How does a micro-school support the safety needs of students during a pandemic and the social-emotional mental health needs of each child? We get creative! LEADPrep has done several things to adjust to the new normal. Social Connection First, we have created a hybrid schedule, with mornings learning online and afternoons outdoors–six feet apart and… Read More »
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Worried That Teachers Don’t Know Your Student?!
This has been a tricky start of the school year. After a rocky spring for many families, parents are worried their learners won’t be assessed and starting the learning process in an appropriate place. It feels like many schools are more worried about filling seats–both in-person and virtually–and maintaining order than ensuring students are getting… Read More »
Embodying a Pedagogy of Care
LEADPrep students are seen, heard, valued…thriving. This pedagogy of care is intentional. Pedagogy is the science of teaching. Our LEADPrep pedagogical approach includes fostering student-teacher relationships that are reciprocal, with students having voice and choice, “agency.” Students are seen and heard, with teachers demonstrating care by adapting their teaching to meet the needs of all… Read More »
Multi-Tiered Student Support at LEADPrep
Not every child has the same needs, but the traditional American school system tends to forget this fact. When the primary driver of curriculum and learning is sticking to covering a set amount of content–at a pace that favors students who are “normal” and is focused on “getting through” the material, with no additional support,… Read More »
Moving to Learn
Kinesthetic or tactile learning is a learning style in which students carry out physical activities to gain information, rather than passive activities such as listening to a lecture or watching demonstrations. For students who are kinesthetic learners, moving helps memory happen. A kinesthetic learner has a hard time learning through traditional lecture-based classes. To put… Read More »
Distance Learning: LEADPrep Doesn’t Stop
Across the country, schools are closing their doors and moving to distance learning in the wake of COVID-19 and coronavirus. It’s a scary time for everyone. Some schools have a plan in place and are ready to deliver quality lessons to students. Many are not ready, however school boards are compelled to close school doors… Read More »
Birdwatching for Mental Health and Environmental Awareness
If you see a group of LEADPrep students on one of their weekly Friday experiential learning outings, don’t be surprised to see them looking up. They are birdwatching for mental health and environmental awareness. Birding is becoming a more and more popular past time, and with a younger and younger crowd. But it’s more than… Read More »
Teaching Insights from a Teacher Who Thrives in Our Micro-School
Our guest blogger is Casey Ikeda (on the right working with English teacher Jacob). Casey, a Seattle native, is in his second year teaching at LEADPrep. Although he went to school in San Francisco, his huge extended family tugged on his heart strings and brought him back to the city he loves! Like many Seattle… Read More »
Are We Asking the Right Questions?
Educators we are constantly asking questions: of our students, parents, and selves. But Alfie Kohn, a thought leader in education, feels that we might not always be asking the right questions. He feels that many of the questions educators ask are based on incorrect assumptions. For example, teachers from time immemorial have asked the question,… Read More »
“Gifted” Students Thrive with Us!
In education, traditional gifted students are sometimes identified as “low maintenance.” The thinking is that they are “so smart” they don’t need much help. These students can get their work done and done well on their own, so teachers can concentrate on the students with larger academic needs. At LEADPrep, we know that each student… Read More »
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