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Town Hall: State Education R&D

Tom Vander Ark
May 22, 2025
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May 14, 2025
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Mason Pashia, Nate McClennen
May 9, 2025
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New Pathways

A Culture of No: How to Get Past Fear and Risk-Aversion to Make Things Happen

Trace Pickering
Apr 20, 2023

Trace Pickering reflects on the ways his career in edu and business has shown him the power of yes.

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World of Work Summit 2023

Guest Author
Apr 18, 2023

Norton Gusky recaps experiences from the World of Work Summit.

Project-Based Learning

Santa Ynez Valley Union High: An Organic Project-Based Learning Journey

Michael Niehoff
Apr 17, 2023

This chronicles one high school’s new and recent journey in an organic implementation of problem and project-based learning. Teachers and students are pushing forward with student voice and choice, civic engagement, student ownership and sharing high quality, public work.

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EdTech

The Rise of the Machines

Cameron Paterson
Apr 13, 2023

What does the rise of machines mean for being human? How might our mental models adapt?

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New Pathways

Why Are New Pathways Essential?

Getting Smart Staff
Apr 12, 2023

Across the nation, leading institutions and organizations are identifying pathways as a core component of a thriving economy and a missing piece from the K-12 experience.

EdTech

Embracing the DARPA Model for EdTech Innovation: Charting the Course with GPT-4 and Beyond

Guest Author
Apr 11, 2023

GPT-4 and other disruptive edtech applications will proliferate quickly and need innovative research and development programs to ensure they are safe, effective, and equitable. Adapting the DARPA model to education opens the door for rapid-cycle research and development programs that can keep up with the rapidly evolving technology landscape.

Learner-Centered

Human Connection in Deeper Learning

Aaron Schorn
Apr 10, 2023

What is the answer to deeper learning? Human connection.

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Competency-Based Education

From Classroom to Career: Mastering Real-World Competencies through Alternative Learning

Guest Author
Apr 7, 2023

Russell Cailey shares his insights on the benefits of alternative approaches to learning in response to traditional education models and their inability to adapt to the students of the 21st century.

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Learner-Centered

9 Ways to Explore National Poetry Month

Rachelle Dené Poth
Apr 7, 2023

Poetry Month is a perfect time of the year for teachers to look for ways to increase student engagement in learning.

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The Learner-Centered Competency-Based Learning Management System

Nate McClennen
Apr 6, 2023

Through our partner work with XQ Institute, we identified core criteria that any next-generation LMS should incorporate.

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