Howard Dvorsky

Behind the scenes, this framework isn’t just theory. It’s motion. It is the heartbeat of projects like: Maritime|253 Skills Center (Launching Fall 2026) Tacoma Flex Jobs 253 And the integration of Social Capital and Mentorship into the DNA of our student experience We are not just changing what students learn. We are changing what’s possible by putting each student behind the wheel of the future t...[Read More]

Good candidates for game-based learning games include Portal 2, Civilization VI, Democracy 4, and Assassin’s Creed Museum Tour. Source

The quality of an idea and the collective quality of the effects of that idea are two very different things. Source

By Jenna Audlin A high school senior and keynote speaker for the upcoming Sustainable Futures Climate Summit shares how educators can help students turn their interest in sustainability into real-world action. From a young age, I’ve been deeply involved in environmental education: volunteering at nature centers, attending nature camps, and eventually transitioning from being a student to taking on...[Read More]

In a digital classroom, teachers can become worried that no ‘real learning’ is happening or that they’ve somehow failed to plan sufficiently. Source

Rub a needle with a magnet, float it on a leaf in water, and watch it align north-south. Explore magnetism and navigation! Source

In this talk, she underscores the need for scalable, stigma-free digital platforms that can teach, support, and connect young people dealing with mental health challenges. Source

There aren’t as many librarians in schools as there used to be. At first it wasn’t as noticeable, as the reductions were local and the losses were absorbed by teachers. Nor did it happen all at once: Roles were left vacant after retirements, or they were replaced with lower paid aides or support staff. During the transition to digital learning, school librarians struggled to articulate why their r...[Read More]

The goal of the Socratic seminar is to foster critical thinking by examining inaccurate/incomplete beliefs and the assumptions behind them. Source

Our task? Overcome a child’s natural tendency to play, rebel, and self-direct in hopes of providing them with an ‘education.’ Source

Learning–real, informal, authentic, and lifelong learning–can ‘begin’ with just about anything. Source

We’re sharing 75 questions students can ask themselves that can guide their thinking and awareness before, during, and after your teaching. Source