by reDesign | Apr 8, 2021 | Adult Develpment, Blog, Curriculum
By Sydney Schaef with, like, major contributions from Jon Altbergs Maybe you’re a total rock star at creating compelling questions that frame projects or units of study. In fact, maybe you’re so advanced, your students are framing their own incredible...
by reDesign | Jun 15, 2019 | Adult Develpment, Blog
“Fraternity hazing” is how one article in the Atlantic characterized the experiences of first year teachers. The comparison conjures images of navigating degrading and dangerous rites of passage before being accepted for full membership into the group. Is it...
by reDesign | May 31, 2019 | Adult Develpment, Blog, Cultural Responsiveness, Pedagogy
Student accuses teacher of lying. Student is right. Nothing is done. Sounds like an event of a distant past? Nope. King Johnson’s recent note to his teacher this month reminds us, telling lies is not an aberration in schools, but a regular occurrence: I suspect...
by reDesign | Dec 3, 2018 | Adult Develpment, Blog, Leadership
Does your school, network or district recognize that Learning is Learning is Learning? When I first began working with reDesign’s Framework for Effective Instruction as a building-level administrator, it was a revelation. It was as though I had been handed the Rosetta...
by reDesign | Oct 25, 2018 | Adult Develpment, Blog, Cultural Responsiveness, Curriculum, Pedagogy
Early Influencers So, the title of this blog is not completely true. Still, the majority of this piece details why it may as well be true for me and why it should be for you, too. First though, in any discussion on what I know about teaching I’d be remiss not to...
by reDesign | Jun 19, 2018 | Adult Develpment, Blog, Leadership, Pedagogy
By Laurie Gagnon, Educational Designer at reDesign, in collaboration with reDesign team members Dixie Bacallao, Tracy Bauer, Morgan Hildesley, and Antonia Rudenstine This post originally appeared on EdWeek here. There are lots of school networks out there, but not all...
