We recently read an article by NGLC’s dynamite Knowledge Officer, Kristen Vogt. The piece shares an observation that many of us have seen in the field: graduate profiles are often discussed as something meant for high school students, with little clear connection to elementary and middle schools. Kristen shares examples of schools across the country […]
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Guest Blog: Back from Beijing!
Assessment Design Partner, Josette Neal-De-Stanton, was joined by previous ELPer, Abby Benedetto, in Beijing this past August to continue our collaboration with Moonshot Academy. Learn more about ELP’s previous work with Moonshot in 2018 in their Partner Profile. https://youtu.be/DQ5rvB0Maw4 Josette chats with ELP colleague, Courtney Katen, about her experience in Beijing. A Reflection from […]
Partner Profile: Milpitas Unified School District
This past school year (2022-2023), Milpitas Unified School District, in partnership with Envision Learning Partners (ELP), brought together its two middle schools to develop common, skills-based rubrics to guide the development and implementation of deeper learning assessments. Employing common rubrics fundamentally changes the student learning experience by elevating the level of assessment and instruction that […]
I am ELP: Roilyn Graves
What experiences brought you to ELP? I have always been incredibly passionate about the work I do with students and families. I started my career as a Special Education Teacher in Philadelphia, Pa. At my core, I will always be a special educator. I transitioned into student services/ special education administrative work which allowed me […]
I am ELP: Royce Conner
Hi! My name is Royce Conner, and I recently joined the team as ELP’s Executive Director. In many ways, I feel like I have returned home. While I am new to Envision, my education career began by learning about progressive education from leaders in the field such as Ted Sizer and the Coalition of Essential […]
Guest Blog: Inclusive Education: Shifting The Narrative by Roilyn Graves
My career began volunteering at an elementary school in Washington, DC in 2001. As a staff member walked me to my assigned classroom, I noticed a room tucked away in the corner. There were only a few students in the space. Some students were wandering around, some were disengaged, some sleeping, and others were sitting at tables coloring or tracing the alphabet. […]
Resource Corner: Bellwether Education Partners, a Pragmatic Playbook for Impact
Envision Education has long been proud that we not only serve students directly through our Bay Area schools but also commit to serving public school students everywhere through our consulting division, Envision Learning Partners. Our understanding of our past and potential future is even clearer now, thanks to A Pragmatic Playbook for Impact: Direct, Widespread, […]
July 2022 Events & Announcements
Summer Reflections Summer, while certainly not a vacation for most educators, can make possible more time for reflection and goal-setting. ELP is appreciative of two recent opportunities to reflect on the bigger picture of our work and to share those reflections with you. Add to your podcast queue my recent discussion with Dr. Greg Goins on his […]
Resource Corner: Modernizing Mathematics
This resource comes from the 2022 Deeper Learning Conference and is a conversation about modernizing mathematics: perspectives from the classroom and beyond. This panel discussion explores the topic of mathematics teaching and learning in the current age and for the future. ELP Director of STEM Learning, Vinci Daro, is one of the four amazing panelists.
May 2022 Events & Announcements
Always a Journey. In schools all over the country, May is a month when many students share their learning—through project exhibitions, capstone presentations, defenses of learning, and other culminating experiences. Here’s to all the students and teachers out there, even in this difficult year, who are working to culminate learning in ways that are challenging, […]
