2022 MassCUE Fall Conference: Survey Says

Join Karina Rodriguez (Director of Research & Analytics) at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA for the 2022 MassCUE Fall Conference. Session Title: Survey Says: How to Center the Student Experience as a Measure of Success Date & Time: Thursday, October 20, 2022 from 11:30AM – 12:25PM Session Tracks: Assessment, Evaluation, & Use of Data; Equity…

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2022 MassCUE Fall Conference: Uncover the Hidden Curriculum

Join Heidi Vazquez (Instructional Equity Partner) at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, MA for the 2022 MassCUE Fall Conference. Session Title: Uncover the Hidden Curriculum in Your Classroom Date & Time: Wednesday, October 19, 2022 from 1:30-2:25PM Session Tracks: Equity and Inclusion; Instructional Design and Delivery Session Description: Interested in looking at your practice through an…

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Connecting Data & Equity

Connecting Data & Equity: Exploring Human-Centered Data Practices Over the past twenty years, the role of data in the classroom has increased in intensity and complexity. Teachers now have access to a wide variety of data from learning platforms, interim assessments, state tests, and formative measures – to name a few – that aim to…

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2022 Medfield DLD

We’re leading a breakout session in person at the 10th annual Medfield DLD. Medfield’s Design your Learning Day is an opportunity to share best practices and collaborate with educators from surrounding districts. Educators are encouraged to attend DLD to become inspired by the innovative practices and views of other educators. It is our hope that…

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How a Rhode Island district adapted learning pods to improve student equity

How a Rhode Island district adapted learning pods to improve student equity A SXSW EDU session detailed how Central Falls School District gained community buy-in and what the model could mean for diversifying teacher pipelines. By Roger Riddell Please note: This article was originally published on March 16, 2022 on the K-12 Dive website. We…

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Visioning for Justice

Visioning for Justice: Malika Ali Named Chief Innovation Officer Malika Ali, Chief Innovation Officer Please note: This article was originally published on December 16, 2021. We are re-posting on the Throughline Learning website now to coincide with our organization’s rebrand (formerly Highlander Institute). It has been said that our beliefs create reality, that our actions…

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2022 SXSW EDU

Join us in Austin, TX for SXSW EDU 2022. We’ll be presenting multiple sessions during the conference and hope to see you there. Session Title: Power to the Families: Doing School Differently Presenters: Malika Ali (Highlander Institute), Tatiana Baena (Central Falls School District), Travis Pillow (CRPE), & Simona Simpson-Thomas (Freedom Dreams) Session Date/Time: Monday, March…

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Why We Need Students On School Improvement Teams

Why We Need Students on School Improvement Teams One of our partner schools is exploring new ways to actively involve students in their School Improvement Team (SIT). In this instance, the SIT consists of students, teachers, building leaders, a district administrator, and parents. Student reflections on an identified problem Student government presidents and vice presidents…

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2022 Achieving Excellence Together Conference

We’re presenting! Register by February 18 for the Achieving Excellence Together Conference hosted by the Rhode Island Department of Education to see us in action in person during our sessions. Session Title: Centering On Instructional Equity Session Description: The educators who are most successful at disrupting inequity intentionally integrate social emotional learning with cognitive skills…

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