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Aysha Upchurch's organization, HipHopEX
The best place to see Enrique "Chikle" Lugo's art is his instagram account
The custom Padres shoes that. Enrique was wearing at the Den Talk
Did you like listening to this but wish you could have been there and seen those shoes (and the rest of it) in person? Come hang out with us at the Deeper Learning Conference next year!
Published 04/17/24
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This video about the Everybody Needs a Rock project played at the end-of-project exhibition
Learn more about the High Tech High Graduate School of Education's Professional Learning Team here
Learn more about the New School Creation Fellowship and the Center for Love and Justice here
Learn more about the San Diego Teacher Residency here
Published 04/12/24
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Get Carlos Moreno's book, Finding Your Leadership Soul
Learn more about the Deeper Learning Conference
Published 03/27/24
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Listen to the first episode in this series, Iowa WTF: The High School Students Fighting for Free Speech in in Schools
Iowa WTF on Instagram
David’s pre-walkout video message for organizers
Article about the walkout in the Des Moines Register
Published 03/06/24
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Iowa WTF's Instagram Account
The instagram post announcing Iowa WTF's first walkout
An article about the Johnston Community School District
Published 02/21/24
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The book that Stacey and Derek talk about is Change Agents, by Justin Cohen
Listen to a conversation between the author, Justin Cohen, and Derek Mitchell here!
Learn more about Derek's organization, Partners for School Innovation on their website
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Published 02/07/24
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Find out more about college access here: CARPE Collective
Listen to our other episodes about college access here
Published 01/24/24
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Beyond the Surface of Restorative Practices
Watch Marisol's keynote from the PBL Leadership Academy
Published 01/10/24
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Jillian's Recommended Reading/Listening:
Street Data by Shane Safir and Jamila Dugan
Street Data Pod hosted by Shane Safir and Alcine Mumby
Published 12/15/23
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This is the shorter version of this episode. To find out about how XP does student portfolios and uses them for student-led conferences and "passage presentations," listen to the "director's cut" version of the episode here.
Examples of XP Trust Expeditions and Student Work
The XP Trust Statement of Values and Ethos
XP Schools Assessment Handbook
Click here to see photos of Toby’s Dust Jacket for the book "What Makes a Successful Community?", and XP's "anatomy of a learning...
Published 12/01/23
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This is the "director's cut" version of this episode. It includes a section on how XP does student portfolios and uses them for student-led conferences and "passage presentations." You can find a shorter version of the episode here.
Examples of XP Trust Expeditions and Student Work
The XP Trust Statement of Values and Ethos
XP Schools Assessment Handbook
Click here to see a photo of Toby’s Dust Jacket for the book "What Makes a Successful Community?", photos of the student...
Published 12/01/23
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Make sure you also listen to the companion episode to this one, For Assistant Superintendent Peter Deswood, Connection to Navajo Students is Personal
Bernita references Rochelle Gutierrez’s keynote address from the 2023 Deeper Learning conference. You can listen to it on your preferred podcast platform here, and find the transcript here.
Published 11/16/23
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Make sure you also listen to the companion episode to this one, For Navajo Teacher Bernita Bedah, Language is Foundational to Building Identity
Check out Peter’s podcast, 21st Century Native Leaders!
Published 11/16/23
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Kristian Basaraba's podcast, the Rad Dads Podcast
Joe Buffalo on Instagram
The New Yorker Documentary about Joe Buffalo
Oasis Skateboard Factory
Colonialism Skateboards
Read more about Michel Blades Bird’s work here
John “JCat” Cardinal on Instagram
You can see photos from the project (including Layla's deck) here.
Published 11/01/23
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Video: Rob Riordan Introduces High Tech High’s Design Principles
Published 10/25/23
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Learn More About Connecticut Rise
How RISE Partners are Collaborating to Keep Students On-Track
Referenced in the episode:
On-Track Coaches
On-Track Data Teams
Conditions for Grade 9 Success,
RISE Data Hub
Margaret J. Wheatley, “Willing to Be Disturbed”
Listen to another episode from Unboxed about Ninth grade success here
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Published 10/19/23
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This is a special bonus episode. The jury's out on whether it's "educational" but this is not a story you want to miss.
Liberate! Pocket-sized Paradigms for Liberatory Learning by Dr. Michelle Sadrena Pledger
The San Marcos Writing Project
The Deeper Learning Conference
Published 10/04/23
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If you have questions you’d like me to ask Rob and Kaleb in their next episode, send them to unboxed [at] hthgse [dot] edu.
Published 10/03/23
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Article: "Improving FAFSA Completion Rates," by Ben Daley
Podcast Episode: The $50,000 Prize: How Calexico High School Raised FAFSA Completion by 13 percentage points in one year
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Published 09/28/23
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See a video about the rocketry project here.
Read more about Andrew Lerario and Blue Dot Education here.
Published 09/12/23
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The CARPE Collaborative
High Tech High International
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Published 08/15/23
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EdWeek article about Mountaineer Mathematics Master Teachers (M3T)
Mountaineer Mathematics Master Teachers
Center For Research on Equity and Innovation
You can find more great podcast episodes, articles, and videos about improvement here!
Published 08/15/23
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The Deeper Learning Hub
Published 06/15/23
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Scott's book, Leadership for Deeper Learning
The website (and book) Scott shares with schools to show them examples of what they could do:Changing the Subject: Twenty Years of Projects from High Tech High
Books written by John Holt
Books written by Tom Vander Ark
Getting Smart
Published 06/08/23