DESE Update: July 26th, 2019

1. Deeper Learning Reminder: Deeper learning – learning that involves mastery, identity, and creativity (see “In Search of Deeper Learning” by Jal Mehta and Sarah Fine) – was a major focus at Kairos, and it is central to the plans Commissioner Riley outlined in “Our Way Forward,” his recent report to the Board of Elementary and […]

DESE UPDATE: April 12th, 2019

1. Board to Meet: The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 23 in the auditorium of Newton North High School, 457 Walnut St., Newton. The location is the school that the Board’s student member, Maya Mathews, attends. The agenda includes a report from the State Student Advisory Council, […]