>>Gia Truong: Equity in education to me means that young people, especially those that are most impacted by inequity, have a strong sense of self, how they’re connected to the world, and feel empowered to change the world.>>Teacher: Once you’ve got your peer eds done–>>Gia Truong: I am originally from Vietnam and I came to
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>>Joel: Minecraft is a video game that has a lot to offer. At its core, it’s very open-ended. If you want to have an adventure, you can have an adventure. If you want to build something, you can build something. If you want to talk to your friends, you can talk to your friends. If
>>George: Most people look at education and say it’s impossible.>>Woman: The research suggests that as early as first grade, students are checking out.>>Man: If they aren’t excited, or if they don’t see how it is relevant to their life, kids are either bored or lost.>>George: We need a different way of looking at what we
>>Steve: Guys, you ready?>>Yeah!>>All right, here we go!>>Wow, oh, my goodness, whoa!>>Christian: The first thing that hit me when we walked in the room this morning was just how much light, how much space, and how alive the room felt.>>What do you think, guys?>>Whoo! [clapping and cheering]>>Melanie: Very bright!>>Michael: I was just going to say,
>>Brittany German: You would be surprised at the amazing things that fifth graders can learn that you would never think was possible. They will meet expectations beyond your wildest dreams.>>Dr. Dave Miller: So what do you think? Questions? Lots of them, right?>>Student: Yeah.>>Dr. Dave Miller: So the dimensions from one point to the next has
>>Niklas: As people are willing to buy more, they’re making more and they’re charging more for it.>>Erin: And how does that relate back to our free market principles?>>Niklas: As demand goes up, supply goes up.>>Kisa: Because we assess student Mastery of Competencies, we have a better understanding of exactly what the student can do. It’s
– Managing a project is something that, like group work, can’t just be accomplished easily. A lot of people think that we’ll just create and do something and that’s a project. In order for it to be successful, any teacher that’s tried to do something that has a lot of student choice and agency and