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Future-Ready: A Conversation with Scott Looney, Part II

October 2021

Preparing Students to Thrive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution By Mark Greenlaw Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to interview Scott Looney, Head of School at Hawken School and founder of the Mastery Transcript…

Tools and Tips

Surfacing Reflective Thinking in Ourselves and Our Students

October 2021

by Sudipti Kumar, Director of Research, EXPLO Elevate Last month, I wrote about a methodology called ORID for supporting meetings, conversations, and interviews at independent schools. I outlined the four components (O = Objective, R…

Tools and Tips

5 Must-Answer Questions BEFORE You Collaborate

September 2021

by Dave Hamilton, Director of Programs, EXPLO Elevate You are 20 minutes into an hour-long meeting. The only thoughts running through your head are, “What am I doing here? What value am I adding to…

Essay Interview

Future-Ready: A Conversation with Scott Looney, Part I

September 2021

Essay

Fighting Fires With Hope: The First Virtue for 2021-2022

August 2021

by Ross Peters, Vice President of School Strategy, EXPLO Elevate I felt as if I was on the receiving end of 911 calls. Given the tone of the callers, one might have thought the intruders…

Case Study

A School’s Commitment to Deeper Learning

July 2021

By Shauna Hobbs, Director of Analytics, Innovation, and Research at Graded, The American School of Sao Paulo. In 2019, Graded set out to rethink and reimagine what they are doing as an institution. Realizing that…

Resource Toolkit

A Methodology to Support Challenging Conversations

July 2021

by Sudipti Kumar, Director of Research, EXPLO Elevate Below we share details on a conversation protocol methodology first developed by the Institute of Cultural Affairs called ORID. The methodology has a variety of applications across…

Notes from the Field

Sharing the Process: Teaching Math through COVID

July 2021

By Terri HerrNeckar, Math Teacher, Milton Academy In the spring of 2021, EXPLO Elevate hosted the Tech Tools for Teaching and Learning Community of Practice, in which educators shared their experiences and lessons learned from…

Notes from the Field Resource Toolkit

Notes + Takeaways from ISTELive 2021

July 2021

by Laura Farmer, Director of Operations, Online Student Programs and Sean McCarthy, Digital Program Coordinator In late June, we attended the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference. Every year thousands of educators gather…

Resource Toolkit

Summer Book Recommendations

June 2021

As of today, it is officially summer! Time to start — or continue adding to — your comprehensive and often aspirational Summer Reading List. We charged ourselves with the almost impossible task of recommending two…

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Future-Ready: A Conversation with Scott Looney, Part II

Surfacing Reflective Thinking in Ourselves and Our Students

5 Must-Answer Questions BEFORE You Collaborate

Future-Ready: A Conversation with Scott Looney, Part I

Fighting Fires With Hope: The First Virtue for 2021-2022

A School’s Commitment to Deeper Learning

A Methodology to Support Challenging Conversations

Sharing the Process: Teaching Math through COVID

Notes + Takeaways from ISTELive 2021

Summer Book Recommendations

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