Place Based Education
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New Pathways
The Global Credentialing Landscape: Messy, Massive and Meaningful
[…] a proliferation of fraudulent credentials, which will likely get worse before it gets better as we enter an increasingly AI-infused world. To combat this, some attendees proposed global governance on items like verifying credits awarded for MOOCs, Micro-credentials, competency-based programs, and industry certifications. Even within this reimagined governance model, there was no consensus on […]
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The Role of Microschool Incubators: Nurturing the Future of Education
[…] nurtures skills, habits, and mindsets for meaningful lives through innovative practices including place-based and experiential learning, flexibility, and community partnerships, creating a unique educational experience. La Paz Global serves as a visionary incubator for inclusive and innovative education, aiming to provide high-quality opportunities that cultivate global citizenship. With a focus on empathy, understanding, and […]
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Future of Learning
Podcast: Abby Falik on the Benefits of Global Service
Today the Getting Smart staff speaks with Abby Falik, CEO of Global Citizen Year, a life-changing global immersion between high school and college.
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Future of Learning
Insights From the InspirED Fellowship
By: Jordana McCudden. As a Nevada Succeeds InspirED Global Fellow, Jordana shares lessons learned from one of the top education systems in the world.
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Future of Learning
Cultivating Critical Consciousness in the Classroom: 10 Counternarrative Resources
[…] classroom with the aim of illuminating inequity at the core of many crises around the world, cultivating critical consciousness, and initiating potentially transformative responses towards social and global change. Ten Counternarrative Resources Humans of N.Y.:The site and social media pages created by photographer Brandon Stanton includes moving series on the Syrian refugee crisis and the […]
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Ed3
What Can Decentralized Organizations Accomplish in Education?
[…] and anytime. The evolution of the internet has allowed individuals to access content independently, find opportunities for advancement in professional and academic careers, and socialize on a global level. Those who have learned to be autonomous, resilient, social, and critical thinkers have been able to create unparalleled opportunities for themselves. But as learners evolve, […]
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Competency-Based Education
From Classroom to Career: Mastering Real-World Competencies through Alternative Learning
[…] set curriculum and standardized testing. This was valid when we sought uniformity and could accurately predict outcomes. But with the rapid advancement of technology and an ever-changing global landscape of challenges and connections, it’s clear that we need to redefine our curricula to explicitly focus on building adaptable, lifelong learners who are adaptable to […]
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Future of Learning
Our Learning Future from A to Z
[…] filled with all kinds of wonderful conversations and work in, on, and about learning (plus all the other prepositions). I am lucky to attend a range of global fora relevant to this, including an Education Futures Fellowship at Salzburg Global Seminar last year and the UNGA, and reflecting on this I want to share […]
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New Pathways
Real World Learning: Client Projects Are Trending
[…] communication, they earned an English and social studies credit–and they’ll never pass a park again without thinking about the experience they had. High school students from the Global Impact Academy at Notre Dame de Sion in south Kansas City talk about their trip to Kenya and their impact projects in this podcast. North of […]
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Learner-Centered
The Students Are Talking, It’s Time We Listen
[…] Without acting on the insights these surveys will look the same year after year. Focus on Wellness Gen Z and Generation Alpha have been dramatically affected by global unrest, the climate crisis and a pandemic. School must be a place that provides students with wellness support. Most markers of student wellness have declined significantly […]
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