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Tom Vander Ark
Apr 1, 2026
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Mason Pashia
Mar 25, 2026
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NEAAAT Students on their Portrait of a Graduate

Victoria Andrews
Mar 18, 2026
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Mason Pashia, Nate McClennen
Mar 13, 2026
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Equity & Access

The fastest way to transform learning isn’t just purchasing curriculum—it’s building alignment among educators at all levels  

Guest Author
Feb 23, 2026

Aligning educators at every level with curriculum design transforms student learning, as demonstrated by District 18's remarkable growth.

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New Pathways

What Could BG Be? | A Conversation with Sam Ford and Sangita Shresthova

Mason Pashia
Feb 19, 2026

Exploring civic imagination and consensus building to shape the future of communities with experts from USC and Inu Engine.

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EdTech

The Architecture of Ability: How Evidence-Centered Design and UDL Can Shape AI-Era Assessment

Eric Tucker, Edward Metz
Feb 18, 2026

ECD, UDL, and The Cow Path Educational measurement is at a crossroads. Multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) finally opens a pathway to move beyond the industrial-era, one-size-fits-all summative test in favor of unobtrusive, agentic, and adaptive assessment. But directing raw computing power at children without guardrails is ill-advised. Using AI to…

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SEL & Mindset

Making Learning Visible for Students and Adults Through Reflection

Abby Benedetto, Kimberly Erickson
Feb 17, 2026

Norwalk Public Schools integrates reflection to deepen Portrait of a Graduate implementation, fostering ownership and coherence across the district.

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Competency-Based Education

Why the Difference Between AI Literacy and AI Fluency Matters

David Ross
Feb 16, 2026

Understanding AI literacy vs. fluency in education is crucial. Explore global frameworks and why fluency is the next step for learners' success.

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Personalized Learning

Borrowing from the Past: Productive Friction in the Age of AI

Guest Author
Feb 12, 2026

AI accelerates learning, but productive friction—effort, attention, and struggle—makes growth meaningful. Let’s balance innovation with meaningful design.

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Leadership

Blueprints Are Not Enough: Building Balanced Assessment Systems for Science of Reading 2.0

Edmund W. Gordon, Eric Tucker
Feb 11, 2026

Ms. Rivera has done everything right: she attended the state-mandated Science of Reading (SoR) training and internalized the new, evidence-based curriculum. She is teaching phonics and phonemic awareness.  Yet, as October settles in, she feels a familiar anxiety. She is teaching the “what” of the new laws, but flying blind…

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Project-Based Learning

Why PBL and 21st Century Skills Aren’t “Add-Ons”: Using AI to Prove They’re in the Standards

David Ross
Feb 10, 2026

AI reveals that PBL and 21st-century skills aren't "add-ons" but are already embedded in CCSS and NGSS, transforming how we view modern teaching.

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New Pathways

What is CAPS? | A Conversation with Corey Mohn

Tom Vander Ark
Feb 10, 2026

Explore how the CAPS Network empowers students with profession-based learning, unbundled pathways, and durable skills for future success.

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Leadership

How Can Indigenous Futurism Help Drive Innovation? | A Conversation with Kelly Berry

Mason Pashia, Guest Author
Feb 9, 2026

Exploring Indigenous education, leadership, and futurism with Kelly Berry: reclaiming narratives, revitalizing culture, and innovating for the future.

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