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21st Century Learning

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21st Century LearningHigh Quality Teaching
June 29, 2023

Environmental Justice Course Develops Confidence and Problem Solving Skills

Students Challenged by Environmental Justice Course Students at the Cleveland School of the Arts participated in an environmental justice course where they were challenged by local organizations to solve real and urgent problems. The course’s teachers - biology teacher Charulata Mehlotra and English teacher Patricia Fryer-Jolly - gave the students…
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21st Century LearningSchool Redesign
November 14, 2022

Cleveland Mayor Impressed as Students Take Charge of Their Education

Students Take Charge of Their Education When Mayor Justin Bibb of Cleveland wanted to increase voter participation in local elections, he turned to local students. He was impressed by their evidence-based solutions and the depth of their thought and research. Listen to Mayor Bibb's thoughts on the importance of getting…
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21st Century LearningCommunity Based Learning
August 31, 2022

Students Learn While Changing Their World

Deep Student Impact Through New Methodology Students all over the world have experienced transformative learning through the Korda Institute’s methodology. By tackling real problems from real organizations, they develop skills ranging from research to collaboration, and are able to develop their emotional intelligence and confidence. When students see how they’re…
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21st Century LearningHigh Quality TeachingSchool Redesign
June 29, 2022

Changemakers Implement New Model for Learning & Teaching

Changemakers Test New Teaching Strategies Changemakers at Cleveland School of the Arts embraced collaboration and experimentation when implementing a new model for teaching and learning. With involvement from school and district leaders, teachers designed rich learning experiences that increased student engagement, mastery and agency.  "What we did in this project…
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21st Century Learning
January 17, 2022

Students Inspire School Change

Educators from Cleveland School of the Arts were trained by Korda Institute for Teaching to develop student agency and 21st Century skills. CEO Eric Gordon presented CMSD’s Vision for Learning to the students and challenged them to recommend a high school schedule that would allow that vision to become a…
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21st Century LearningCommunity Based Learning
November 3, 2020

First Graders Collaborate Remotely to Solve Community Challenge

As teachers shifted in March to distance learning, a first-grade teacher at Kingsville Elementary School in Ohio was committed to keeping the learning her students experienced meaningful and engaging. Jacqueline Jenks used the training she received from Korda Institute for Teaching to integrate real challenges from organizations in her community…
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21st Century LearningHigh Quality TeachingPBL
May 7, 2020

Teacher Reinvigorates Her Practice and Students

After trying a new method of teaching, Robin Hudson reinvigorates her practice and students after years of feeling the pressure to “teach to the test”. In her 5th grade class at Buckeye Local School District, student teams solve challenges for local organizations in their community hit hard by the opioid…
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21st Century LearningPBL
April 9, 2020

Transforming Adult Learning

Watch how transformative learning gives opportunity and changes lives for underemployed women and minorities in Ohio. We Can Code IT, an equity-focused coding organization, implemented Korda Institute's teaching methods for Problem-Based Learning and "skyrocketed the learning curve for their students." "We saw a difference in the amount of hand holding…
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21st Century Learning
September 14, 2019

Redesigning School for 2nd Graders

2nd grade students experience a new method of teaching and learning at Kingsville Elementary School in Ashtabula, Ohio. Watch how they surprise everyone as they solve real and urgent local problems, research evidence-based solutions and collaborate on teams. "These students have answers, we just need to ask the right questions…
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21st Century Learning
September 12, 2019

STEM Students Deepen Their Critical Thinking

These 10th grade STEM students initially rebelled when they were introduced to a radically different method of teaching and learning at their school in Columbus, Ohio. Watch as they began to embrace the rigorous thinking and research required to develop solutions for local organizations in their communities. "It is very…
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21st Century Learning
August 9, 2019

Empowering Underemployed Adults to Code

See what happens when a coding bootcamp implements a radically different way to deliver their curriculum. We Can Code IT has dramatic results with Korda Institute’s method of teaching as they train unemployed and underemployed adults for careers as software developers. "The quality is far and away better than what…
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21st Century LearningCommunity Based LearningPBL
April 26, 2019

School Transforms English Language Learners

See what a team of educators are doing to change the future for newly arrived refugee children in Columbus, Ohio. Columbus Global Academy is partnering with Korda Institute for Teaching to implement an innovative, powerful method of teaching and learning where students are learning English and the skills they need…
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