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 …
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 …
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 …
Schools that Change Young People’s Lives
Schools that Change Young People’s Lives By Tony Monfiletto, Director, Future Focused Education | September 21, 2017 “These are stark realities for young people without high school diplomas, and it’s a hard but worthwhile road for young people to find a way to graduate even with the deck stacked against them.”Every day at the Leadership Schools, we see students who …
Authenticity in the Classroom
Authenticity in the Classroom By Christina Rodriguez, Generation Justice Fellow | September 7, 2017 “We’re not teaching to a test, we’re teaching students to be critical thinkers and problem solvers. We’re teaching them to do something right now, and not wait around until they’re college graduates.”It’s 2002 in Little Rock, Arkansas. A young soldier from Angie, Louisiana asks this question …
Teacher Turnover in NM is High. Here’s How We Fix It.
Teacher Turnover in NM is High. Here’s How We Fix It. By Tony Monfiletto, Director | July 27, 2017 “I loved those kids and I learned so much from working with them, but… I craved the chance to collaborate with my colleagues. I was surrounded by good teachers who cared about students, but they were in a system so full …
Solving for X – Encouraging Students to Speak out Through Theater
Solving for X – Encouraging Students to Speak out Through Theater By Meggan Gomez, Working Classroom | March 15, 2017 “The topics of less testing, more funding and better food all rank high. But so do vocational education, more individualized attention, and more time to socialize and be people together.” “The topics of less testing, more funding and better food …
What Would Albert Do?
By Tony Monfiletto| Executive Director | June 17, 2016
I’m convinced that New Mexico has yet to mobilize our greatest resources to overcome the challenges we face – our resilience…
A Visit With Ashley Smith
By Tony Monfiletto | Executive Director of Future Focused Education | March 10, 2016
Ashley Smith, the Executive Director & Founder of the Artesian Community School in Memphis, Tennessee is planning her new school and spent two days with us to learn about our work.
Community Connections as a Problem of Practice
By Tim Kubik, Ph.D. | February 18, 2016
Educators at ACE believe that education needs to meet today’s workforce demands, and of possible futures we can’t imagine.