Future of Work

How Simulations Can Decrease Faculty Workload and Increase Employers’ Confidence

[…] our work, it is the most in-demand among higher education institutions and employers regardless of industry. One of the benefits of simulations is that they allow for teachers who are not experts in the content being assessed to assess students. We often hear from faculty, “I teach history. I’m not an expert in critical […]

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Place Based Education

Launch of Open-Source Library at SchoolPatterns.com

Randy Fielding introduces the launch of Schoolpatterns.com which aims to solve a common problem encountered by schools working to create vision-aligned learning environments.

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Competency-Based Education

CBE: Getting Started with Learner-Centered Practices with an Equity Lens

[…] 28 years. She started teaching in Lindsay and later became a reading specialist in both English and Spanish.  She has held the roles as Learning Facilitator ( teacher), Director of Preschools, Principal and now serves as the Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction. She shared the story of LUSD and how their vision and […]

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SEL & Mindset

Embedding Growth Mindset Practices: The Toolkit Version

[…] cultures; teach learners the basics of learning science so they better understand conditions, context, and thriving; and practice giving feedback in thoughtful ways. It is critical that teachers don’t under-expect what students can do, and to address the harm caused by systemic racial inequities in education. Educators need to believe that their historically underrepresented […]

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Equity & Access

Phonological Awareness: The Number One Predictor of Reading Success

[…] can be challenging to hear individual sounds within words and individual words within sentences. Most of us have never heard of phonemes, unless one becomes a reading teacher (and even some reading teachers have never heard of them.) A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in spoken language, whereas a letter is the […]

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Future of Learning

Summer Learning Isn’t One Size Fits All

When it comes to summer learning, it’s not a one size fits all approach. Educators are using data to tailor summer learning plans for individual districts, schools, and students.

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Equity & Access

Delivering on the Promise of Digital Equity

[…] equity gaps in connectivity and device procurement. Big Play 3: Create or revise long-term edtech plans to provide equitable access and sustainable systems. Focus Area 2: Upskill the K-12 teacher and leader workforce. Big Play 4: Establish digital skill and digital use competencies for K-12 graduates and educators. Big Play 5: Design professional learning opportunities that increase educators’ […]

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