In 2015, I co-founded Kingsman Academy Public Charter School. We welcome all high school students and center those who are overage and under-credited, who
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Stop Teaching Like Technology and the Internet Don’t Exist
It’s tough to take an individualized approach to teaching by using technology in the classroom. Even when the technology is there—which it often isn’t—the
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I have always been extremely anxious about change. Sometimes that change would lead to various levels of panic, sometimes in public. And that panic would i
Read MoreSummer Is Tough for Parenting a Child With Disabilities But It’s Also an Opportunity
As a parent of a daughter with a disability, I feel like I am in a perpetual state of learning tips from the “experts.” Having a child with special needs m
Read MorePersonalized Learning Can Empower Kids With Special Needs When Done Right
Twenty-first century learning calls on adults in the classroom to move from a position of power to a position of empowerment. How and whether we empower al
Read MoreWant to Stop the ‘Summer Slide’? Convince Kids Summer Learning Can Be Fun.
We figured it would be a breeze recruiting families for our summer program. We hired creative, experienced, rock star teachers who wanted to reinvent summe
Read MoreCoffee Break: PowerMyLearning’s Elisabeth Stock on How Personalized Learning Involves the Whole Family
Elisabeth Stock has been at the education game for decades as the head of PowerMyLearning, a nonprofit focused on personalized learning. I recently chatted
Read MoreThe Possibilities for Our Black and Brown Students Are Unlimited. We Just Need to Change Our Approach.
I grew up in Chicago, attending all-Black public schools. My parents and most of the adults in my extended family were educators. My dad grew up in Atlanta
Read MoreThis Is What It Really Looks Like to Transform a School
After nearly two decades in education, I’m still not certain what the term “reform” actually means. The concept itself is elusive, concurrently everywhere
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