Embark learners set out on the second leg of our AI journey. The experience of learners and educators exploring this new tech together is a perfect example of Embark’s mindset of radical trust. Rather than requiring learners to wait until adults thoroughly vet the technology without learner input or penalizing learners for using it alone, we did the work together. I guided their explorations to ensure that they were safe and reasonably productive. Meanwhile, learners provided the curiosity, perspective, and time needed to explore AI in new and unique ways.

Carissa SolomonDecember 13, 2023carissa

Becoming Bias-Conscious (Student Perspective)

This piece was inspired by a recent learning experience where learners researched, wrote, and edited blog posts on topics of their choosing related to Framework Cycles. Etta chose to take an investigative look into bias, and how it so often informs the way we move through the world around us, particularly through the lens of commerce.

Great Work, Inc.April 19, 2023carissa

Broadening Students' World View Through Choice Reading

Events of the past year have made three things abundantly clear to me. One, more people than ever are eager to unlearn our inherent biases in order to move toward a more just society. Two, in order to reach this goal, most of us need support, education, and more exposure to the lived experiences of others. And three, during a pandemic it’s incredibly hard to interact with humans in authentic and safe ways.

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