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Ed Policy

Town Hall: State Education R&D

Tom Vander Ark
May 22, 2025
New Pathways

Jamie Merisotis on Human Work in the Age of AI

Tom Vander Ark
May 21, 2025
Leadership

Michael Fullan and Kaleb Rashad on Leading in a Culture of Change

Tom Vander Ark
May 14, 2025
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Catching Up! | Curation, Vibe Coding and New Priorities for Education

Mason Pashia, Nate McClennen
May 9, 2025
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Expanding Access, Value and Experiences Through Credentialing

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Unfulfilled Promise: The Forty-Year Shift from Print to Digital and Why It Failed to Transform Learning

The Portrait Model: Building Coherence in School and System Redesign

Green Pathways: New Jobs Mean New Skills and New Pathways

Support & Guidance For All New Pathways Journeys

Unbundled: Designing Personalized Pathways for Every Learner

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Microschools

New learning models, tools, and strategies have made it easier to open small, nimble schooling models.

Horizon Three (H3) Learning

Focused on charting and defining the future-ready education system we need to serve and prepare all learners.

Difference Making

Focusing on how making a difference has emerged as one of the most powerful learning experiences.

New Pathways

This campaign will serve as a road map to the new architecture for American schools. Pathways to citizenship, employment, economic mobility, and a purpose-driven life.

Innovative Schools

We share stories that highlight best practices, lessons learned and next-gen teaching practice.

Green Schools

The climate crisis is the most complex challenge mankind has ever faced. We’re covering what edleaders and educators can do about it. 

 

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Difference Making

Learner-Centered and Project-Based Middle Schools

Tom Vander Ark
May 7, 2021

Middle schools across the country are changing the world for better through meaningful project-based learning.

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Difference Making

Global Brigades Offers Students Transformational Learning Experiences, While Transforming Global Communities

Michael Niehoff
May 6, 2021

For 15 years, Global Brigades has impacted international community-led sustainability via student-funded social responsibility; and they're just getting started.

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Future of Learning

Remake Learning Days Across America: Sixteen Regions Across America Join Pittsburgh to Celebrate Learning

Justin Aglio
May 6, 2021

Remake Learning Days serves as a change agent to help communities design the future they envision, for families to be engaged in their child’s learning and for youth to lead the way on an unknown path for a bright future.

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Difference Making

I Am a Teacher: A Pledge of Commitment and Unity

Shawnee Caruthers
May 4, 2021

In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week, we honor the dedication, commitment and time educators pledge to every day learners.

Leadership

From Last Chance to First Choice: Alternative Schools That Show the Way Forward

Tom Vander Ark, Rebecca Midles
May 4, 2021

By: T. Vander Ark & R. Midles. Tom and Rebecca share seven types of schools that provide a learner-centered alternative to traditional high schools.

Competency-Based Education

School Isn’t About Classes, It’s About Learning

Guest Author
May 3, 2021

By: Garrett Smiley. The easiest way for schools to ensure individual relevance and therefore counteract concerning mental health trends is by letting students lead their education through curiosity.

Project-Based Learning

Human Expression: Why It Should Be A Global Goal And How Crypto Can Help

Tom Vander Ark
May 2, 2021

Human expression is essential to a meaningful future. New mediums and models are making it easier than ever to make a living. We must adapt how we talk about creativity.

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EdTech

6 Ways Screencastify Can Support Online Learning Through Video

Rachelle Dené Poth
May 1, 2021

Rachelle Dene Poth shares ideas for using Screencastify in the classroom.

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Getting Through

Nate Kellogg & Gwen Baker on Real-Time Redesign for Schools and Districts

Getting Smart Staff
Apr 30, 2021

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom sits down with members of The Strategy Lab initiative to discuss real-time redesign.

Equity & Access

How Helping Students Get Comfortable With Failure Can Increase Economic Equity

Guest Author
Apr 29, 2021

M. Archbold & R. Harris. Michael and Ron share how equity begins when students face challenges, find resilience and persevere in the face of adversity.

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