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Fostering Positive Mindsets Through Reflection
By: Carissa Solomon I have always hated getting things wrong. As a student, I aimed to get everything correct on the first try—after all, that was how school had trained me to think. It wasn’t until I became a teacher that I realized how destructive that fixed mindset is to…
Small Steps, Big Impact: Teaching Students to Address Global Challenges
Integrating SDG #3 into classrooms enhances global citizenship, linking education to real-world challenges and inspiring student engagement.
99 Problems: Why Time Spent Refining the Problem Space is a Critical Part of Entrepreneurial Mindset
Nalukai Academy Summer Startup Camp empowers high school students to create change in Hawai’i and communities around the world through social, cultural, and commercial entrepreneurship.
Catalyzing Educator & Student Agency through Community-Engaged Learning
Empower educators and students through community-engaged learning, fostering leadership, innovation, and social capital for thriving futures.
Five Findings on How (and Whether) Schools Advise Students
Explores how schools support postsecondary advising, highlighting data access challenges, counselor roles, and student readiness supports.
Getting Started with a Learner-Driven Classroom: A Guide for Educators
Explore learner-driven classrooms in Ohio focusing on student agency, engagement, goal setting, and personalized learning strategies.
A New Infrastructure for Learning Credentials
Full implementation and acceptance of new education models requires an explicit and collective rewrite of our learning infrastructure.
To Fully Realize Horizon Three, We Need New Accountability Systems
Redesigning education requires new accountability systems that promote equity, innovation, and local involvement, emphasizing reciprocal accountability.
Educator Roles as a Catalyst for Transformation
America’s education system was a groundbreaking effort to help a growing nation thrive in the 19th century. Now, 200 years later, the world has changed; the horizon looks drastically different. Collectively, we need to redesign our education system to enable all of our children — and, by extension, our nation…
Facilitating Student Discussions with Technology
Explore tech tools like Equity Maps, Dialogic, and Parlay to enhance student discussions, promote equity, and provide meaningful feedback in classrooms.