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Check out this great interview hosted by Kerry McDonald, a leader in progressive education models as she discusses eliminating the dreaded "Because I said so" in education with Acton Academy North Broward owner, Frank Farro!
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 Photo by Juliana Kozoski on Unsplash Did you know that Acton Marietta is a part of a network of more than 300 schools in the US and in a few dozen international locations? Click here to hear Tom Vander Ark on the Acton network and building student-centered schools.
 Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash Acton schools are learner-driven and we often hear about self-directed learning in relation to Acton and schools like Acton. But what does it take to be a learner who can self-direct and "drive" their own learning?
Check out this article to learn more!  Inc.com published an article on Acton's emphasis on raising the next generation of entrepreneurs. Check it out! Let us know what you think in the comments.
 Last year, many AAM parents read Brave Parenting by Krissy Pozatek during our parent book club. Parents commented so much on the great takeaways from the book that it has become required reading for new Acton Marietta families!
Readers love Pozatek's analogy of helping children to build "moccasins" for themselves rather than "laying leather" over the difficult, "rocky" path of life. The book is highly recommended by our community. Have you read it? If so, tell us what you think!  Photo Credit: Element5 Digital Acton schools are mastery-based and competency-based and don't assign grades to student work. If there are no grades how is learning assessed? How do we know learning is happening?
One way is through competency-based learning and assessment. You can read more about this alternative to traditional grading systems here and here.  Photo Credit: Photo by Matt Botsford on Unsplash Acton co-founder, Laura Sandefer, was recently interviewed on the Dr. Mom podcast. Listen and tell us what you think!
 You’ll hear lots of Eagle talk about game-playing at Acton. It’s so important to us to make learning fun that we integrate games wherever and whenever we can. But did you know…games are highly effective catalysts for learning? Check out this article on how board games boost math ability in children.
What do you think? Have you noticed yourself using math while playing a board game? |
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