Summer Playlist 2026: Resources for Reflection and Inspiration
Discover GOA's Summer Playlist 2026: books, podcasts, songs, and videos recommended by our educators to spark curiosity and recharge over the break.
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Exploring what’s working, what’s next, and what’s possible
What Fosters Authentic Learning Experiences? — GOA's Design Principles
We’ve explored how intentional course design shapes relevance, ownership, and connection across learning experiences. GOA’s final two design principles work together to provide students structured opportunities to practice, receive feedback, and demonstrate what they know.
Building an Ecosystem of Feedback on a Rowing Team
Feedback is most powerful as part of an intentional ecosystem — and that principle, as Neil Bergenroth writes, is universal. This article reflects the kind of thinking that emerged from our collaboration with Holland Hall around deepening feedback practice. What follows is reposted from Neil's website at coachbergenroth.com, where he takes these ideas into his coaching context and shows how they can take root anywhere people are working to learn, improve, and grow.
What Drives Student Ownership? — GOA's Design Principles
Explore how GOA’s design principles surrounding fostering student agency, positioning the teacher as a coach, and building global community drive student ownership and deepen learning through real-world, inquiry-based course experiences.
What Makes Learning Relevant? — GOA's Design Principles
Discover how intentional course design at GOA uses real-world context, meaningful application, and reflection to create engaging, rigorous learning experiences that prepare students to apply their knowledge in real-world settings.
The AI Classroom — Keeping the Human in the Work
GOA faculty member Meagan Frazier shares practical ways to keep humans at the center of learning in the age of AI—helping students think, create, and engage meaningfully alongside new technologies.
The AI Classroom — A Teacher’s Reflection on AI in the Classroom
GOA faculty member Meagan Frazier reflects on teaching in the age of AI and how educators can help students think independently, develop their voice, and learn alongside new technologies.
Intentional Course Design: Introducing GOA’s Design Principles
Explore GOA’s design principles and how intentional course design creates rigorous, relational, and globally connected online learning experiences.
Educator Practice in the Era of AI: From Efficiency to Re-Prioritization
AI in education isn’t just about efficiency. Explore how educators can subtract, add, and multiply practices to re-prioritize what matters most in learning.
From Data Collection to Data-Informed Action: Slowing Down to Make Meaning Together
Moving from data collection to data-informed action requires slowing down, shared interpretation, and collective judgment—not faster conclusions.