New research on test score declines during school closure misses so much of what's essential about school. It’s an “achievement” to make friends. It’s “learning” when you deal with getting jostled in the hallway. It’s a “high-stakes test” to go to homecoming. Those count, too.

New work by a young filmmaker I like a lot

Not to be missed Saturday on the Hallmark Channel: PLAYING CUPID, based on the book by @jennymeyerhoff. Jenny's re-telling of Austen's "Emma" is set in a middle school, where 7th grader Clara has started a matchmaking business. A great family watch! hallmarkchannel.com/playing-cupid

In theory we could also try talking with kids and listening to what they say. cnn.com/2021/02/16/tec…

4E cognition gives us a framework to think about learning in 4 ways: • Embodied in our senses & lived reality • Embedded in a cultural & social context • Enacted via experiential problem-solving • Extended across tools, devices, & collaborators bit.ly/3u1vsn3