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Measuring what matters at school
By Courtney Dickinson What indicates a school’s success? Is it simply a standardized test score, like MCAS? It isn’t. The decades-long standardized testing movement has failed to close the equity gap in education, which was its entire intent…. Read More
Category: @CourtneyofAcera, AceraBlogPost, Blog, Innovation in Education | November 12, 2019 | kerry

Inside, Outside: Linking in-class content to real world issues and innovations
By Courtney Dickinson @CourtneyofAcera Jake, age 13, sits and experiments with circuitry and Arduino, figuring out how to connect and code in his “Robotic Bling” hands-on elective class. The 10-week course occurs once a week for 2 hours,… Read More
Category: @CourtneyofAcera, Blog, from the classroom, Innovation in Education | November 1, 2019 | kerry

Top five free actions to make schools better, and students happier
By Courtney Dickinson Kids often dread their return to school in the fall, and we – as adults – let them. Societally, we have made it a rite of passage to hate school, and we joke with students… Read More
Category: @CourtneyofAcera, AceraBlogPost, Blog, Innovation in Education, Research | August 13, 2019 | kerry

Courtney Dickinson on what’s possible in education
Courtney Dickinson sits down with Allen Saakyan of Simulation Series to discuss why she founded Acera, her 10 Tools to Transform Schools, and her mission to help build the next generation of scientists, innovators, and leaders.
Category: @CourtneyofAcera, Acera News, AceraBlogPost, Blog, Innovation in Education, Uncategorized | July 23, 2019 | kerry

Creating a sense of purpose at school
By Courtney Dickinson I read an insightful piece in the Boston Globe this week on the link between happiness and having a sense of purpose. Simply put, people with a sense of purpose live longer, happier, and more… Read More
Category: @CourtneyofAcera, AceraBlogPost, Blog, Innovation in Education | May 23, 2019 | kerry

Five Ways to Spark Flexible Thinking and Courage in Math Class…and Beyond
By Courtney Dickinson What if math was a place where kids’ problem solving and deep thinking skills could come alive, and a place where they grow in their confidence and adaptability? Mathematics learning at school can be… Read More
Category: @CourtneyofAcera, Acera News, AceraBlogPost | April 22, 2019 | kerry

Creative projects and tapping a sense of purpose leads to girls’ engagement in STEM
She rotates the table of projects, rapt. There’s a critter bot creation which moves with its robotics component, a 3D printed structure – customized by a young elementary peer – that lights up and looks magical, and an… Read More
Category: @CourtneyofAcera, AceraBlogPost, Innovation in Education | March 14, 2019 | kerry

Connecting Heart with Imagination and Innovation
By Courtney Dickinson @CourtneyofAcera Could motivating positive habits and self awareness around pulse rates, exercise, and stress/anxiety prevention help students’ well being and help avoid cardiovascular disease later in life? Last spring, Acera students created product… Read More
Category: @CourtneyofAcera, Blog, Innovation in Education | February 27, 2019 | kerry

A vision for what’s possible in education
These days, schools educate students based upon norms set up for an industrial era, reflecting the goals and societal needs from more than a century ago. What’s needed today is a new generation of educated citizens defined by… Read More
Category: @CourtneyofAcera, AceraBlogPost, Blog, Innovation in Education | November 15, 2018 | kerry