Douglas Roe and U Kyaw Win met on a tennis court at Phoenix College in January 1952. They were both in a required physical education class. Win, who had just arrived in the United States from Burma, appeared to be lost. Roe, sensing this, introduced himself. “Doug was very friendly and kind,” Win says. The two went on to attend Arizona State University in Tempe together.  

On Sept. 9, students and representatives of the Kyrene School District in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona; and Carole Basile, dean of Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University, officially cut the ribbon to dedicate SPARK School. SPARK is the result of a two-year collaborative design process that brought together district administrators, faculty members, students and parents with an MLFTC design team. Their mission was to design a school experience that better met the needs of students and teachers.

In an episode of Fast Company‘s podcast, Creative Conversation, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Professor and Pinnacle West Presidential Chair Ron Beghetto explains why the "creative genius" idea is a myth and how to differentiate between good and bad uncertainty. He believes we should break free from the idea that some people are creative and others are not.

 

The Urban Collaborative has a rich history of collaboration with school districts — more than 100 in 25 states — committed to leading inclusive and equitable education. It has resources, sponsors and partners, consultants and data-driven review processes, and annual meetings of education leaders from the nation’s largest urban school districts.

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