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Tenth-grade boy in safety goggles assembles an orange 3D-printed prosthetic hand in a school maker lab.

New Pathways

Career Development Stage Left: RIASEC as Career Exploration

Guest Author

Mar 18, 2024

Ed Hidalgo shares how he uses RIASEC to help students navigate possible career opportunities and interests.

Person sitting against a brick wall holding a torn cardboard sign reading "Everyone should have a home" with a drawn house icon.

SEL & Mindset

Family Promise: Ensuring Every Student Has A Home

Antonio Boyd

Mar 14, 2024

Antonio Boyd interviews Jeff Armstrong of Family Promise to share solutions and approaches to youth homelessness.

Students and teachers learning alongside AI robots in a futuristic classroom with code and an illuminated AI brain on the wall.

EdTech

AI Literacy: A New Graduation Requirement and Civic Imperative

Tom Vander Ark, Mason Pashia

Mar 12, 2024

AI literacy will be a foundational part of the future of all healthy democracies. Education systems can act now.

Five students smiling beside a hydroponic lettuce growing system in an indoor learning lab

New Pathways

Growing Together Education Connects Learners and Communities to Green Food and Green Skills

Mason Pashia

Mar 11, 2024

Growing Together Education is working with numerous school communities to develop academically rigorous and interactive environmental education programs.

Diverse adults and children examining seedlings together in a community garden microschool setting.

New Pathways

The Rise of Millennial-Powered Microschools

Guest Author

Mar 7, 2024

Microschools, powered by millennial ideals, stand as beacons illuminating the path to a truly redefined educational experience.

Student with computer working beside large windows.

EdTech

The AI Revolution Should Foreground Youth Agency

Guest Author

Mar 5, 2024

Artificial intelligence is being leveraged by youth to develop actionable solutions to real world problems and projects.

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Equity & Access

Culturally Relevant Social and Emotional Assessments for Multilingual Students

Guest Author

Mar 4, 2024

Multilingual learners face unique challenges as they navigate learning a new language and culture while also pursuing academic learning — culturally relevant SEL can help.

New Pathways

Real World Learning in San Diego High Schools

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 29, 2024

A recent trip to San Diego highlighted a group of impressive schools with a commitment to real-world learning.

Two students collaborating on a purple HP laptop in a school library, focused on shared work.

New Pathways

A Flexible Solution to Workforce Development and Economic Mobility

Antonio Boyd

Feb 27, 2024

Platforms like Flexie support black and brown youth connecting to job opportunities that fit their lives and schedules.

New Pathways

The Role of Microschool Incubators: Nurturing the Future of Education

Getting Smart Staff

Feb 26, 2024

Incubators, specialized institutions or organizations that facilitate the creation and development of microschools, are a core part of learning innovation.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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