Recently Lori Trent, a STEM Innovator for PAST Innovation Lab, was a guest columnist for This Week Community News discussing her commitment as both an educator, resident and parent to the strategic planning process that her community is developing. Collaboration is a cornerstone of the PAST Innovation Lab, and Lori lives what she preaches! Here is a portion…hope you read and enjoy the entire article!
Challenge: How to engage students in relevant learning
“The world seems to be changing faster than ever before, and the field of education is no different.
The Upper Arlington community has always placed an extremely high value on education, and so it is no surprise that so many educators and residents, like me, are excited to take part in our school district’s new strategic planning process to ensure our students are receiving the education and emotional support they need to succeed in the 21st century.
Our schools recognize that successful practices from the past are not always the right fit for tomorrow. That’s why the district is using a new hybrid approach to strategic planning that combines the best from both public-sector and private-sector models.” MORE