Month: January 2021

Notes from the Field

Teachers as Lifelong Learners, Now More True Than Ever: Fall Successes from the Classroom

January 2021

By Paloma Cotton-Herman The Covid-19 pandemic brought “learning as usual” to a halt in the spring of 2020, causing teachers and administrators to shift plans and routines with little to no runway for planning. Throughout…

Resource Toolkit

Using Virtual Whiteboards for Better Collabortion

January 2021

Six key ideas from the webinar The emergence of virtual whiteboards for remote teams are a rare diamond in the Covid rough. In fact, they serve as an incredible resource for teachers who are looking…

Essay

Is It A Robot?

January 2021

By Mark Greenlaw This is the first piece in a multi-part series in which we plan to address topics related to preparing students to thrive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Robotics is an important technology…

Essay

The Allure of Distraction: How to Support Students to Stay on Task In an Age of Constant Interruptions

January 2021

By Sudipti Kumar, EXPLO Elevate Director of Research Students may have a tendency to both get interrupted and self-interrupt while working on a task, which research has shown can happen as frequently as every three…

Consulting Brief

Optimizing a Daily Schedule at San Francisco Friends School

January 2021

Using Two-Five-Ten as a Framework for managing change The Challenge: Develop a new daily schedule for San Francisco Friends that reflects a commitment to deepening student engagement and offers more applied experiences in the interest…