What will help us during our lockdown? At the end of March, the Washington Post published that 1.5 billion children are out of school worldwide. Consider how many teachers and
Changemaking
Education must learn from our collective pandemic experience! The most significant growth isn't about how to master online learning, redefine delivery models, be more techie, or assess more authentically. The
In this season, parents and teachers find ourselves interrelated and collaborating in all-new ways, as students learn remotely. The Learn Forward blog sits in the intersection between parents and teachers,
Like never before, we have the freedom to focus purely on the joy of learning! Powerful learners love to expand, grow, explore, try new things and discover. Now, there is
What is your most interesting work as you care for and educate children (ages 0-18)? I'm curious about the resiliency of parents and teachers. How can Learn Forward nourish their
It's an overused word, with a broad set of definitions, but could we talk about "love" in schools anyways?! I stood up at our school-wide gathering on Wednesday morning and
Recently, in a social setting, I sat with a mother of a special education student who in a matter-of-fact way stated, "My Gr 8 daughter doesn't have any friends." Then,
When I was a child, for one year, I attended an elementary school where children with special needs also had their separate classrooms. They were in a different part of
In the heart of the savannah, at the center of the school, we gathered on the cool cement floor of the Lalela hut. This hut is in the middle of
As we step towards the end of the school year, our teachers discussed as a team, "best practices for finishing well." We explored transitions to the next grade, playing together