I woke up early this morning to work on this week’s Remix Round Up. Instead, I’ve found myself drawn into the funeral procession for Queen Elizabeth II. I’ve studied the procession order, learned about the tradition, thought about the mourners, and pondered what this means for the history of the world. If it wasn’t 5:00am...

Title: “People-Powered Supports Require Community” – Sometimes the most fundamental principles can feel like epiphanies. For months now, I have been focused on elevating the essential roles that individual caring adults can play…These five essential “people-powered” roles are at the heart of the National Partnership for Student Success, an effort to answer President Biden’s call to...

Title: “Some Assembly Required” – School started for my two grandsons last week so I’ve been getting pictures documenting how the pieces of this year’s learning adventures are coming together. I got a fuzzy screen shot of the one-page synopsis of Theo’s second grade social studies curriculum – “The Prairie: Past, Present, and Future” –...

Title: “Raising Achieving or Engaging Students? We don’t have to Choose!” – I’m not sure why a KQED reshare of a July article from the Hechinger Report appeared in my inbox last week. But the title certainly got my attention. Researchers Find a Tradeoff Between Raising Achievement and Engaging Students. To be clear, the researchers...

Title: ” Engaging Substitutes in Schools for Kids” – I’ve seen the school year start and classrooms have long-term substitute teachers before. It’s not unheard of – a teacher finishing maternity leave or recovering from a surgery or illness. But this year I was struck by the number of friends whose kiddos were starting the...

Title: “A Summer of Trekking Ideas” – For me, August is usually a time for trekking – heading out on trails with a (hopefully) clear map, occasional signposts, and the opportunity to meet up with fellow hikers along the way. This August, my trek trail has been grounded more in ideas than in altitude, but...