August 19, 2023
A Closer Look
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In This Week’s Issue
- A Closer Look at Our New Logo
- Register for the 2023 MassCUE Fall Conference
- Call for Submissions: New Profit’s Civic Lab Cohort
A “throughline” is a thread that weaves together disparate elements to form a cohesive whole. Our work emphasizes local context and alignment, ensuring that research-based instructional strategies connect to a school or district vision.
The “throughline” concept also references the perseverance required to move “through” something difficult as a school community. Whether creating supports for the unprecedented shift to remote learning or building awareness of inequitable systems, our methods address formidable challenges through curiosity, through compassion, and through collaboration.
We chose a forward leaning, cursive font style that illustrates the word “throughline” as a single line that is connected from start to finish. Just as a single thread can pull together a complex and resilient tapestry, a core commitment to elevating the student experience can strengthen our school communities and help raise student achievement.
Throughline Learning is a community of learners at all levels. We are committed to creating excellent learning environments, leveraging best practices for supporting professional learning, and continuously improving our own methods in service of students and families.
Our logo’s palette is full of bright colors that evoke warmth and convey the optimism, enthusiasm, and passion that we connect with vibrant learning communities. The center of our logo symbolizes the outstretched arms of a joyful learner, capturing the energy and possibility that new knowledge brings.
From Other Organizations
Registration Open for MassCUE Fall Conference
Mark your calendars! The MassCUE Fall Conference will take place on October 18-19 at Gillette Stadium. MassCUE is the Massachusetts affiliate of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).
Our theme this year is MassCUE4ALL. This two-day event features workshops, demonstrations and presentations by thought leaders and preeminent educators on how to enhance teaching and learning with technology focusing on digital equity. Hundreds of education technology companies and nonprofit organizations participate in this event, sharing the latest in education and technology advances with educators and administrators from across the region.
Call for Submissions: New Profit’s Civic Lab Cohort
New Profit to Invest $800,000 in Eight Nonprofits Working to Build a United States Democracy Where All Can Thrive.
New Profit, the national venture philanthropy organization, will invest in eight innovative nonpartisan organizations focused on democracy in the United States. New Profit offers a collaborative support model to support visionary social entrepreneurs and their organizations, creating value across several dimensions. Applications are due by September 6, 2023 at 8PM ET. While each cohort of social entrepreneurs requires tailored supports to meet their unique needs, the base of our capacity-building program includes the following:
- Refining impact model to advance systems change outcomes and connecting it to a compelling story of impact
- Assessing organizational strengths, capabilities, and opportunities for growth
- Building an effective, high-performance boards of directors
- Developing equitable and results-driven practices for managing teams and stakeholders
- Identifying effective practices for operational excellence in order to execute against organizational strategy (fundraising, finance, HR, and communications)
- 1-2 additional topics identified by cohort members as areas of support
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