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Will Existing Mental Models Threaten Post-pandemic Progress in Education?

Catlin Tucker

” I hope educators and educational institutions use this year and the lessons learned to reimagine “school” and how we design and facilitate learning. Since the pandemic began, I’ve worked with thousands of school leaders and educators. The Power of Mental Models. Stagnation or Progress.

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7 ways to rethink school/family partnerships

eSchool News

The current toolbox for growing the school/family partnership is broken. This leaves the support and synergy between home and school less than optimal in most situations. Acknowledge that old mental models exist. All schools struggle to deepen their partnerships with families.

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Sir Ken Robinson: A Brief In Memoriam [guest post]

Dangerously Irrelevant

Amidst the chaos of 2020 we lost a true leader in education in late August just as schools were trying to reopen. So, of course, the relationship between schools and creativity, and the embedded story of a young dancer, is perhaps Sir Ken’s most defining message. Nearly nine out of ten students graduate high school.