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Our School Partners: What We’ve Learned Works – and Doesn’t!
Read More: Our School Partners: What We’ve Learned Works – and Doesn’t!Our School Partners: What We’ve Learned Works – and Doesn’t! When I jumped in to build R.E.A.L.® full-time in 2021, I never would have dreamed that by 2024…
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R.E.A.L.® Teacher Feature: Eamon Thornton
Read More: R.E.A.L.® Teacher Feature: Eamon ThorntonThank you to Eamon Thornton for sharing his R.E.A.L. life with us! Eamon is a high school English teacher at the McCallie School in Chattanooga, TN. Here are…
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Balancing Autonomy and Alignment: Case Studies in Academic Leadership
Read More: Balancing Autonomy and Alignment: Case Studies in Academic LeadershipLaunching and leading an academic initiative in an independent school can feel like walking a tightrope: what is the balance between fostering alignment and preserving autonomy for faculty?…
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A New Category of Conversation: In Conversation About AI with Eric Hudson
Read More: A New Category of Conversation: In Conversation About AI with Eric HudsonEric Hudson is a facilitator and strategic advisor who supports schools in making sense of what’s changing in education and on the role of technology in K-12 schools.…
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“Teacher Nerd Summer Camp Vibes”: A Conversation with Gwyneth Connell
Read More: “Teacher Nerd Summer Camp Vibes”: A Conversation with Gwyneth ConnellGwyneth Connell is the Director of the Grauer Institute and a Faculty Advisory Board member at R.E.A.L.® Discussion. We interviewed Gwyneth about her journey to becoming an academic…
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Announcing That Sidra Smith is Joining R.E.A.L.® Discussion
Read More: Announcing That Sidra Smith is Joining R.E.A.L.® DiscussionR.E.A.L.® Discussion, a social enterprise on a mission to teach discussion skills to young people growing up in our tech-centric, polarized world, today announced that Dr. Sidra Smith…
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Building Self-Efficacy in Math through Discussion: A Conversation with Duncan Flaherty
Read More: Building Self-Efficacy in Math through Discussion: A Conversation with Duncan FlahertyDuncan Flaherty is a fifth and sixth grade math teacher at Nashoba Brooks School in Concord, MA. This year he is conducting an action research project through a…
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Destination: Discussion — A Year in Review
Read More: Destination: Discussion — A Year in ReviewIt’s been another fantastic year at R.E.A.L.® Discussion! As 2024 draws to a close, we’re taking a look back at what we published and learned on the blog…
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Spotlight on R.E.A.L.® Basics
Read More: Spotlight on R.E.A.L.® BasicsWhen we started R.E.A.L.® Discussion, our original program was geared toward high school-aged students. As R.E.A.L.® grew, we listened to and learned from educators who said they wished…
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Technology Makes Teaching More Human
Read More: Technology Makes Teaching More Humana Guest Post by Robert Barnett What can machines do better than humans? And what can humans do better than machines? In the world of AI, this is…