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Five Essential Habits for School, Career, and Life
We believe that young people need five essential habits to thrive in school, career, and life. Opportunity Education's Pathways Curriculum supports students as they cultivate these habits. We call them “habits,” because they... Read More
Teacher Spotlight: Mara Armenta
Quest Forward High Schools (QFHS) use Opportunity Education’s Quest Forward Learning to empower teachers with tools and resources that encourage students to engage deeply in their learning and take ownership of their growth and... Read More
Umm, What About Feedback?
As a former teacher, it can be….tricky… to navigate my own kids’ experiences with feedback in school. For example, I recently received the following email from my son’s English teacher: “I don’t return practice or... Read More
Teacher Spotlight – Pierina Ferrero Khoury
Pierina Ferrero Khoury has been an educator for 11 years. She started as a secondary English Teacher and currently supports Kindergarten students as a Special Education Teacher. As a member of Opportunity Education’s Teacher... Read More
Active Learning’s Bad Rap
It’s a refrain I’ve heard from my earliest days as a teacher to my work as an instructional coach: “Well, yes, her activities are very… creative… but are her students really being challenged?” “We really need to... Read More
Transforming Your Classroom with Effective Feedback
I recently re-read an article from 2016 by Dylan William called “The Secret of Effective Feedback.” Over the past several years we’ve consistently found that feedback is one of the best ways teachers can improve students’... Read More
Infographic: Engaging Students with Effective Feedback Loops
Teachers know that students learn best when they’re actively engaged in their learning. While there are many different ways to engage students, one strategy we’re focused on is establishing effective feedback loops between... Read More
Make Magic Happen with Hexagonal Thinking
The deep sighs and collective groans of “not again” from the seniors in my English classes felt like an urgent plea for change. They were eager for fresh activities and strategies to spice up their learning experience. Admittedly,... Read More