New Pathways
The Secret Sauce to a Successful College and Career Readiness Program
An integral part of K-12 education is preparing students to shape their own lives beyond high school, whether they choose college, technical school, or the workforce. And while there is no single recipe for this, there just might be a secret sauce.
Skillsline: Developing Career-Ready Human Skills
The Skillsline learning model is based on an online suite of 10-minute micro-lessons using a Socratic learning method, with wrap-around acilitation supports such as instructor guides, discussion questions, and journal prompts.
ConnectED Community Partnerships Create Pathways
Designing a district-wide pathways system ensures that the majority of students get to participate in a pathways program, creating more options and opportunity to establish equity for all learners. NKC Schools, with the support of ConnectED, are making certain this is the case for all students in their district.
Rural Places, Big Visions – a visit to Northern Cass School District
Five years ago, more than 20 years after consolidation, with lower college graduation rates than expected and low student engagement rates, Northern Cass embarked on a journey to reimagine the learning experience.
How High Schools Can Successfully Accelerate College Pathways
Common challenges exist when introducing college in high school. Here are five proven approaches that many high schools offering Accelerate ASU and ULCs have used to improve the overall experience and success of their high school learners.
Communities Develop Their Future Workforce Through NAF Academies
Education, business, and community leaders can work together to support students in visualizing and creating their future. Wall-to-wall NAF Academies collaborate with communities to develop the future workforce through work-based learning, mentorships, internships, and more.
Inviting Learners into Work That Matters
We’ve found pockets of excellence in three dozen high school visits this spring and where we’ve spotted evidence of deeper learning (i.e., engagement, critical thinking, excellent public products) it’s been work that matters to the learner and their community-- it’s relevant, purposeful, and consequential work.
High Impact Startups Spotted at ASU+GSV
The ASU+GSV Summit last week was bigger and better than ever.
Closing the Opportunity Gap with Access to College-Level Courses for Every High School Learner
Every high school student in the country deserves the opportunity to try a college course in high school.
An Unexpected Pathway: How Life’s Design For Life Changed Mine
What if the purpose of school is and always has been to “create conditions conducive to life?”