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New Pathways

Understanding Opportunity Costs in Education

Dec 12, 2022

Opportunity costs need to be calculated in education and those calculations must be focused on the learners, not the school or system.

New Pathways

Paul Quinn College: Affordable, Relevant, Transformative Higher Education

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 8, 2022

The Work Program at Paul Quinn College provides students with meaningful service opportunities that help develop competitive job skills while contributing toward the cost of their education.

Learner-Centered

#CelebratingProgress Launching Youth Into Tech Careers

Guest Author

Dec 6, 2022

Launchpad, a new initiative from Building21, that is helping high school students gain the skills they need to get connected to good paying jobs in the tech industry highlights #CSEdWeek.

Learner-Centered

Why Your Students Need a Manifesto

Guest Author

Dec 5, 2022

Students today can benefit from having a personal manifesto, which is a statement of purpose and a script for action to anchor you in your values when you’re faced with dilemmas. Educators can help students create their personal manifesto with a flexible series of exercises, which can then be shared with a larger group to deepen their understanding of each other.

Place Based Education

Place & Peace Based Learning: James’ story

Guest Author

Dec 1, 2022

This is the second of a two-part preface excerpt from the book To Know the Joy of Work Well Done: Building Connections and Community with Place-Based Learning.

Place Based Education

Place & Peace Based Learning: Walter’s Story

Guest Author

Nov 29, 2022

This is the first of a two-part preface excerpt from the book To Know the Joy of Work Well Done: Building Connections and Community with Place-Based Learning.

Future of Learning

Making Time to Reflect

Rachelle Dené Poth

Nov 28, 2022

The practice of reflection is essential for us as educators and it is important that we help our students develop their own reflective practices. Rachelle Dené Poth shares more in her latest post.

New Pathways

How a Dallas Restaurant Became a National Youth Development System

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 23, 2022

Café Momentum is not just a restaurant, it’s a youth development system with an ecosystem of support including paid internships, education and training, and physical and mental health support.

SEL & Mindset

Imitation Is Inspiration: Copy-Paste Your Way to Success

Character Lab

Nov 22, 2022

Angela Duckworth pens her latest tip on how imitation is inspiration.

SEL & Mindset

The Scientific Case for Cultivating Grateful Learning Communities

Guest Author

Nov 21, 2022

What do you think of when you hear the words “gratitude” or “thankfulness” in the context of education? Allison Posey and Lainie Rowell share more in their latest post.

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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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