Education is most powerful when it is lived, experienced, and connected. Each year is filled with moments that remind us why we set out to reimagine what school could be. One experience this year perfectly captures all things learning at […]
One of the most powerful tools we have as educators is not found in our curriculum guides or assessment rubrics, but in the ways we nurture kindness and community among our students. At our school, one of the traditions that […]
As teachers at Indi-ED we get to provide so much more. We have autonomy and get to take full ownership of designing our curriculum based on our students’ needs and the interest they have expressed. But what does that really […]
Teaching history to middle school students has always been a favorite subject / age combo of mine, even with its unique challenges. On one hand, it’s a subject built on facts, documents, and events that students can often find distant, […]
Picture this: a bunch of kids, each with their own quirks, ideas, and deadlines, thrown into the whirlwind of a new inquiry cycle. Throw in the showcase itself, with over 150 audience members, a huge screen and a real stage, […]
The 3-day experience of a Pathfinder program is always magical. As a facilitator, I loved the job because I got to experience so many different people working through similar challenges: communication, collaboration, resilience and grit, overcoming fear, listening to intuition […]
As an Indi-ED teacher, I’m always on the lookout for new ways to engage my students and nurture their love for learning. One approach that has been greatly successful is integrating poetry into our curriculum. From 6 to 11 year […]
For teachers, myself included, the idea of creating a curriculum can be daunting at first glance. For me, however, it has been an exciting change after being handed prescribed teaching lessons (scripts) for many years. Personalized curriculum creation has proven […]
Calling all turtle lovers! Join us, Saturday, April 6th from 10am – 4pm at the St. Pete Pier in front of the Tampa Bay Watch Discovery Center. The Indi-ED student-led Totally Tubular Turtle Team and three schools from the Cayman […]
So we know that learning loss happens every year, we know that learning losses have compounded with the pandemic, and we know that there are a variety of obstacles in the way of building and sustaining healthy reading habits. But […]