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High Quality Teaching

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High Quality TeachingPBL
September 26, 2023

Teachers Embark on Fellowship to Deepen Their Practice and Engage Students

Columbus City Schools – the largest public school district in Ohio – has partnered with Korda Institute to implement the Fellowship for 21st Century Teaching & Learning. Teachers in 7 middle schools joined the Fellowship to try bold new methods on the ground in their classrooms. Watch below to hear…
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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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Community Based LearningHigh Quality TeachingPBL
January 30, 2023

Elementary Students Changed Trajectory of Community Project

Elementary school teacher, Terri Santee, needed a way to get her students engaged in their learning when they returned to school after the COVID-19 pandemic. She decided to implement a community project using Korda Institute's methodology and worked with the mayor’s office to present her first graders with a real-world…
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Community Based LearningHigh Quality TeachingPBL
August 31, 2022

Students Create Data-Driven Plan for Local Mentorship Program

When Nationwide Children’s Hospital needed help designing an after-school mentorship program for troubled youth, they partnered with teachers and students at Columbus City Schools. The students dug into self-directed research, learned how to revise their work to produce the best possible product, and gained new confidence in public speaking and…
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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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High Quality Teaching
March 23, 2022

Students Solve Art Museum’s Existential Threat

Teachers from Columbus City School District partnered with the Columbus Museum of Art to have students solve the museum's real and urgent problem. Like many cultural institutions across the country, the museum is struggling to attract a younger, more diverse audience. Watch students delve into research, critical thinking and teamwork…
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Community Based LearningHigh Quality Teaching
July 24, 2020

Engagement Spikes for Ohio Teachers Doing Remote School Differently

As schools across the country closed their doors last March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many districts were faced with a widening of the achievement gap compounded by unequal access to technology and being forced to implement remote learning practices practically overnight. In the face of this crisis, several…
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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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High Quality TeachingSchool Redesign
May 5, 2020

Upskilling Teachers & Students Schoolwide

High Tech Academy in Almaty, Kazakhstan is graduating students who are empathetic, intellectually curious, and ready to succeed in the 21st Century. The critical first step in that process is upskilling teachers so they have the tools to make that learning happen. Watch how this new K12 School is working…
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High Quality TeachingSchool Redesign
December 20, 2019

Building a Groundbreaking PBL School in Kazakhstan

Watch how a passionate cohort of educators are creating a groundbreaking school for students in Kazakhstan. While this country has struggled to achieve meaningful education reform for the last 29 years, High Tech Academy is gaining national attention for its innovative education. In their work with Korda Institute, this school…
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High Quality Teaching
September 14, 2019

Effective Teaching Improves Workforce Readiness

Watch how administrators and teachers in this STEM school change their teaching approach to better prepare students for the workforce and real world. By working with Korda Institute, the educators moved through a phased process that had a deep impact on student growth, learning and engagement. "The final stage goal…
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High Quality Teaching
September 11, 2019

Going Beyond PBL to Teach History

IF THERE WERE NO SCHOOL, BUT CHILDREN LEARNED THE STORIES OF HISTORY, WE WOULD HAVE A WELL-EDUCATED SOCIETY. You’ve heard Edmund Burke’s quote, “those who don’t learn history are doomed to repeat it.” And you’ve likely seen the roving reporters asking 20 random American college students and finding 17 of…
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High Quality Teaching
January 22, 2019

Reinventing Teaching

Educators around the world are recognizing that traditional ways of teaching are not meeting the needs of students in our rapidly changing world. How can we truly transform teaching to foster the skills and capacities our youth will need in the future? This article shares the steps being taken at…
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