Collaboration – EXPLO Elevate

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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…

Case Study Tools and Tips

Listen, Darn, Ask: Three lessons from OPPI

November 2022

by David Hamilton, Creative Director. What is OPPI? I just returned from Criel, France, where I was once again lucky to take part in OPPI, the most impactful education “conference” I’ve ever attended. “Conference” is…

Essay Newsletter

Elevate Newsletter: The Far and the Near: June 24th 2022

July 2022

by Ross Peters, Managing Partner. The Far and the Near: Keep long-term strategy and shorter-term tactics operating in relation to each other This week my daughter and I are in Glacier National Park. Even with…

Case Study Essay

This is Me, Learning About How I Learn

June 2022

by Gary Chapin, Consultant and Writer for Educating for Good, Boston. We free the chickens. Well, not all of them. Trial and error can be harsh. I met with Dave Hamilton at the Explo office…

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Chicken Run: Documenting Process Without Sucking the Life Out of PBL

June 2022

by David Hamilton, Director of Programs. “Do you have astroturf?” That was Gary Chapin’s first question when I introduced this challenge: There is a chicken on a car about to roll down a ramp onto…

Essay Resource Toolkit

The 4 C’s: How Administrators Can Best Support Department Heads

April 2022

by Elise London, EXPLO Elevate Senior Consultant In my consulting work, I have the privilege of meeting one-on-one with individuals who serve in a variety of different roles in schools. When I get to meet…

Essay Resource Toolkit

Transference in the Teaching Life

December 2021

by Moira Kelly, President, EXPLO Back in the ‘90s, when David Torcoletti and I were beginning our school leadership roles at Northfield Mount Hermon School, we read Ned Hallowell’s “Who Do They Think You Are?…

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