The first part of this article describes in brief the Six Steps methodology for designing educational environments--be they K-12 schools, tertiary institutions, community centers, youth movements, or the like-- as set forth in my book "Educational Design in Six Steps: A Strategic and Practical Scaffold" (Routledge 2020). The second part…

Aligned with the 10 Global Principles for Professional Learning in Gifted Education (WCGTC, 2021), this exploratory study investigated the co-construction of inclusive differentiated instruction for a fourth grade gifted student with three general education teachers in a North Italy public education primary school using learning menus and learning…

The article maintains that the "Teaching for Understanding" movement successfully achieved one key objective -- developing effective teaching frameworks for understanding the subjects taught in schools. However, it failed with respect to two other core objectives -- constructing a comprehensive educational concept that promotes in-depth,…

A collaborative partnership was developed within a school division, inner-city school and nearby daycare to provide an intervention program for children in nursery school and kindergarten known to be at-risk for school success. The plan was to offer an additional half-day of programming focused on a whole-child vision including language, literacy,…

The current article presents a multifaceted model of risk and resilience that employs selected lenses to reveal insights from a variety of disciplines. This enhanced model, originally based on Bronfenbrenner's (1989) ecological framework, was developed to interpret the results of an ongoing study, conducted by the first two authors, of students'…

Within a systemic view of the ontological world, we can view the effects of choices, thoughts and behaviours. Using the Socratic method of inductive reasoning and illustrating the interrelatedness we have with others such as at-risk youth, and inviting new thoughts regarding commonly held societal views and beliefs regarding those relationships,…

This article highlights the value of creating an educational climate that fosters resilience, motivation, and capacity building among learners who have been marginalized. Drawing on First Nations' teachings that encourage a holistic and affirming perspective of culturally diverse learners, the Circle of Courage model details the way the four…