Well-being

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…

Consulting Brief Resource Toolkit Tools and Tips

5 Principles to Anchor Summer DEIJ Planning for Next Year

June 2021

By Sudipti Kumar, Director of Research As summer vacation arrives at independent schools, things look and feel far different now than they did in June of 2020. Last year, our team at EXPLO Elevate was…

Tools and Tips

Strategic Plans and Luxury Cars: They Look so Good on the Lot!

May 2021

by Ross Peters, EXPLO Elevate, Vice President of School Strategy “Check out the new 2020 Strategic Plan—well-equipped, versatile, nodding to the past, styled for the future.” For a moment, think of a strategic plan as…

Interview Issue Brief

Supporting Staff through Change and Uncertainty

May 2021

What happened and what can we expect moving forward? In this interview, EXPLO Elevate, Senior Consultant Susan Perry, Ph.D., MSW, LCSW, discusses the impact of the pandemic on both school leaders and faculty. She outlines…

Essay

Creating the Space for Equity

May 2021

by Indu Chugani Singh For the last eight years, I’ve been working with colleagues at the Penn Graduate School of Education teaching a course for new teachers called “Effective Learning Environments.” The course lives in…

Essay Interview

In Conversation with Okorie Johnson

April 2021

How can a cellist make something foreign feel sacred enough to soothe the soul? Okorie Johnson is an American cellist-songwriter who performs under the moniker OkCello. His artistry integrates cello performance, live-sound-looping, improvisation, and storytelling…

Essay Interview

In Conversation with Angeline Lillard

March 2021

Why now (and what’s next) for Montessori? Dr. Angelline Lillard is a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia. In her best-selling book Montessori: The Science behind the Genius as well as numerous research…

Essay Interview

In Conversation With Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall

February 2021

Take Care of Yourself. Take Care of Each Other. Take Care of This Place. Education thought leader in STEM education; Founding President and President Emerita of the globally recognized Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA);…

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…

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Notes + Takeaways from ISTELive 2021

Summer Book Recommendations

5 Principles to Anchor Summer DEIJ Planning for Next Year

Strategic Plans and Luxury Cars: They Look so Good on the Lot!

Supporting Staff through Change and Uncertainty

Creating the Space for Equity

In Conversation with Okorie Johnson

In Conversation with Angeline Lillard

In Conversation With Dr. Stephanie Pace Marshall

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

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