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Students stand behind stacked Food Bank boxes in a school cafeteria, smiling after a food drive donation effort.

Sustainability

Banking on Food Banks: Rural Alabama High School Hosts and Operates an Essential Community Food Bank

Mason Pashia

Mar 7, 2023

Rural regions in Alabama are among the most food insecure places in America. New partnerships between schools and food banks are one way to combat this challenge.

Equity & Access

Collaborating with Community as Partners in Fulfilling the Promise of your Graduate Profile

Guest Author

Mar 6, 2023

Community engagement and collaboration is essential in both planning and implementing Graduate Profiles in order to fulfill the promise articulated in your profile. ACE Leadership HS partners with the community in a variety of ways; this blog focuses on a specific strategy to collaborate on curriculum design and project planning that can be adapted in many settings.

Future of Learning

We Are All Digital Learners: Why DLAC is Perfect for You

Victoria Andrews, Rebecca Midles

Mar 3, 2023

Victoria Andrews and Rebecca Midles share their experience at the Digital Learning Annual Conference and why it's the perfect conference for you

Learner-Centered

Four Key Lessons from Utah for Accelerating and Expanding Learner-Centered Education

Guest Author

Mar 2, 2023

Policymakers and practitioners regularly stated that the country couldn’t afford to simply revert to our traditional, industrial-era approach to education. What can be done to take advantage of this opportunity and transform and reinvent our K-12 system into something better?

New Pathways

School Districts and Charter Authorizers Need Innovation Pathways

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 2, 2023

It’s time for more new schools that meet new demands and take advantage of new opportunities--new schools inside public schools and public districts and new charter schools and networks.

Sustainability

Rethinking School Infrastructure: Sustainability Saves

Mason Pashia, Michelle Blanchet

Mar 1, 2023

School infrastructure isn’t often the most attractive topic, but rethinking how we operate could provide numerous benefits that help us meet the triple bottom line - people, planet, and profits.

Future of Learning

The Surging World of Work

Guest Author

Feb 28, 2023

World of Work is a career initiative that started in the Cajon Valley Union School District, San Diego CA. There are now districts across the United States who are using this model to prepare students in K-12 for their future directions.

EdTech

Educators Leading Educators at TCEA

Rachelle Dené Poth

Feb 27, 2023

TCEA is a special space for educators to connect and build their networks. Rachelle Dené Poth shares why.

Two high school girls discuss their research topics during an AP research class.

New Pathways

Citizenship Skills Support Durable Pathways

Nate McClennen, Mason Pashia

Feb 23, 2023

To create durable and meaningful pathways, students must be empowered as citizens with essential citizenship skills like digital literacy, understanding systems, storytelling and civic dialogue.

SEL & Mindset

Center of Attention: Noticing Joy in the Everyday

Character Lab

Feb 21, 2023

Cassie Holmes shares her tip of the week on noticing joy.

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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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