Career & Technical Ed
New Pathways
Learner-Centered
Portland Youth Exercise Power through Participatory Budgeting
Oregon implemented an experiment in giving young community members direct say over how to spend public dollars as a way to participate in community governance.
EdTech
TRETC 2024: Revolutionizing Technology and Work
Norton Gusky reflects on TRETC 2024, highlighting some of the best connections, demonstrations and discussions.
Difference Making
Students Are Still Telling the Stories
Students At Cherokee High School are creating their own video packages to continue the Cherokee tradition of storytelling.
Learner-Centered
Rigor or Vigor? What Do We Want For Our Children?
Rigor has become the driving force behind the contemporary education system. What if we evolved the system to be centered on vigorous learning experiences instead?
Leadership
Closing the Loop on Excellence
Bridging social-emotional and academic data together for analytical analysis will exponentially raise academic outcomes in a culturally responsive manner.
Career & Technical Ed
Owatonna’s New School Sets Eyes on Local Pathways
A new school in Owatonna has a mission to grow and nurture a local workforce alongside some of their many business partners.
Difference Making
Laguna Beach High School Gets in the FLOW of Environmental Literacy
This chronicles one high school’s creative and innovative approach to addressing local environmental problems and establishing a school wide, cross-curricular approach.
Difference Making
Making Civic Learning Meaningful With And For Young People
Through iThrive's Game Design Studio teens were engaged as equals and experts in imagining and ideating alongside others in the civic education ecosystem.
EdTech
Innovating with Integrity: Building Trust in an AI-Driven World
When we design schools that give every individual a human advantage in the age of AI we create a future where technology is enriched with human insight and leadership.
Learner-Centered
Agency and Co-Authoring Thriving in Colorado Schools
Over the last few months, we’ve been fortunate to accompany school leaders to some outstanding Colorado schools that exemplify new learning models that lead to new pathways.