Good Ideas from Good Ideas
An exploration by the Playful Schools Network The Playful Schools Network, launched with the support of the LEGO Foundation in 2022 and relaunched in 2024 with the support of several
November 25, 2024
Maker-Centered Learning
Graph Take Aparts: An Exploration of Gun Violence in the DMV
Written by Emma Mangels, a current teacher at Cunningham Park Elementary in Fairfax County, Virginia and former teacher at Sacred Heart School, in Washington, DC. Emma has been a member
November 5, 2024
Escaping the Curriculum by Returning to Student Voice
It was a typical day in 8th Grade Design Technology class, at the start of a new unit about sustainable design. My carefully planned lesson was disrupted when a student suggested an escape room unit.
March 21, 2023
Unlocking Student Potential with a Global Competence Framework
What does an antiracist, student-centered curriculum look like? How can we ensure that our students, many of whom are English language learners, have access to meaningful, globally competent learning experiences? How do we cultivate opportunities for all students to show what they know and who they are in our classrooms, celebrating their learning differences?
February 7, 2023
DCPZ In Action, Vol. VI: Kristen Kullberg
Facebook Twitter DCPZ In Action, Vol. VI: Kristen Kullberg “DCPZ In Action” highlights the many ways in which DCPZ educators are using Project Zero ideas in their practice. We hope
December 14, 2021
DCPZ In Action, Vol. V: Anne Leflot & Gerald D. Smith, Jr.
“DCPZ In Action” is our feature that highlights the many ways in which DCPZ educators are using Project Zero ideas in their practice.
March 25, 2021
DCPZ In Action, Vol. IV: Ana Maria Nicolich
Facebook Twitter DCPZ In Action, Vol. IV: Ana Maria Nicolich “DCPZ In Action” is our feature that highlights the many ways in which DCPZ educators are using Project Zero ideas
March 2, 2021
Dispatches from the Distance Learning Trenches
Facebook Twitter Dispatches from the Distance Learning Trenches Spring semester 2020 forced all of us, very suddenly, onto the roller coaster ride that is living in a global pandemic. Schools
October 13, 2020