Learning is active, engaging, and social. Students need to be engaged and motivated in their learning before they can apply higher order, creative thinking skills. They are most engaged when they themselves are part of constructing meaning, not when teachers do it for them. By encouraging students to meet challenges creatively, collaborate, and apply critical thinking skills to real-world, unpredictable situations inside and outside of school, we prepare them for future college, career, and citizenship success.
Effective classroom instruction that embraces both high standards and accountability for students' learning can be project-based, focused on service and the community, experiential, cooperative, expeditionary ... the list goes on. These engaging learning strategies are grounded in instructional objectives, provide clear feedback, and enable students to thrive cognitively, socially, emotionally, and civically.
School Staff Works Tirelessly to Improve their Students
Milwaukie High School's staff works tirelessly to improve their students’ academic, social, and emotional growth; to expand their educational practices; and sharpen the administration’s focus on staff professional development.
Award Winning School is Committed to Helping its Students Achieve
Rural School Uses the Arts to Challenge Students
Suburban School Provides a Safe Environment for its Students and Staff
Suburban School and Community Encourages Students to Live Healthy Lives
Implementing the Common Core State Standards: The Role of the Secondary School Leader Action Brief
Implementing the Common Core State Standards: The Role of the Elementary School Leader Action Brief
Implementing the Common Core State Standards: The Role of the School Counselor Action Brief
Start School with Breakfast: A Guide to Increasing School Breakfast Participation
April 24, 2013
We look to principals and heads of schools for leadership and support as we are asked to do more with less for our students. As leaders, learners, advocates, communicators, and developers, principals face complex challenges.
The Examples Map
Use our interactive map tool to find examples of schools and communities worldwide that are implementing a whole child approach to education.
