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How 2Revolutions Has Helped Shape My School Leadership
In this brief interview, Ray James, Head of School at the Boyce Ansley School in Atlanta, GA and a 2Revolutions coach, shares how his work with 2Revolutions has profoundly influenced his school leadership. He emphasizes leading with empathy and human-centered design, which has contributed to a 90% retention rate at his school, a significant achievement in urban and trauma-impacted environments. Ray also discusses integrating real-world learning and creating a "portrait of a learner" to guide educational goals.
SOS Zebras: Pine Bluff Junior High School Students Take Initiative to Focus on Emotional Well-being and Provide Peer Support
After various losses within the community and just a tumultuous start to the year, they saw emotions bubbling up and students who had clear and evident needs around coping with grief and reality, and they saw a teaching staff that cared but had no additional time. So, they took it upon themselves to launch “Save OurselveS, or SOS Zebras,” a student-led group for coping with grief and implementing strategies to move forward with their daily needs.
What Studios Have Taught Me About Teaching Today
Luke Bush, a veteran teacher at Northern Cass High School, discusses what he has learned about teaching today from the Studios he has participated in throughout the year.
Personalized Learning in Action: Q&A with Wyoming Teacher Karla Luderman (Weston 7)
Full Conversation between Wyoming Teacher Karla Luderman of Weston 7 District.
This is the scripted transcript of the conversation between Karla Luderman and Iris of 2Revolutions. There are also some videos included of some pretty powerful parts of the discussion.
One Drop: The Power of a Targeted Approach to Transformation Across Wyoming
The goal of the RIDE initiative is the transformation of systems, structures, practices, and polices to become more student-centered. However, transformation is a word heavy in meaning and implications that often feels too nebulous to actualize. It can either feel like trying to catch a waterfall, or like the onslaught of a myriad of top down prescriptive mandates that will sap the creativity of professional educators and ignore the values and voices of local communities. The approach to supporting transformation in Wyoming’s RIDE Pilot Districts is different and can serve as a model of sustainable change that is personalized and responsive to local communities.