Trailblazers Magazine

Congratulations, Class of 2022! We here at Trailblazers wish the best of luck to all graduating seniors (including our own editor, Mantra Burugu).

@PinyaBananas Yes!! Learners should be at the forefront of transformative education, talking about what they observe, need, and envision for sustainable change and innovation, not just asked to recap the past experiences… if you’re only asking about the past then you’re too late #sxswedu

Love hearing from #younglearners, but as a Stu myself I have to ask, #why when Stu are brought to panels / sessions at conferences do they only ever get asked about their past in edu?? Why are we not bringing Stu into the conversation about right now & the future of edu? #SXSWEDU

“What would you change” #Stuvoice: -“change the way teachers teach. It’s a lot of textbooks. I won’t remember most of this” - “Equality. Education wasn’t seen as a priority in my community. We need top notch teachers for everyone.” - “Equal education & opportunity” #SXSWEDU

Read fascinating articles by high-schoolers @PranaviRebala and @srosenhek23, and interviews from students Sally Zuk and Amy Strudwick! @CHSLakersVT @theyorkschool @MVPSchool @MViDiploma

Come check out the new Trailblazers Issue 9, Spring 2022 edition! trailblazersed.weebly.com/publications.h… #student #teacher #teachertwitter #education #edutwitter #edchatie

Hey, students! We're starting a new series of posts on different types of schooling. Come share your voice with us by filling out our survey about your school experiences and opinions: forms.gle/hKDxSSLWiuDjTv… #Students #education #edutwitter #edchat #school #highschool

Students in participating districts can submit proposals (describing how their school would spend $20k) starting from November 29th, and high schoolers across the state will vote for them on March 11th. #Connecticut #Students #student #stuvoice #edchat #teachertwitter #education

Connecticut high schoolers, check out Voice4Change (portal.ct.gov/voice4change), an amazing opportunity for students to decide what happens to the more than $1.5 million in pandemic relief funds from the American Rescue Plan! 1/2

What a wonderful resource on digital, project-based teaching by @Getting_Smart! The advice is sound (would definitely have enlivened more than a few online classes last year), and the examples included with each tip are also useful. #education #edutwitter #edchat #teachertwitter

Interesting model! This brings to mind Jasmine Setchell's article, from Issue 8 of Trailblazers, on her experience with self-directed learning. Hopefully more and more classes can transition towards utilizing Stage 3 and Stage 4 learning activities. #education #edchat #teachers

Learning to Walk Again: challenges from the first 2 wks back to in-person school in the US in 2 years... #crazytimes #relearning #habits #time #mentalhealth #newnormal? #edutransformation #WhatChangesShouldStay? pinyabananas.wordpress.com/2021/09/05/lea…

#education #edchat #edutwitter #school #schools #Students #pedagogy

To all the students, teachers, and parents who have just begun or are now starting the school year, we at Trailblazers wish you the best of luck. Even as COVID-19 continues to loom large, we hope that soon we will all be able to learn together, in person, in safety & good health.

Would you like to see more #RealWorldLearning in your community? @tvanderark explores five steps to expand access to high engagement valuable learning experiences. @KauffmanFDN bit.ly/3Dzzl5k

As sophomore Audrey Thompson wrote in the most recent issue of Trailblazers, receiving feedback is crucial, whether from a teacher/expert or from one's peers. This template would be great for any students struggling to give effective feedback. #teachertwitter #edchat #education

What an amazing new resource! Let's hope many teachers and students can benefit from this "treasure trove of information about Black communities" of the Reconstruction. #education #edchat #edutwitter #teachertwitter

@ziegeran @TrailblazersEd Yes! If we want true Ed transformation #stuvoice must be represented beyond just “we had a student focus group.” Young learners are invaluable to this conversation & should be in the room where real decisions happen

@ziegeran @PinyaBananas What's most important is that students like us are provided a stage where we can freely express our ideas on the things we care about and find of import, a place where our voices can be heard alongside the voices of teachers and administrators. 2/2

@ziegeran @PinyaBananas This is exactly why Trailblazers and publications like us are so important. Even if not every article focuses on important, structural issues, that's all the better, because we simply aim to transmit, unfiltered the thoughts of today's youth, on things both big and small. 1/2