High Tech High Unboxed

Episode Notes Veteran PBL teacher Brian Delgado explains the power of thinking about the first time you do a project as a “first draft,” and unpacks a phrase coined by High Tech High cofounder Rob Riordan: “Let the experience be the text.” Brian's article about weather balloons, " From Socratic Seminar to Space Science " Blue Dot Education Learn more about the High Tech High Graduate Sch...

Episode Notes Rochelle Gutiérrez, a professor of curriculum and instruction at the University of Illinois specializing in mathematics, talks about reconnecting math to our lived experience, and sharing the world's rich history of different approaches to mathematics with kids. Rochelle’s recommended reading: “Why (Urban) Mathematics Teachers Need Political Knowledge” Introduction to Rehumanizing Ma...

Episode Notes Ruby Ibarra kicked off the Deeper Learning 2023 conference with a blistering set featuring members of her band, the Balikbayans. In this episode, she talks to Alec Patton about identity, Bay Area hip hop, the legacy of Tumblr, how her mother handles haters, and much more Ruby Ibarra's album, Circa 91 , on Bandcamp Learn more about the High Tech High Graduate School of Educat...

Episode Notes This is a guest episode from Taking off the Mask , a podcast that provides men a space to have conversations about life, challenges, joys, heartbreak, dreams, failures, and whatever is ready to be revealed. You can learn more about Ashanti and the Ever Forward Project here . Click here to learn more about the High Tech High Graduate School of Education

Episode Notes Resistance Communication co-founder Aisha Bain and Stanford d. School Design Lecturer Manasa Yeturu to talk about how we care for ourselves and live in community with each other Aisha Bain's website Manasa Yeturu - Stanford d.school Learn more about the High Tech High Graduate School of Education

Stacey Caillier talks to Sofi Frankowski, Dana Diesel, and Taqwanda Hailey about their organization, Schools that Lead, which runs networked improvement communities of schools across North Carolina. They have developed a unique approach to running an improvement network, and it’s pretty exciting! To see an image of the three-year Schools That Lead "cohort journey," go here . Learn more a...

Episode Notes High Tech High Interim CEO Kaleb Rashad and Vista Innovation and Design Academy Principal Eric Chagala talk about school leadership, and how to turn soaring rhetoric into concrete reality. Resources mentioned in this episode: Books Change Leadership: A Practical Guide to Transforming Our Schools by Tony Wagner, Robert Kegan, Lisa Laskow Lahey, Deborah Helsing, Harriette Thurber Rasmu...

Episode Notes In this keynote from the 2023 Deeper Learning Conference, hear from LA Region South Superintendent Andre Spicer, who tells about what was missing from his own education, and how he's making sure every kid in his district gets what he didn't. To find out more about the deeper learning conference visit the website, deeper-learning.org Andre Spicer ( @drespicer88 on twitter and @regions...

Episode Notes In this keynote from the 2023 Deeper Learning Conference, hear from Kristin DeLaTorre, a second-grade teacher in South Florida. To find out more about the deeper learning conference visit the website, deeper-learning.org Kristin DeLaTorre ( @delatorretcs on twitter) holds a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Florida Atlantic University. She is an educator in South Florida...

Episode Notes In this keynote from the 2023 Deeper Learning Conference, hear a story from Walter Cortina, 19, founded Bridgemakers when he was still in high school. Check out what he did, how he did it, and who helped him out along the way. To find out more about the deeper learning conference visit the website, deeper-learning.org . Walter Cortina , 19, is Bridgemakers President and Co-Founder. L...

Episode Notes This is a "reissue" of a classic episode. The original came out in January 2020. In it, poet and activist LeDerick Horne talks about getting a segregated education... in the 1990s You can learn more about all the awesome work LeDerick Horne is doing at his website, lederick.com The poem at the start of the episode is called "New Beginning". You can hear it on LeDe...

Episode Notes In this episode, veteran teacher John Santos explains how he designs amazing launches to his amazing projects! Watch Personalized Learning through Collaborative Experiences (the companion video to this episode) Listen to John Santos’s other Podcast Episode: “‘Rigor’ Shouldn’t Mean ‘Some Kids Fail’” Click here to learn more about the High Tech High Graduate School of Education

Episode Notes Last year, 14 high school seniors took part in C3 Mobility DAO, a summer program created by the High Tech High Graduate School of Education’s CARPE Collaborative with a very specific goal: to help students from underrepresented populations navigate the transition from high school to community college, and then from community college to a four year university. To achieve this, the DAO...

