Remake Learning

"We wouldn’t wait until middle school to help a child learn to read or do simple addition and we cannot wait until there is an issue with bullying, intolerance, or insensitivity to help our children become kind, socially aware, and responsible citizens." A great read from Angela M. Evans, a K-3 music teacher at Shaler Area school district. This is how we #RemakeLearning!

From now through September, KP Catalysts - Knowledge to Power Catalysts will be hosting a webinar series focused on centering youth thriving. The series will highlight specific topics and themes central to ensuring thriving learning ecosystems, through the lens of connecting out-of-school and other learning opportunities. By networking the resources available to young people, we can take a collective step forward toward our vision of a transformed public education system. In the first webinar, “Learning Ecosystems: An Introduction with Examples,” Knowledge to Power Catalysts will be joined by Dr. Tom Akiva from the University of Pittsburgh and Tyler Samstag from Remake Learning as they explore core principles of learning ecosystems and what it takes to support them. Register here for the webinar on July 2 at 12pm ET. https://bit.ly/4cqMT3z

In case you missed this ?? Moonshot: Teachers Ascend into West Virginia is a first-of-its-kind teacher corps program from West Virginia University that offers existing and aspiring teachers $6,000 (along with many perks) to move to Almost Heaven, West Virginia to teach. Applications are open ?? https://lnkd.in/eq-NqnCz

Earlier this month, we gathered over 200 education leaders from around the world to forge the future of learning together at #ForgeFutures2024 What was it like? What comes next? Read about it here: https://lnkd.in/eBu3iacG

??Brand new resource about #LearningEcosystems: SHIFT, how cultivating an ecosystem remade Pittsburgh's learning landscape. Read now: https://lnkd.in/emf9UBzV

A HUGE thank you to the incredible educators, leaders, makers, doers, movers, and shakers who joined us for the Forge Futures summit! What an extraordinary two days we've had, thanks to this group of people coming together with open minds, ready to roll up sleeves and co-author the future of learning together. After an inspiring day of tours of nodes in the Pittsburgh region's powerful learning ecosystem yesterday, we spent today creating, refining, and prioritizing concrete ideas to make a big impact on learning landscapes in the next few years. We are so excited to cultivate the best and brightest of these ideas in the coming year through Remake Learning National Moonshot Grants. Stay tuned for updates.

Day 2 of #ForgeFutures2024 kicked off with Kristine Gilmore inspiring a packed room of educational leaders to remake learning! Today, participants are rolling up their sleeves to design prototypes that will expand equitable and engaging opportunities for young people across America and beyond. Let's shape the future of education together! ?? Remake Learning

#ForgeFutures2024 begins tomorrow! Ahead of the big summit, two groups got together today for pre-convening sessions to begin wrestling with the big ideas needed to author the next chapter for public education. The Global Education Leaders' Partnership (GELP) gathered learning ecosystem leaders from the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Colombia, Spain, Peru, Canada, Bermuda, and across the United States at Allegheny Health Network's Suburban campus community hub, where they developed models to nurture networks of teaching and learning. AASA, The School Superintendents Association gathered school system leaders from across the United States who are leading the charge for remaking learning in classrooms and communities. The group met at Carnegie Science Center, where they discussed changing mindsets, regional partnerships, incorporating AI literacy and more.

What do Pittsburgh, Doha, and Uruguay have in common? They're all building powerful learning ecosystems for children and youth. Read about the creative collaboration model that's remaking learning around the world ??

"Civic learning is also about community. To grow up inspired to act, young people have to have experiences and relationships that help them develop a feeling of being seen as a valued member of their community–that seeds their personal commitment to participating and giving back. For civic learning to work, adults need to see young people as individuals with ideas, with passion, with questions, and with power!" That's from Tess Benoit from The History Co:Lab. Together, we're launching a new working group to reimagine and revitalize civic education in southwestern Pennsylvania: The Civic Learning Ecosystem Tess talks more about the new working group in our interview: https://lnkd.in/epXPtM5m