How to Connect with Community Partners
One of my favorite case studies featured in my new book, All Together Now: How to Engage Your Stakeholders in Reimagining School, comes from Iowa. It’s the story behind Iowa BIG, a unique high school where students learn across the curriculum through community problem solving. Making this model work requires students willing to stretch their […]
The Power of a Plant is HERE!
After months of collaboration, Stephen Ritz and I are delighted to launch our new book this week. The Power of a Plant: A Teacher’s Odyssey to Grow Healthy Minds and Schools released Tuesday and is already rocketing up the charts at Amazon. For an introduction to the remarkable Green Bronx Machine program that Stephen […]
5 Lessons for Greening Your Curriculum
Learn how to create an indoor classroom farm as the centerpiece of engaged learning. Tested tips from Stephen Ritz, founder of Green Bronx Machine. Read more. Proud to say our new book is out!
Q&A: The Art of Coding
Two educators on how to make learning computer science less daunting and more fun for students—and their teachers. First impressions matter. That’s equally true whether you’re meeting new people or encountering an unfamiliar subject like computer science. Kiki Prottsman, education director of Code.org, worries that too many students are getting a less-than-inspiring introduction to a […]
Turning the Community Into a Classroom
See how students investigate real issues in their communities—and check out an e-book on how to adopt this type of program. When city planners in Portland, Oregon, were looking for ideas to make public spaces more inviting to youths across the region, they turned right to the source. Tyler White, a junior at De La […]