Episode Notes High Tech High Graduate School of Education Director of Liberation Michelle Pledger talks to Stanford D.School's Laura McBain about how the Deeper Learning conference came about, and what it takes to help conference-goers EXPERIENCE deeper learning, rather than just talking about it. Resources: Read about (and register for) this year's Deeper Learning Conference ! (March 28-...

Episode Notes Alec talks to Janhvi Kanoria and Lolwa Al-Saigh of Education Above All about the Internet-Free Education Resource Bank. Resources: The Education Above All Internet Free Education Resource Bank (IFERB) Janhvi Kanoria's Ted Talk, A is for Arrow Learn more about the High Tech High Graduate School of Education

Episode Notes Adelric McCain (Network for College Success) and Xiomara Padamsee (Promise 54) explore the intersections of equity and improvement while sharing stories, wisdom and wobbles from their own journeys to integrate the two. This episode is part of a three-part series from the Gates Foundation Fall 2022 Community of Practice Convening in San Diego, California. You can find all three episod...

Episode Notes Dr. Brandi Hinnant-Crawford and Dr. Luke Wood in conversation about liberation and improvement This episode is part of a three-part series from the Gates Foundation Fall 2022 Community of Practice Convening in San Diego, California. You can find all three episodes here . You can find the other den talks from this event in this youtube playlist . You can find lots more podcast episode...

Episode Notes Justin Cohen and Derek Mitchell (Partners in School Innovation) discuss Justin's newly-released book, Change Agents . Justin Cohen's book, Change Agents , is available here This episode is part of a three-part series from the Gates Foundation Fall 2022 Community of Practice Convening in San Diego, California. You can find all three episodes here . You can find the other den talks fro...

Episode Notes In this episode Alec talks to Eduard Vallory. Eduard is the Director-General of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, the chair of the center for UNESCO in Catalonia. And this is striking because Eduard did really, really badly in school, but he thrived in scouting... Eduard Vallory's latest book is Aprendre Learn more about the High Tech High Graduate School of Educatio...

Episode Notes Michelle Bowman and Elizabeth Foster, of Learning Forward, share how they have incorporated continuous improvement into adult learning in schools. You can find Michelle and Elizabeth on Twitter! Michelle is @DrMiBowman and Elizabeth is @EFoster11 References further reading: Michelle’s dissertation Bowman, M. A. (2021). Learning together: A quantitative examination of inter-district c...

Episode Notes Sarah Strong talks to Cate Challen about the book she co-authored with High Tech High graduate Gigi Butterfield (class of '21), "Dear Math: Why Kids Hate Math and What Teachers Can Do About It" Read the first chapter of Dear Math: Why Kids Hate Math and What Teachers Can Do About It, “Dear Math, You are Dreadful” Buy a copy of Dear Math: Why Kids Hate Math and What Teachers...

Episode Notes High Tech High Mesa Instructional Coach David Roney explains how his colleagues designed August PD to put projects front and center, so teachers were ready to launch their projects on day one of school. Here are the models that David and Hannah made for the project slice: David writing for Hannah Hannah writing for David Resources you can use if you want to create your own PD based o...

Episode Notes Alec Patton talks to Stefanía Rodriguez Campo and Juliana Kairuz Correa about Confama Schools in Medellín, Colombia Map showing location of the department of Antioquia in Colombia Map showing the city of Medellín’s location in Antioquia Comfama website (in Spanish) Cosmo Schools website (in Spanish) Learn more about the High Tech High Graduate School of Education

Episode Notes High Tech High Chula Vista director Edrick Macalaguim shares what he's learned about building and restoring classroom culture from over 20 years working in schools Watch the video that Edrick and the High Tech High Chula Vista staff made for the start of the year (seriously, watch this): HTHCV—Where Passion and Projects Take Flight Watch the full-length Meals and Muppets movie Here a...

Episode Notes This episode is a live recording of a deeper learning Den Talk, hosted by Michelle Pledger, with guests Suzie Boss and Ken Kay. Suzie and Ken have both done way more in education than I can get into here, but most recently they co-authored the book Redefining Student Success: Building a New Vision to Transform Leading Teaching and Learning. Redefining Student Success book Deeper Lear...