Stories & Announcements
Inquiry
InquiryHow Matters - the 4 I's Be Curious: Inquiry -- the Second I Inquiry or Inquisition Why Don't I Ask "What's Your Favorite Color?" What Else Might Be Possible? A Big Spring for Real World History Students Recognizing and Supporting Excellent Inquiry-Based...
Intellect
IntellectHow Matters: The 4 I's Intellect: The First I Inquiry or Inquisition? Recognizing and Supporting Excellent Inquiry-Based Instruction Why Don't I Ask "What's Your Favorite Color?" Reach Toward What is Next Teaching the Truth Speak Truth: The Dehumanization of...
100 Wonder-ful Weeks | Hooray for Monday
A reflection on the wonder that has fueled 100 weeks of Hooray for Monday.
Joy
JoyJoy means students and teachers know they are valued, and feel a sense of belonging in school. It means students and teachers embrace an asset-based stance, and take pride in their work, including their work-in-progress. It means learners know their work is...
Student as Expert
Student as ExpertAdults trust that students have the ability, and the inclination, to solve academic and social problems, instead of assuming students need adults to solve problems for them. It means student voice and ideas are abundant in every lesson, in every...
Purpose, Persistence, and Action
Purpose, Persistence, and ActionStudents are fully engaged, intellectually, emotionally, and physically, in what they are doing. They persevere in solving problems, making discoveries along the way. They experience failure as a necessary part of the learning process. ...
Wide-Ranging Evidence of Learning
Wide-Ranging Evidence of LearningMultiple forms of student learning data are collected, analyzed, displayed, valued, and used to inform instruction. Students write essays, create artwork and dances, give speeches, build models, design and administer surveys, write...
Prioritizing Fun | Hooray for Monday
Recognizing and meeting our need for fun can be a great way to get a jumpstart on self-care.
Listening to Our Students | Hooray for Monday
Centering students, listening to what they have to say, and acting on their input – that’s a powerful approach to instruction
Mutual Respect
Mutual RespectEveryone’s voice matters: Every student, every teacher, every parent or guardian, every school leader, every staff member, every custodian, everyone. Students’ ideas and teachers’ ideas are encouraged and appreciated as part of academic instruction....
