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Our collection of resources span across lesson plans, systemic shifts, and classroom frameworks to reimagine your teaching practice and get started restoring humanity to education. All resources are available under a Creative Commons Share-Alike, Non-Commercial license unless otherwise noted.
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Empathy Interview Package
What if we started by listening? Our empathy interview package outlines both facilitator- and student-led empathy interview processes, with resources for understanding, hosting, and analyzing young people's conversations.
AI Handbook (Updated 2024)
Our AI Handbook investigates the transformative nature of ChatGPT and image generation software in the classroom, while cautioning the real ethical and societal concerns of using these tools.
"Learning Loss" Handbook
The "Learning Loss" handbook outlines the narrative of "catch up" education being propagated by testing companies and policy makers.
Path to Purpose Handbook
Our Path to Purpose Handbook describes the why, what, and how of “purpose-finding” in the classroom
Primer: Progressive Education
A guide to a human-centered education. An extensive overview of progressive education from Human Restoration Project.
Ungrading Handbook
The Ungrading Handbook supplies the research, questioning, and ideas necessary to begin the implementation of gradeless learning in your classroom.
Third Coast Learning Collaborative
The Third Coast Learning Collaborative (TCLC) creates reimagined classrooms where students have incredible learning experiences. This work is created in partnership in our ongoing grant-work in Western Michigan, centered on project-based learning and portfolio-based assessment.
Creative Keywords PBL Brainstorming
Meant to help “think different”, this kit is a collaborative brainstorming exercise to reimagine what’s possible in the classroom. Using dice rolls, project brainstormers are defined to creative confines that spurs divergent thinking.
Assessment Mapping
This 4-step assessment map helps educators draw parallels in a new form of assessment through the lens of ecology and research on self-directed learning & a universal design for learning.
Finding Our North Star
Create your own constellation that guides you toward your North Star. Consisting of core values, people, places, hobbies, strengths, assets, and more, your personal constellation tells the story of who you are and why you're doing this work.
Systems Visualizer
Designed for use with post-it notes or on an online collaboration platform (e.g. Figma, Miro), this visualizer is a simple tool for laying out the elements of elegant systems that work together in clear, concise ways. A slidedeck is included to understand elegant systems design.
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