Career & Technical Ed

CTE is an effective education model, historically for industrial trades that helps learners to get a headstart in identifying potential career and skill pathways for their future.

Learning Environments Don’t Just Need Generative AI, They Need an AI Operating System

Mason Pashia

Jun 20, 2024

Knomadix positions itself as a foundational and navigational tool in the new digital terrain, guiding educational leaders and publishers through AI implementation. By offering an AI-driven learning experience design and delivery platform, Knomadix ensures schools are thriving through change.

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Student Enterprise: Invite Learners to Launch a Media Agency or Publication

Tom Vander Ark

Jun 10, 2024

Entrepreneurship is a trending interest of Gen Z and is more important than ever in the economy.

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Career Pathways In A Rapidly Changing World: US Career Pathways Story

Guest Author

Jun 6, 2024

Learn about the changing mentality around college and careers in the U.S. Understand the impact of cost and available options.

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How to Start Investing in New Pathways

Tom Vander Ark

May 14, 2024

A small exurban district asked for tips on how to invest in New Pathways. Here are 10 ideas for how to get started.

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Real World Learning in Chicagoland Pathways

Tom Vander Ark

May 6, 2024

On a recent school visits trip to Chicago we saw numerous examples of high-quality real world learning. Here are a few of the orgs and schools that stuck with us.

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Career-Connected Learning: Preparing Students for a Dynamic Future

Tom Vander Ark, Victoria Andrews

Feb 19, 2024

A recent gathering from Da Vinci Schools and Transcend highlight the many elements of high quality career-connected learning.

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Owatonna’s New School Sets Eyes on Local Pathways

Mason Pashia

Dec 19, 2023

A new school in Owatonna has a mission to grow and nurture a local workforce alongside some of their many business partners.

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Advice From More than A Decade of Career Pathway Innovation

Guest Author

Oct 9, 2023

St. Vrain Valley Schools has innovated in the career pathways space for years and shares some of their lessons learned.

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CAPS Network Students Gain Skills and Scholarships

Getting Smart Staff

Sep 15, 2023

Last fall, a survey of more than 1,000 of them showed that CAPS programs have significant influence on students’ professional growth.

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Tacoma Public Schools: Bridging Learners to Personal Pathways

Ashley Ranan

Jul 31, 2023

Tacoma Public Schools not only provides its high school learners with pathways to productive citizenship, high-wage employment and economic mobility, and a purpose-driven life, it drives collaboration, social capital, and a sense of belonging with their peers.

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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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