Five Mega Trends Reshaping Global Learning
[…] high wage, high demand career pathways. The San Diego Workforce Partnership offers personalized and zip code specific advice to students and working adults. In November, with Cajon Valley USD, they opened Launch Pad, a middle school career awareness space where students can engage with different careers. The Launch Pad will support student clubs, career-focused electives, […]
Invention Opportunity In Early Learning And Development
[…] Colorado, is a live/learn/work center for single-mother refugee families, bringing housing, language learning, child care, job readiness workshops, and mental health services under one roof. Cajon Valley USD in San Diego County begins the two-generation process of imagining possible futures in kindergarten. At I Dream Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., the youngest learners have “Dream […]
Podcast: Tom Rooney and Scott Rowe: Buildings are Closed, Learning Goes On!
We spoke with Tom Rooney (@TomTrooney) superintendent of Lindsay Unified School District (@Lindsay_USD) and Scott Rowe (@ScottRowe158) Superintendent of the Huntley Community School District 158 (@Dist158) about their successful transition to remote learning. While buildings are closed in both districts, learning goes on! Lessons from the two leaders include: Be proactive in crisis, do […]
Podcast: Rebecca Midles on Mobilizing Change to Meet Learners Where They Are
[…] was the lead trainer for Reinventing Schools Coalition (now part of Marzano Research) and shared competency strategies with 15 other districts in Alaska and then more broadly. Lindsay USD leaders Tom Rooney (@TomTrooney) and Virgil Hammonds (now KnowledgeWorks) visited Chugach and Highland to learn the Alaskan secrets to competency education. When they applied for a […]
Schools Worth Visiting
[…] thinkers (THINK) who then become agents of change in their communities and world (ACT). Students participate in computer programming, engineering and robotics classes. Competency. Washington Elementary School, Lindsay Unified School District in California’s Central Valley, is a leading example of a personalized and competency-based K-8 school. Every student has a personal learning plan and […]
Cynthia Leck and Juetzinia Kazmer-Murillo on Igniting Agency in Early Learners
[…] can have those mental frames to begin thinking in that way. Self-Assessment and Pre-Assessment Rebecca Midles: Thank you. That’s great. I was just thinking, since you’ve mentioned Lindsay, I know this work is pulled from lots of different places, but since you mentioned Lindsay, I think from being there in the past, I was […]
20 Invention Opportunities in Learning & Development
[…] for new school models (like NewSchoools Venture Fund , Walton’s Innovative Schools Program , and VELA ); ● Sponsored partnerships between competency-based systems and edtech providers (like Lindsay USD and Empower and Latitude High and Headrush ); ● Support for community conversations considering broader outcomes frameworks like Building Blocks from Turnaround and Portrait of a […]
Podcast: Michael Horn on Choosing College
[…] “create a system where all students are aware of and exposed to different pathways without predetermining them.” The book features the career education focus of Cajon Valley USD (@cajonvalleyusd), where Kindergarten through eighth-grade students cycle through more than 50 career explorations while reflecting on strengths, interests, and values. Advice to Operators With all of these […]
The Portrait Model
[…] Partnership is a great initiative in Cajon Valley, San Diego. This organization supports both job seekers and businesses and was a critical intermediary for helping Cajon Valley USD create World of Work. University Charter School Example: University Charter School built out a Portrait of a Graduate with significant constituent input. They then ensured that […]
Michael Horn on The Next Chapter
[…] every month,” said Horn. Education is in Rachel’s DNA. Her father, Chris Romer, is Head of University and Strategic Partnerships. Her grandfather is former Colorado Governor, LA USD Superintendent, and co-founder of WGU, Roy Romer. Last month, in an interesting turn of events, Entangled was acquired by Guild Education and together they launched Next […]
