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How have different schools of varying sizes and geographical locations successfully implemented the Summit Learning Program for their students? This week on the Summit Sparks podcast, four school leaders share their best practices for implement
This week on the Summit Sparks podcast, hear about how one middle school student’s combined his passion for filmmaking with lessons from a school project to create a film on cyber bullying that was shared with his entire school. Listen in and h
In this week's episode, we step inside a middle school science classroom immersed in a Summit Learning project: Shrinking the Human Footprint. We hear from students about issues ranging from deforestation to electronic pollution. Join us as the
On this week's Summit Sparks episode, Stanford University's Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond explains why strong student-teacher relationships and a teacher's content knowledge are still the timeless and essential elements in an effective personalized
In this week's episode, we discuss what it takes to prepare all teachers to be successful in diverse communities and classrooms. We speak with pioneering residents in the Summit Learning Teacher Residency, the first program in the nation to pre
What gets you out of bed every morning? What do you care about? Who are you? These questions get at the heart of Sense of Purpose. And based on the conversations we’ve had this month on the Summit Sparks podcast, if you want to live your best l
What does a canoe without a rudder and Sense of Purpose have in common? Summit Public Schools’ Co-Founder and CEO Diane Tavenner enlightens us in this month’s Sense of Purpose series. Diane talks about how purpose, which she describes as the se
How can we help high schoolers find a life path? Summit Public Schools uses immersive electives to expose students to as many real-world experiences as possible. If they don't like a class, all the better says Kristina Bockhold. Listen to our i
Princeville High School Teacher Anne Krolicki and student Emily Green join the Summit Sparks podcast to share their experiences and views on why boosting student voice and choice in middle and high school, along with opportunities to explore pr
This month on the Summit Sparks podcast, we welcome the New Year — Happy 2018 everyone — and explore the theme of Sense of Purpose. Our first guest, William (Bill) Damon, a professor of education at Stanford University, describes purpose as a l
Today we wrap up our third month of the Summit Sparks podcast. And, like the previous two months, we reflect on the different conversations we’ve had this month — with a learning scientist, three teachers, and a parent — and draw common themes
7th Grade Teacher Tammy Penney and Parent Chris Ivens share their story of seeing Autumn Ivens, who has been diagnosed with ADHD and has a 504 plan, learn to take control of her learning using the Summit approach. Tammy also shares her best pra
In this week's episode, Dr. Matt Doyle discusses Vista Unified School District's Personalized Learning challenge, which involves inviting schools to become more learner-centered organizations and choose models, or what he calls “learning engine
What happens when you give students more ownership over how they learn content? This week on the Summit Sparks podcast, we continue to explore this month’s topic of learning and teaching Content Knowledge through the eyes of Sarah White, an 8th
This month on the Summit Sparks podcast, we explore the theme of Content Knowledge, which “is like the sun — it’s what enables you to see the world”. These words, inspired by Plato’s famous Allegory of the Cave, were shared with me in this week
At the close of each month, we check in and reflect back on the different perspectives that we’ve heard from our podcast interview guests around a common theme. For November, that theme is Cognitive Skills. Similar to last month, each of our fo
This week, we speak with Sarah Pierce, a 7th and 8th grade Science and Math teacher at Classical Academy in Escondido, California, a school in their second year of the Summit Learning Program. Sarah talks about how the personalized learning env
This month on the Summit Sparks podcast we are highlighting Cognitive Skills, one of Summit Learning’s four student outcomes. This week we talk to Penelope Pak McMillen, a former executive director of Summit Preparatory High School and now a me
This month on the Summit Sparks podcast we are highlighting Cognitive Skills, one of Summit Learning’s four student outcomes. This week we talk to Teacher Anna Thompson about explicitly teaching and learning cognitive skills through project-bas
This week, we speak with John Larmer, editor in chief at the Buck Institute for Education, a nonprofit organization that has provided resources, support, and best practices on project-based learning for 25 years. John, also a former high school
At the close of each month, we check in and reflect back on the different perspectives that we’ve heard from our podcast interview guests around a common theme. Each of our podcast guests this month has a different background and has played a d
This week, we speak with Payal Patel, the parent of a Summit Public Schools’ middle school student. Payal tells us about how her own research and reflection on the purpose of education led her to choose Summit, which she describes as being abou
This week, we speak with Turnaround for Children Founder Dr. Pamela Cantor about the importance of establishing relationships of trust between students and adults, and creating safe environments for all students. Pamela discusses the nature of
This week, we speak with Sazan Ghafur, a Summit Public Schools mentor and R&D team member, about what gets her out of bed in the morning -- building 1:1 relationships with students through mentorship, a pillar of the Summit Learning experience.
This week, we speak with Kourtney Bauswell, a director of personalized learning at Milwaukee Collegiate Academy, about the 180 degree turn in her school’s first cohort of freshmen students’ motivation and ability to self-direct their own learn
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