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How to Take Responsibility for the Future of Education

Guest Author

Nov 8, 2020

By: Thomas Hatch. We must hold our communities accountable for making the changes in our society and education that we want to see and create equitable educational opportunities.

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We Built Boring Schools, Then We Put Them Online–Science Has the Fix

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 7, 2020

Now is the perfect time to explore important factors that go into building better learner experiences and schools.

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ACT Expands Focus from The Test to Holistic Framework

Eric Nentrup

Nov 3, 2020

Several years in the making, and under new leadership, ACT has become a fully-orbed learning organization with a focus upon equity. ACT is sharing tools and a roadmap to address the needs of students in the present.

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Human Work: Learn Stuff Computers Can’t Do

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 3, 2020

Learning design should be centered around the broader aims of what students can achieve and how they can solve the biggest problems facing society.

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Teacher Care: Apps and Ideas for Finding Balance

Rachelle Dené Poth

Nov 2, 2020

Rachelle Dene Poth shares apps and ideas for teachers to focus on self-care and mindfulness.

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How Lessons of the Past Can Help Design a More Equitable Future for all Students

Guest Author

Nov 1, 2020

By: Aaliyah Samuel. Aaliyah shares recommendations that can help guide all of us in paving the way for a more equitable future in education.

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How To Unblock Curiosity And Build Creativity

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 31, 2020

Curiosity might be the most important disposition of the new age. Unlocking curiosity may the key to innovating.

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Invention Opportunity: Measuring What Matters

Guest Author

Oct 29, 2020

By: Devin Vodicka. It's time for an invention opportunity around assessments - create new policies, practices, and tools that encourage the development of purposeful goals tied to whole-child and competency-based learning progressions.

professional learning and microcredentials

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Harmonizing with Microcredentials: 7 Steps to Reimagining Your School’s Professional Learning

Eric Nentrup

Oct 27, 2020

In this final piece of the series, we summarize how Harmony Public Schools reinvented professional learning for their staff by putting the educator at the center and building a career pathways program awarding relevant and realistic microcredentials to in-service teachers and administrators.

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Teaching Through Change, Stories of Resilience: Austin ISD

Shawnee Caruthers

Oct 26, 2020

By: Rashawn Caruthers. Rashawn shares how Stacey Shapiro of AISD and a member of The Learning Accelerator’s Strategy Lab cohort, is planning for resilient and equitable futures for her students.

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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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