PODCAST PRODUCTION

The organization: EL Education is a leading national nonprofit partnering with K-12 educators to transform diverse public schools into hubs of opportunity for all students to achieve excellent equitable outcomes. EL is guided by a reimagined definition of student achievement in “three dimensions” – mastery of knowledge and skills, character, and high quality work.

The change: School districts are not always designed with a “three dimensional” or whole child approach to teaching and learning, instead often focusing mostly on metrics like test scores. EL Education’s “Advancing Equity” project partners with school districts to enact a whole child approach toward equitable outcomes for all students. 

The story: Foreword Motion produced the podcast series Districts Designed in Three Dimensions featuring school district partnerships in Sunnyside, AZ; Oakland, CA; and Madison, WI. Episode 1 focuses on why three dimensional learning must be designed systematically at the district level. Episode 2 explores the change management process of doing so.