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How Daily Farm Work and Outdoor Projects Make Learning in High School Better for Teens

Emily Kaplan

June 28, 2019 |

KQED |

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Response Location: United States, Maine

After teachers noticed high school students were lacking interest and motivation, one rural Maine town decided to completely reimagine the curriculum for the first year of high school. The school developed a program, based around outdoor project-based learning and community-building exercises, that incorporated state academic standards. Standardized test scores are already improving.

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Closing the achievement gap, with help from the Mayo Clinic

Mikhail Zinshteyn

June 27, 2019 |

The Washington Post |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Rochester, Minnesota

By partnering with the Mayo Clinic, focusing on just two bachelor's degree programs (in health sciences), and emphasizing the importance of close support systems between faculty and students, the decade-old University of Minnesota at Rochester is quickly closing achievement gaps. Can the model, which is currently being used with a small 500-student school, be successfully transferred to other higher education institutions?

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How Reflective Supervision Sessions Help Teachers Cope with the Stress of the Job

Erin Einhorn

June 26, 2019 |

KQED |

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Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

As schools increasingly use trauma-informed practices to teach children, one early child care center in Detroit has started to provide trauma-informed "reflective supervision" sessions for the teachers who watch trauma manifest itself in their students on a daily basis. The strategy is similar to those used to help therapists talk through all of the information they must absorb as part of their jobs and is designed to help educators manage "secondary trauma."

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The Mentor: One Year, Two Teachers and a Quest in the Bronx to Empower Educators and Students to Think for Themselves

Kate Stringer

June 24, 2019 |

The 74 |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Founded in the 1990s, the New Teacher Center offers a promising mentor model for new teachers. In an effort to measure the program's effectiveness and see if it impacts teacher retention, the 74 followed two participating teachers in a high-needs school in the South Bronx for one year.

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How one school is getting kids fired up about climate solutions

Zoe Sayler

June 20, 2019 |

Grist |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

At Lowell School in Washington D.C., lessons about climate change don't just appear in science class, but also in most humanities courses. Cognizant of the stress this places on young students, the school has worked with the nonprofit Climate Generation to ensure the curriculum is solutions-oriented.

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Forgotten Landscapes: Bringing Back the Rich Grasslands of the Southeast

Janet Marinelli

June 20, 2019 |

Yale Environment 360 |

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Response Location: United States, Clarkesville, Tennessee

A little known fact about the southeastern United States is that it used to be home to millions of acres of prairies and grasslands, and it remains one of the most biodiverse places in America. The Southeastern Grasslands Initiative is taking on the responsibility of documenting little-known species to better preserve species and educate others about the region.

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Brooklyn Middle Schoolers Are Launching Homemade Boats to Test Their STEM Skills

Monica Humphries

June 18, 2019 |

NationSwell |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

A New York organization called Brooklyn Boatworks conducts an after school program for students across NYC to learn STEM skills through the construction of a boat. The teaching model is built to support students who do and do not excel within a traditional school setting, and they strive to create a safe space for students to make mistakes and build self-confidence and social skills. Students also learn tangible skills like tool safety, map reading, environmental education, and project management, and the program culminates with each student setting sail in their handmade boat at Brooklyn Bridge Park.

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A decade ago, these girls weren't allowed to play lacrosse. Now they inspire a reservation.

Roman Stubbs

June 18, 2019 |

The Washington Post |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Fort Covington, New York

Allowing women on the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation to play lacrosse, historically an all-male sport in the Mohawk tradition, has had an empowering effect. In a time when “eighty-four percent of American Indian and Alaska Native women have endured physical, sexual or psychological violence in their lifetime,” being able to play a sport that could lead to a division 1 scholarship is motivating many of these young women, in addition to building skills and challenging traditional gender roles.

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One surprising barrier to success in college: Understanding higher education lingo

Andy Johnston

June 14, 2019 |

The Hechinger Report |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Georgia

Many financial aid and orientation papers are written at the reading level of college seniors and graduate students, posing barriers for students trying to navigate the college application process and beyond. The University of Georgia and the University of North Carolina, Charlotte are two universities that have taken steps to translate their documentation and websites away from academic jargon and into plain language.

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The Zen Beekeeper Returning Hives to the Wild

Vittoria Traverso

June 12, 2019 |

Atlas Obscura |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, California

Apis Arborea, a bee rewilding organization, seeks to educate the public on how to sustainably and responsibly rehabilitate and save the world’s bee population. Headed by Michael Joshin Thiele, the organization is helping commercial and urban beekeepers do so in a way that mimics their natural habitats. Practices like keeping hives 20 feet above the ground, handling them without protective gear, and making sure they have space will help improve the bees’ lives.

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