MELISSA DANIELS

Project Design and Refinement

Professional Learning

Click below for resources that we use regularly to support project design, development, and refinement at HTMCV. 

Deeper Learning

High Tech High is part of a group of educators who believe in Deeper Learning. Check out the resources below to learn more. 

What is Deeper Learning? (Hewlett Foundation)

What is Deeper Learning? (Intro to the Deeper Learning MOOC)

Archived MOOC Panels

Designing for Equity

Professional Learning

Click below to see a "playlist" of the resources we've used to explore issues of equity at HTMCV. 

Favorite Web Resources

These are some of the web resources that I go to most often for ideas and inspiration. 

Edtuopia. A wealth of useful resources and strategies.

National School Reform Faculty. A bank of protocols for professional learning and equity work. 

Buck Institute for Education. Resources to support project-based learnng. 

High Tech High. Information about HTH, our K-12 schools, and our Graduate School of Education. Features a Project and Video Archive as well. 

Sixth Grade Humanities

Teaching Resources

After teaching 6th grade humanities for many years, I developed a wealth of resources related to ancient Greece, ancient Egypt, and other topics. Sixth grade history/ELA teachers and their students may find some of the resources below useful. 

Website Bank for Exploring Ancient Civilizations

Resources for Ancient Egyptian Museum Project

Resources for Ancient Greece: A Night at the Museum Project

HTH Structures in Action

Professional Learning

My colleague Lillian Hsu built a collection of "HTH Structures" to showcase the myriad of practices present in HTH classrooms. It is an extremely useful tool to those of us at HTH, as well as educators interested in learning more about our approach. 

High Tech High

In the News

Want to learn more about HTH? Check out this page, which features news, articles, and video about HTH and HTMCV.