High Tech High Unboxed

High Tech High Unboxed
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Stories of learning in and out of school, and interviews with teachers, students, and school leaders. Artwork by the inimitable Enrique "Chikle" Lugo Brought to you by HTH Unboxed: A Journal of Adult Learning in Schools Visit us online at hthunboxed.org

  1. Piñata-based Learning with Paola Capó-García

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    Piñata-based Learning with Paola Capó-García

    Episode Notes Alec Patton talks to Paola Capó-García about "Politics of the Personal," the twelfth-grade English project she created in which students chose a topic of personal interest to write an essay about—and create a piñata Read more of Paola's poetry See photos from the project Learn how you can do professional development with Paola and the rest of the team Learn more about the San Diego Teacher Residency Learn more about the High Tech High Graduate School of Education

    45 min
  2. Building Belonging and Grading What Matters to Boost Achievement

    28 AGO

    Building Belonging and Grading What Matters to Boost Achievement

    Episode Notes Bell Middle School reduced its D/F rate from 51% in 2022 to 28% in 2024. That's a 23 percentage point reduction. Even more impressive, for low income students, the D/F rate was 67% in 2022, and Bell cut it by more than half, down to 29% in 2024. In this episode, Alec Patton talks to science teacher Teddy Meckstroth about how they did it. Mentioned in this episode: Grading for Equity by Joe Feldman How to do the 2x10 Strategy (article) (video) The CARE Network Learn more about the High Tech High Graduate School of Education

    22 min
  3. Postcards, Home Visits, and Public Sliming: How Hamiltion Elementary Cut its Chronic Absenteeism Rate in Half in One Year

    4 AGO

    Postcards, Home Visits, and Public Sliming: How Hamiltion Elementary Cut its Chronic Absenteeism Rate in Half in One Year

    Episode Notes In this episode, Alec Patton talks to Hamilton Elementary Principal Dr. Brittany Daley and San Diego County Office of Education Executive Leadership Coach Julia Bridi about how Hamilton cut its chronic absenteeism rate from 24% to 10% in a single year, using creative parent communication, home visits, data checks, and public sliming See photos of the sliming, silly string, and Brittany's rainbow mohawk here! Resources mentioned in this episode: Attendance home visit script ICAN school team self-assessment rubric How to do a 2x10 intervention (article) (video) Interview with Simon Breakspear about the Pruning Principle (podcast episode) Learn more about how the RAISE Network is tackling chronic absenteeism in California here Learn more about the High Tech High Graduate School of Education

    53 min
  4. Partners in School Innovation CEO Derek Mitchell's Daily Reading Rituals

    23 JUN

    Partners in School Innovation CEO Derek Mitchell's Daily Reading Rituals

    Episode Notes Alec Patton talks to Derek Mitchell, CEO of Partners in School Innovation, about his daily reading rituals. Mentioned in the episode: Arnold R. Hirsch, Making the Second Ghetto Martin Gilbert, Churchill and the Jews Jeanie Daniel Duck, The Change Monster Sheldon Eakins, Leading Equity Brian McClellan, The Powder Mage Trilogy (strictly speaking, Derek mentioned Blood of Empire, which is part of the trilogy that follows the Powder Mage Trilogy) Derek’s recommendations to get started: Morning reading: Barack Obama, Dreams from my Father Lunch reading: Rudy Crew, Only Connect Evening reading: Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land Click here to learn more about the High Tech High Graduate School of Education

    13 min
  5. Tiny Ornithologists: How a Bird Family Sparked a Year-Long Study

    12 JUN

    Tiny Ornithologists: How a Bird Family Sparked a Year-Long Study

    Episode Notes In this episode, Alec Patton talks to Maria Curtis, director of the Early Childhood Center at La Jolla Country Day School, in California, and Junior Kindergarten teacher Kristin Owen, about how they turned the discovery of a mud nest being built outside a classroom into a year-long project. You can see photos from the project, including photos of the book, here (as soon as the link is live). This episode is part of an occasional series on Regenerative Education. Here are the other episodes in the series (so far): Derek Mitchell and Scott Sampson on Regenerative Education Green School: Regenerative Education in the Balinese Jungle Green School Student Louis Lacour A Story of Butterflies, Regeneration, and Hope Solar for All Schools [guest episode from the Climify podcast] Learn more about the High Tech High Graduate School of Education

    19 min
  6. How to Package a Process, with Bedtime in a Box

    6 JUN

    How to Package a Process, with Bedtime in a Box

    Episode Notes Sofía Tannenhaus talks to Jarrod Bolte, CEO of both Improving Education and Bedtime in a Box, a nonprofit that provides families with boxes containing everything you need for a positive bedtime routine. Each Box contains four age-appropriate books; bath wash, a towel, and bath toys; a toothbrush and toothpaste; pajamas; a stuffed animal; an alarm clock; a Teach My Learning Kit; and a kid-friendly routine log. Bedtime in a Box has delivered more than 50,000 Boxes so far, with 80% going to families experiencing poverty. Resources mentioned in the episode: Atul Gawande, The Checklist Manifesto Bedtime in a Box website Kobi Yamada and Mae Besom, What Do You Do with an Idea? Click here to learn more about the High Tech High Graduate School of Education

    37 min
  7. Solar for All Schools [guest episode from the Climify podcast]

    28 MAY

    Solar for All Schools [guest episode from the Climify podcast]

    Episode Notes This episode comes from the Climify podcast, which is hosted by Eric Benson, and produced by the Climate Designers Network. Benson interviews Tish Tablan, senior program director at Generation 180, about how going solar can benefit schools' budgets and provide opportunities for PBL, as well as helping us all thrive as we face an unprecedented climate crisis. Links: Check out This Episode on Climify Check out all the great episodes on the Climify website Climify Design Class Resources Learn more about Cradle to Cradle Design, and check out the book that started it all! Other episodes in the High Tech High Unboxed Regenerative Education Series: Derek Mitchell and Scott Sampson on Regenerative Education Green School: Regenerative Education in the Balinese Jungle Green School Student Louis Lacour A Story of Butterflies, Regeneration, and Hope Learn more about the High Tech High Graduate School of Education

    51 min
  8. Improving College Transfer Enrollment with NASH's Juliette Price

    22 MAY

    Improving College Transfer Enrollment with NASH's Juliette Price

    Episode Notes Alec Patton talks to Juliette Price, the senior Improvement Science coach at the National Association of Higher Education Systems, about how their Network Improvement Community has achieved its remarkable results on transfer enrollments from two-year to four-year colleges. You know you want to try it: David Williams’s Mr. Potato Head Game Check out Juliette’s Substack Newsletter, This Is Your Brain On Improvement Read more about NASH Learn more about the High Tech High Graduate School of Education

    47 min
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Stories of learning in and out of school, and interviews with teachers, students, and school leaders. Artwork by the inimitable Enrique "Chikle" Lugo Brought to you by HTH Unboxed: A Journal of Adult Learning in Schools Visit us online at hthunboxed.org

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  • Creador
    High Tech High Unboxed
  • Años de actividad
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodios
    160
  • Clasificación
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