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Landing the Plane: Finding Clarity within Complexity

March 2023

by Ross Peters, Managing Partner. The cockpit–all those screens and switches, too many to count, plus lights, blue, yellow-orange, red. If things are really rough, a buzzer might sound. The voices from the tower are…

Interview Resource Toolkit

Storytelling for Stronger Communities and Deeper Learning

March 2023

by Dave Hamilton, Creative Director and Gary Chapin, Consultant and Writer for Educating for Good. Our brains are wired for stories. Telling and listening to stories is how human beings collaborate and create meaning. So, how might…

Issue Brief Tools and Tips

Care for Your Chair: Improving Department Chair Support

February 2023

by Elise London, Senior Consultant. In a professional setting, CARE can take many forms, but ultimately, it is the support to do our jobs to the best of our capacity. [At NAIS 2023, Elise London…

Essay Newsletter

What is the Purpose of Independent Schools?

February 2023

by Ross Peters, Managing Partner. At EXPLO Elevate, we have had a lot to say about strategy over the last few years. Independent schools use the “s” word a lot, but somehow their use of…

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Tune Your Project’s Design Dials

February 2023

by David Hamilton, Creative Director. When designing challenge-based projects for students, key in on three distinct constraints: environment, materials, and rules. Imagine the following scenario. You’ve designed a great challenge for your class and just…

Interview

Dance + Coding = Undisciplined

January 2023

By Dave Hamilton, Creative Director. Tanina Urbanski is a dancer. Her first memory of dancing was a toddler ballet class. “It was Halloween Week. We had our leotard, skirt, and ballet shoes (so fun). We…

Essay Newsletter

ChatGPT is Not a Shot Over the Bow

January 2023

by Ross Peters, Managing Partner. We are going to have so much to learn over the next year. More than usual, I think, and I am scared and excited and anxious and expectant and dubious…

Essay Issue Brief

Strategic as a Beaver

December 2022

by Sara Mierke, Senior Consultant. Schools should be like beaver ponds. In today’s complex, dynamic, and uncertain world, our students and our communities need our schools to be: spaces of safety, growth and wellness for…

Essay Newsletter

Add an Expert to Your Team

December 2022

by Ross Peters, Managing Partner. It has been a busy several weeks here at EXPLO Elevate after Thanksgiving and before the Holidays. There have been a number of highlights, including a great week of listening…

Essay Tools and Tips

How to Create Actionable Hope in Our Students

December 2022

by Leah Van der Sluis, Director of Teaching + Learning, EXPLO Junior. Actionable hope needs to be the north star that guides our work in education right now, and the tools of immersion and overview…

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Landing the Plane: Finding Clarity within Complexity

Storytelling for Stronger Communities and Deeper Learning

Care for Your Chair: Improving Department Chair Support

Tune Your Project’s Design Dials

Dance + Coding = Undisciplined

Strategic as a Beaver

How to Create Actionable Hope in Our Students

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