By Rebecca Holmes and Elliott Asp | March 31, 2018 Imagine you are the principal of a high school with limited resources for tutoring. You have a group of kids more than three years below grade level, struggling to access content in all areas because of the gaps in their …
Inside One of Three Denver Schools Serving as a National Model for How to do Discipline Differently
By Melanie Asmar, Chalkbeat | March 13, 2018 What struck Erika Strauss Chavarria the most was the mutual respect she saw between adults and teenagers at Denver’s North High School. Having watched her own students in Maryland get handcuffed by armed police officers in the hallways, the Spanish teacher said …
To Keep Kids Tuned In, Trailblazer Elementary Takes Teachers Out Of The Driver Seat
By Jenny Brundin, Colorado Public Radio | March 15, 2018 Change is underway at a network of Colorado Springs schools looking to break away from the traditional model for teaching. Each of these Next Generation Learning schools redesigned themselves to create more relevant, authentic learning experiences. It’s been a radical shift …
How Next Generation Learning Guides Every Student Toward Their Full Potential
By Paul Beck | March 2, 2018 Teachers applying for jobs in Colorado Springs District 11 are in for a bit of a shock. There will be standard parts of their interview, of course, meetings with administrators and other teachers. But those interviews will also include much younger, smaller faces: …