How do you talk to students about their networks?
Discussing networks with students should be asset-based and experiential: here's how.
Nov 3, 2022
Author: Julia Freeland Fisher
What schools miss when they’re missing relationship data
Here's why students' connections need to become part and parcel of the data that schools collect to drive and measure their progress.
Oct 20, 2022
Don’t just pay interns, help them build networks
If internships are going to operate as engines that promote inclusion in the labor market, compensating interns with both financial and social capital matters.
Oct 7, 2022
Connection over content: A new era for education technology
Edtech that connects offers a mix of more interactive learning experiences and various forms of virtual mentorship, career exploration, and support.
Sept 21, 2022
Why better data on students’ networks can start the school year off right
Identifying students' networks can lend critical data to schools grappling with how best to support their students in the year ahead.
Aug 25, 2022
Students’ hidden networks: Relationship mapping as a strategy to build asset-based pathways
Discover the profound potential of approaches to mapping and mobilizing students’ existing social networks, as well as the emerging strategies and tools that schools should consider.
Aug 9, 2022
Do you know who your students know? Here’s why you should.
Students exist in an ecology of relationships far beyond the four walls of their school
Apr 28, 2022
Taking “navigation and guidance” to church
Supporting students to and through college equitably amounts to more than a checklist of short-term fixes and nudges.
Mar 24, 2022
Edtech’s lasting value as the pandemic continues
Edtech can supplement face-to-face connections with other relationships otherwise out of reach for students.
Feb 3, 2022
The pandemic has dashed and deferred too many college dreams
Amid the pandemic, an unprecedented number of high school grads are putting their college dreams on hold—a troubling trend that could have long-term consequences.
Jan 18, 2022