PROMISING PRACTICE: DESIGNING FOR EQUITY – THREE STEPS TO CONDUCTING EMPATHY INTERVIEWS
By Jim Kline We know that it is easy for equity to go out the window when designers are busy and feel the urgency of deadlines. In our incubator, we intentionally coach our participants to slow down and listen. The radical act of practicing empathy and seeking to understand the true problem at hand makes…
PROMISING PRACTICE: MAKE THE INVISIBLE VISIBLE WITH A THEORY OF CHANGE
By Andrew Plemmons Pratt Whether you are creating a new program, launching a new school, or transforming an existing school, the CityBridge Incubator helps teams design and scale innovative and equity-centered education solutions. But to solve a problem, it is important to know what you are currently doing, and most importantly why. One powerful tool…
Our team is evolving.
It is with bittersweet feelings that I announce Albert Choi, Director, Ventures will be leaving CityBridge at the end of July to pursue his MBA. Albert played a critical role in designing and launching Design Residency: Ventures, a six-month incubation program supporting entrepreneurs seeking to start education ventures. We are thankful to Albert for his expansive vision, entrepreneurial spirit,…
We are coordinating a coalition to address lost instructional time.
We are coordinating a coalition to address lost instructional time. CityBridge is coordinating CityTutor DC, a coalition of civic, school, city, and community leaders and organizations working together to address lost instructional time in our nation’s capital. Over the next 18 months, we will be expanding access to high-impact tutoring for thousands of K-8 students. Learn…
We are partnering with schools to provide high-impact tutoring.
We are partnering with schools to provide high-impact tutoring. As part of CityTutor DC, we are running Design Sprints with schools across DC to help them integrate high-impact tutoring into the school day. In our first Sprint, we partnered with 14 DC schools to help provide high-impact tutoring to over 1,000 students. Check out our inaugural Design Sprinters.
Our 2021 Design Fellowship application is now live.
We are now accepting applications for our fall 2021 Design Fellowship. This four-month immersive fellowship will help school-based and non-school-based educators design and scale right-sized pilot solutions. Learn more and apply by May 7.