This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Framework for High-Quality Project Based Learning identifies six criteria that teachers need to successfully implement this learning style: authenticity, intellectual challenge and accomplishment, public product, and collaboration. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Art can be used as a tool to help young people tell their stories and help them learn to advocate for themselves. It can also be part…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Giving students hands-on experience usually associated with vocational training is a boon for their performance in academic classes. • How can integrating skill sets in classes improve students’…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Preschool children from low-income families perform best when they are placed in class with students of all income levels, according to a new study. • This…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • In 2017, students took the National Assessment of Educational Progress on tablets for the first time. Educators and superintendents are worried about the digital switch. • How will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Hechinger Report offers insight as to how personalized learning strategies encourage educators to first know their students and thus offer more support to an array…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Christy Wolfe states that the key barriers for charter schools are the maintenance of school buildings. She suggests that the government can help by altering their funding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • This year the Yale School of Management launched a new conference that discussed the legalization and industry of marijuana. Yale hosts many conferences that gain a lot…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The wide range of apps and services provided by Facebook include programs targeted for children and education, and these may be collecting information on young users. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Forbes, Tom Vander Ark examines the importance of raising the number of U.S. adults with higher education credentials and focuses on the efforts of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • TriplePundit discusses how business can be a useful tool for compassionate works around the world, citing the example of LifeStraw, which helped deliver clean water to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Understanding students cultural background and meeting them where they live creates a welcoming classroom culture that fosters success. • How can classrooms be made more inclusive…