What We’re Learning About How We Learn | Union Square Ventures

Fully remote school will continue to be unviable for many families. However, the appeal of certain elements (ie, project-based learning) may create new types of schools that maintain an out-of-home structure, but allow for the programmatic flexibility to which many learners have now been exposed. Historically, optionality in education has driven de... See more

K-12 education has always been more than just the school day – it is a jumping-off point for personal and social development as well as a critical child care resource for working parents. Without the constraints of local offerings, openness to remote enrichment may open up a new world of experiences for students, both in the classroom and for extra... See more

The rapid transition to remote schooling has supercharged trends in online learning — it’s possible that 3-5 years of behavior change has been condensed into a few short weeks. More independent/self-guided learning has required not only a re-thinking of curriculum but a shift in how students view their role in the learning experience. Creative resp... See more

Families are pulling from a diverse set of resources to help manage the transition to remote learning — online classes, virtual field trips or even turning baking into a chemistry lesson. Aggregators such as Wide Open School may seed the landscape for novel open source curricula — dynamic virtual textbooks that link directly to lectures, problem se... See more