6 Innovative Education Programs Pushing the Envelope in New Mexico By Tony Monfiletto, Future Focused Education | March 15, 2018 “There is real innovation happening in our public schools even though all the signals from the state dissuade such efforts…The risk taking is clearly a statement about the commitment to serving young people and communities regardless of the agenda from …
No Such Thing as a Math Person: How to Help Students Realize their Potential as Mathematicians
No Such Thing As a Math Person: How to Help Students Realize their Potential as Mathematicians By Kersti Verna Tyson, University of New Mexico | March 1, 2018 “The reality is that we all use mathematics to make sense of our worlds. At its heart, mathematics is a language all humans use to describe patterns they observe and imagine. It …
New Mexico’s Skill Gap: How Relationships Can Help Employers, Workers and the Economy
New Mexico’s Skills Gap: How Relationships Can Help Employers, Workers and the Economy By Jason Espinosa, New Mexico Association of Commerce and Industry, Future Focused Board Member | February 15, 2018 “We need a new strategy if we are going to connect the students in our schools to the employers that are looking to grow their companies.” “We need a …
A ‘Miscalculation’ On Our Standardized Tests Negatively Affected My School’s Letter Grade
A ‘Miscalculation’ On Our Standardized Tests Negatively Affected My School’s Letter Grade By Jeff Tuttle, teacher, Monte Vista Elementary School | February 1, 2018 “The announcement of our miscalculated “F” to the public was not just demoralizing and bad public relations, it could potentially keep people from coming to our school, which relies upon transfers for 50% of our student …
How School Networks Create Shared Learning Environments and Community
How School Networks Create Shared Learning Environments and Community By Jennifer Power, program officer, ECMC Foundation | January 18, 2018 “The networks can take on the work of building stakeholder support, translating alternative measures of success for accountability partners, collaborating within the network and with community partners, and problem solving around whatever the system throws its way, all the while …
An Educator’s Response to the Secretary’s comments on Manifest Destiny
An Educator’s Response to the Secretary’s comments on Manifest Destiny By Anpao Duta Flying Earth, Head of School, Native American Community Academy | December 28, 2017 “We must make education particularly (or specifically) relevant to students regarding their cultural historical needs. This will empower them to articulate and achieve their individual passions, thereby intellectually and socially fortifying their communities.”On December …
Three Useful Innovations from Non-Traditional Schools
Three Useful Innovations from Non-Traditional Schools By Tony Monfiletto, Director, Future Focused Education | December 21, 2017 “Our ability to live outside the traditional system has allowed us to develop a few innovations that could be particularly helpful. I hope that they are as valuable to school districts as they have proven to be for our students and communities.”Charter schools …
Life After Health Leadership High School
Life after Health Leadership High School By Carolyn Baca, former Health Leadership High School student | December 7, 2017 “They taught us how to give presentations, how to properly present ourselves during interviews, and time management. All of which are traits that are needed in college and the work force. ”Health Leadership High School (HLHS) is a health based high …
My High School Internship Taught Me What a Professional Job is Actually Like
My High School Internship Taught Me What a Professional Job is Actually Like By Kathleen Wieck, Improve Group Intern, Tech Leadership High School Student “Before this, I had expected to have the same kind of first job as most teenagers, working at a fast food restaurant or something like that. Instead, unlike most high school students, I had the chance …
Teaching Made to Look Easy
Teaching Made to Look Easy by Judy Reinhartz, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas at El Paso “From an observer’s perspective, everyone including the students made teaching and learning look easy. Taking a deeper dive into what we saw tells yet another story.”Our visit to the New Mexico Center for School Leadership (NMCSL) and their partners in the Leadership …