Themes

This section of the website highlights the ways in which DC is distinguishing itself as a center for innovative teaching and learning through the work of our DCPZ network educators.

You can read about their exciting classroom experiments and thoughtful reflections through the lens of the following themes:

* Civic Agency: Resources, ideas, and exemplars for empowering students to make positive changes in their communities and the world.
* Cultures of Thinking: Ways to deepen the capacity of students to think critically and creatively, inspired by the research of Ron Ritchhart of Project Zero.
* Maker-Centered Learning: Discovering the many ways educators can cultivate student sensitivity to design, systems, analytical thinking and their own creativity.
*Museum Learning: Ideas, resources, and pictures of practice from educators using cultural institutions to enrich the learning and broaden the horizons of their students.