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Experiences of Our Storytellers
By Gary Chapin Writer, Educating for Good In November, we came up with a plan. While another part of the Assessment for Learning team was...

Gary Chapin
Sep 29, 20234 min read
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Our Plan Came Together
By Gary Chapin Writer, Educating for Good “I love it when a plan comes together.” — Hannibal Smith, The A-team, 1983 In November, we came...

Gary Chapin
Sep 26, 20235 min read
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Moving Beyond Alignment to Coherence
By Jillian Kuhlmann We are pleased to share with you today a piece from our storytelling series of reflections and noticings coming out...

Convening Storytelling Team
Aug 23, 20233 min read
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Becoming an Independent Learner: A Conversation with Charli
By Ryan Mick We are pleased to share with you today a piece from our storytelling series of reflections and noticings coming out of our...

Convening Storytelling Team
Aug 16, 20233 min read
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Tucson High Magnet School
We are pleased to share with you today a piece from our storytelling series of reflections and noticings coming out of our convening in...

Convening Storytelling Team
Aug 9, 20232 min read
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Stories of Equity, Belonging, and Liberation
We are pleased to share with you today a piece from our storytelling series of reflections and noticings coming out of our convening in...

Convening Storytelling Team
Aug 1, 20234 min read
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The Creation (and Harnessing) of Habits
We are pleased to share with you today a piece from our storytelling series of reflections and noticings coming out of our convening in...

Convening Storytelling Team
Jul 26, 20234 min read
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Sights and Sounds of Learning Excursions
We are pleased to share with you today a piece from our storytelling series of reflections and noticings coming out of our convening in...

Convening Storytelling Team
Jul 19, 20232 min read
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On the Ground in Tucson
We are pleased to share with you today a piece from our storytelling series of reflections and noticings coming out of our convening in...

Convening Storytelling Team
Jul 11, 20235 min read
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Finding their own truth: Humanizing History through Dialectic Teaching
By Kaimana Chock We are pleased to share with you today a piece from our storytelling series of reflections and noticings coming out of...

Convening Storytelling Team
Jul 4, 20233 min read
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Notes on an Excursion
By Corina Ontiveros We are pleased to share with you today a piece from our storytelling series of reflections and noticings coming out...

Convening Storytelling Team
Jun 28, 20231 min read
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Aloha Circle: Where Are You From + Storyteller Reflection
By Jillian Kuhlmann and Kevan Kiser-Chuc We are pleased to share with you today a piece from our storytelling series of reflections and...

Convening Storytelling Team
Jun 20, 20233 min read
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Equitable Grading at Sunnyside
By Gary Chapin and Laurie Gagnon We are pleased to share with you today a piece from our storytelling series of reflections and noticings...

Convening Storytelling Team
Jun 14, 20236 min read
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Leading from a “Formative Assessment” Space
By Jennifer Poon and Sean Ross We are pleased to share with you today a piece from our storytelling series of reflections and noticings...

Convening Storytelling Team
Jun 6, 20239 min read
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It is not wrong to go back for what you left behind.
Reflections on the past, present, and future of assessment for learning By Jenny Poon We are pleased to share with you today a piece from...

Convening Storytelling Team
May 30, 20237 min read
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Story as Gift
By Cheryl Ka‘uhane Lupenui We are pleased to share with you today a piece from our storytelling series of reflections and noticings...

Convening Storytelling Team
May 23, 20233 min read
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Indigenous Epistemology & the Four Tezcatlipocas
By Alexandro “Salo” Escamilla We are pleased to share with you today a piece from our storytelling series of reflections and noticings...

Convening Storytelling Team
May 16, 20233 min read
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La Cultura Cura: Cultivating Ethnic and Academic Identity
By Alexandro “Salo” Escamilla We are pleased to share with you today a piece from our storytelling series of reflections and noticings...

Convening Storytelling Team
May 11, 20235 min read
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"Don't Just Talk About It. Be It.": 5 Lessons from an Excursion
By Adam Sparks We are pleased to share with you today a piece from our storytelling series of reflections and noticings coming out of our...

Convening Storytelling Team
May 2, 20235 min read
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Coherence vs. Alignment: Why Sunnyside Unified Prioritizes a Holistic Approach to Education
By Ryan Mick We are pleased to share with you today a piece from our storytelling series of reflections and noticings coming out of our...

Convening Storytelling Team
Apr 25, 20233 min read
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