Choosing their own adventures
With more options than ever and new challenges ahead, students need clear, personalized guidance as they explore career pathways
Part One of a Two-Part Series
Veteran...
Extended Learning Opportunities continue to flourish despite challenges
Matthew Long became enamored with bacteria during his first year at Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, when a visiting professor from UNH brought a...
Public Schools Rising: Increased access, opportunity and equity for NH students
What happens when our small, rural state implements policies and programs that empower public schools to make learning flexible, accessible, and equitable?
Public Schools Rising...
Building a “culture of thinking” to help students become lifelong learners
Educators can help students build a "culture of thinking" that challenges them to deepen their understanding of the world around them and become lifelong,...
Student roles in cultivating school culture
Michael Niehoff, an educator who has taught student leadership for the past 20 years, shares his experience in having students take active roles in...
Are we designing learning experiences that are aligned with how the...
When we think of school, many of us picture a classroom with desks, a blackboard, and a teacher at the front of the room....
Manchester schools highlight innovations in learning to national commission of state...
The National Conference of State Legislatures' Student-Centered Learning Commission visited several Manchester schools to observe innovations in learning first hand, like competency-based education, online...
Embracing learning that allows students to craft individual pathways to success
In a letter to the Union Leader, Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut highlighted the programs that allow students to pursue their own passions and pathways,...
ELOs help to personalize learning and provide more opportunities in small...
Extended Learning Opportunities allow students to earn class credit and meet learning competencies through personalized experiences that often take place outside of the classroom. As...
Rigor is important, but courses should be informed by aspirations, says...
Brennan Barnard, Director of College Counseling and Outreach at the Derryfield School, offered college-bound students advice on course selection and how it impacts their...
