Welcome back to a special edition of Education Disruption. Over the next few weeks, we'll be talking to the co-founders and staff of Map Academy about how they are adapting to the current Covid-19 crisis and continuing to provide the wrap-around support their students count on. In this episode, we talk to teachers working on-site and remotely to keep students on track academically. ------ Education Disruption is a podcast by Rachel Babcock and Josh Charpentier, founders of Map Academy—a free, pu...
Apr 16, 2020•13 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Welcome back to a special edition of Education Disruption, over the next few weeks we'll be talking to the co-founders and staff of Map Academy about how they are adapting to the current Covid-19 crisis and continuing to provide the wrap-around support their students count on. This episode was recorded during the first week of school closures in Massachusetts and focuses on how the Map is responding to the immediate and evolving needs of their students and their families. ------ Education Disrup...
Apr 09, 2020•9 min•Season 2Ep. 2
On this new special edition of Education Disruption, we're changing the format and taking a look at how Map Academy has reacted and adapted to the ever-changing circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the next few weeks, we'll be talking to the co-founders and staff about systems they are putting in place, and how they are continuing to support their student body even if school is closed. Today's episode was recorded during the first week of school closures in Massachusetts and focuses on t...
Apr 02, 2020•10 min•Season 2Ep. 3
In this final episode of our first season we discuss the challenge of remaining on mission especially when the work gets hard. It can be easy and tempting to revert back to the old model of high school education, but we knew when we started that it wouldn't be easy. We'll be taking a break from the podcast but will be returning for a second season soon potentially with a new format that will allow you to hear from the teachers, social workers, and even students of Map Academy. In the meantime pl...
Nov 11, 2019•22 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Most schools have a principal, vice-principal, and superintendent, but we chose to run our school as co-leaders. Sharing these responsibilities and taking advantage of our individual strengths, we see this co-leadership model as a crucial factor in the growth of our high school. ------ Education Disruption is a podcast by Rachel Babcock and Josh Charpentier, founders of Map Academy—a free, public charter high school open to all Massachusetts students. More about Map Academy: themapacademy.org Fo...
Oct 28, 2019•21 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Our academic model is specifically designed to meet kids where they are, and help them develop real competency in academics. This means at our high school there are no letter grades, and students aren't grouped by age. In this episode, we discuss our academic model. ------ Education Disruption is a podcast by Rachel Babcock and Josh Charpentier, founders of Map Academy—a free, public charter high school open to all Massachusetts students. More about Map Academy: themapacademy.org Follow us on Tw...
Oct 21, 2019•24 min•Season 1Ep. 8
At Map Academy, our approach to high school is based in Positive Youth Development (PYD). This approach helps us better prepare our students for life, and also means that our school looks very different than other schools. ------ Education Disruption is a podcast by Rachel Babcock and Josh Charpentier, founders of Map Academy—a free, public charter high school open to all Massachusetts students. More about Map Academy: themapacademy.org Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/charpentierjosh twitter.c...
Oct 14, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 7
For our staff we don't plan out all of our trainings at the beginning of the year. Instead we have Responsive Professional Development that adapts to the needs of our community every week. ------ Education Disruption is a podcast by Rachel Babcock and Josh Charpentier, founders of Map Academy—a free, public charter high school open to all Massachusetts students. More about Map Academy: themapacademy.org Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/charpentierjosh twitter.com/RachelBabcock This podcast is a...
Oct 07, 2019•23 min•Season 1Ep. 6
The day-to-day challenges of running a high school that is student-centered have to be met with a certain level of patience. PROGRAM NOTE: At about 5:40 into this episode there was a knock at the door. It was a student who had just received her first credit of high school. At Map Academy, every credit earned is celebrated and announced to the entire school community. We thought this was a great moment and chose to keep it in the episode. ------ Education Disruption is a podcast by Rachel Babcock...
Sep 30, 2019•23 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Coming right off of our first day of school, we discuss the school culture we are trying to create at Map Academy in our second year. We also talk about the nuance of integrating a new group of students and staff with our founding students and staff. ------ Education Disruption is a podcast by Rachel Babcock and Josh Charpentier, founders of Map Academy—a free, public charter high school open to all Massachusetts students. More about Map Academy: themapacademy.org Follow us on Twitter: twitter.c...
Sep 23, 2019•19 min•Season 1Ep. 4
It takes a certain kind of teacher to work at a school that departs from the traditional model. We put an emphasis on building the right team and investing in human capital. In this episode, we talk all things staffing. ------ Education Disruption is a podcast by Rachel Babcock and Josh Charpentier, founders of Map Academy—a free, public charter high school open to all Massachusetts students. More about Map Academy: themapacademy.org Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/charpentierjosh twitter.com/...
Sep 16, 2019•24 min•Season 1Ep. 3
One major aspect of the high school experience we chose to overhaul was the schedule. There are no bells at our school and students have a lot more autonomy over their day. In this episode, we talk about how we're reshaping this school day model after seeing it in action our first year. ------ Frustrated by the current state of education, Rachel Babcock and Josh Charpentier decided they would open a high school. Education Disruption is the story of how high school can be done differently, for th...
Sep 09, 2019•23 min•Season 1Ep. 2
As leaders of our district's Alternative High School Program, we saw the limitations and shortcomings of the traditional model and the available alternatives. The traditional school model serves some kids, but not all kids. We set out to reimagine high school. In our first episode of Education Disruption, we talk about how and why we came to open our own high school. ------ Education Disruption is a podcast by Rachel Babcock and Josh Charpentier, founders of Map Academy—a free, public charter hi...
Aug 19, 2019•28 min•Season 1Ep. 1
