by reDesign | Aug 19, 2020 | Blog, Cultural Responsiveness, Leadership, Pedagogy, School Design
Our world and communities have been hugely disrupted by COVID-19 and the illness, death, fear, isolation, and racism that have been heightened in its short powerful presence. Communities of color have been hit hardest of all by far too many measures: illness and...
by reDesign | Jul 2, 2020 | School Design
What does it take to lead the transformation to a mastery-based or competency-based learning system? How do we know where we are in our journey, how we’re progressing, and which measurable outcomes we might be working toward? reDesign is excited to announce the...
by reDesign | Aug 7, 2017 | Blog, Leadership, Media, School Design
Meet Dr. Crumley. Over twenty years ago, he was at the cutting edge of a transformational change effort in Chugach, Alaska. Now in his final year as Superintendent of the Chugach School District, he shares his change leadership story that is sure to challenge and...
by reDesign | Jun 4, 2017 | Blog, School Design
Asynchronous Learning in High-Poverty, Competency-based Urban High Schools At the U School we are big believers in the notion that skillful, independent learning is central to leading a meaningful and productive life…But what happens if students enter...
by reDesign | Sep 17, 2016 | Blog, Competency-based Learning, Leadership, School Design
This blog originally appeared on The Launch Pad, January 5, 2016. As I see it, the biggest challenge we face in American public schools today is this: we’ve got an antiquated factory-based school model, and a workforce that has proven particularly effective in...
