By Mary Parr-Sanchez and Rachel Padilla
Students learn to their fullest capacity when teachers combine two approaches: academic learning and experiential learning. So what does that look like in practice?
We Can’t Talk About Racism Without Social Emotional Skills
By Ali Moore | Director of Student Support, Future Focused Education
When we equip our young people with social and emotional skills, they have the tools to further dismantle the racial inequities of our time.
We Know Capstones Already Work, Why Aren’t We Using Them?
By Mary Parr-Sanchez, President of National Education Association New Mexico, and Rachel Padilla, Grant Writer for the NEA-NM Center for Community Schools
Project-based learning and capstone assessments are nothing new—we’ve been using them across New Mexico for decades. So, why aren’t we using them?