7 Approaches to Alternative Assessments
Various approaches to alternative assessments
Topic: Student Voice
Research on Student Voice
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Digital Storytelling
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Student Fishbowl
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Dialogue Night
An event for parents, students, and faculty members to engage in conversation around issues related to teen stress and pressure.
Shadow Day
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“I Wish” Campaign
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Student Reflections on Remote Learning
How to listen in to students and ask questions about their experience of remote learning.
Why Multi-stakeholder Teams Matter for School Change
When a school applies to our program, one of the first questions we ask is about their investment in convening and working as a multi-stakeholder team.
One Senior’s Reflection: Three Elements to a Meaningful Education
In June of 2018, I graduated from a small independent school in Southern California, which I attended from kindergarten through twelfth grade. My thirteen years there were a journey filled with struggle and joy, anxiety and curiosity.
Dear My Freshman Self
I recently read the letter you wrote to me, your senior self, when you were about to start high school at Menlo. You were long-winded, idealistic, and, yes, very nervous. You included two pages of motivational quotes, a long list of goals including a 4.0 GPA and a desire to start on the water polo team, and even predictions about the four years that lay ahead.
Overriding the Game:A student’s perspective on creating school policy change to improve engagement and well-being
(Some) parents felt as if our proposal was lowering the standards to make it “easier” for students in high school. But we aren’t lowering the standards: we are redefining them. We are “challenging” what they define as a child who is “successful.”