy ways any educator can lead the shift to mastery learning

February 18, 2022

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.” --Margaret Mead During a series of recent...

If you really care about SEL, make the switch to mastery learning.

February 6, 2022

The recent focus on students’ social-emotional development is well-placed. While this was a hot topic before the pandemic, the need for SEL support has been magnified over the past...

What is Deep and Joyful Learning?

March 11, 2021

I believe that ALL students can and should learn deeply and joyfully every single day. (I also believe that everyone should find great joy--daily--in their work, but that's for another...

Three ways to invite parents inside the black box of education - Lori McEwen Educational Consultant

3 ways to invite parents inside the black box of education

November 16, 2020

In 2013, Cuban and Tyack wrote Inside the Black Box of Classroom Practice: Change without Reform in American Education. In the book, they assert that even significant educational policy changes...

How to make your district’s portrait of a graduate even better

October 19, 2020

Whether it’s called a portrait, profile, or vision, districts across the country are collaboratively creating an aspirational model of their graduate. What is a Portrait of a Graduate? While...