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New Pathways
Citizenship Skills Support Durable Pathways
[…] debt, unfinished college degrees and continued inequitable access to quality careers incentivized governments, foundations and educational institutions to rethink viable pathways for all learners. Moving the needle requires unbundled learning, systems support, new learning models, credentialing, accelerated and personalized learning experiences and larger systems and policy changes. The goal of this initiative is to ensure that […]
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Future of Learning
The Surging World of Work
[…] along with the RIASEC model which allows students to explore different careers to see what their interests are so that we can build career opportunities within their learning path K-12.” The Pittsburgh Consortium has similar goals to River Valley with a focus on the child at the center. According to Ashli Detweiler, the Coordinator […]
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Future of Learning
World of Work Summit 2023
[…] Advisers (teachers) who allow each Scholar (student) to have their own personal pathway. In addition, we heard from a delegation of Scholars who shared why they enjoy learning at Bostonia Global Chart High School. It was refreshing to hear how much the Scholars value their Advisers. It was obvious that the WOW model at […]
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Equity & Access
Banned Books, Critical Race Theory and Literacy at SXSW EDU
[…] Russell delivered a sharp blow by sharing that over two million students in 4th grade are reading below grade level and how it will impact their formal learning experiences, career choices, and America as a whole. Crescendoing, Russell shared the number of adults who read below a 3rd-grade reading level (the number? 52 million!). […]
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Ed Policy
Perfect Storm: Toughest Year Ever Ahead for Schools
[…] economic coma disabled half the workforce and threw the other half into a frenzy of modified activities. With school buildings closed, and various attempts at supporting remote learning underway, the last six weeks were the strangest in modern education history. As perplexing as this spring has been, the next school year could be the […]
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EdTech
Students Tackle Real World Topics with Podcasts
By: Stevie Frank Podcasts are on the rise across K-12 as a way to amplify student voice. Prior to distance learning, my fifth-grade humanities class embarked on a study of identity in which they tackled real-world topics—such as bullying, autism, school safety and beauty—in the process of creating their own podcasts. The project kicked […]
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Competency-Based Education
Education is Equity Work: New Resource and Customizable Toolkit to Help
[…] the best version of themselves. But equity at any kind of scale is not possible unless educators and schools have road maps and tools to build sustainable and equitable student-centered learning environments. The revised edition of Educator Competencies for Personalized, Learner-Centered Environments and new customizable toolkit is one such resource. When the first Educator Competencies was released in 2015, the idea of student-centered […]
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EdTech
What I Learned From the Stanford Certificate in Innovation & Entrepreneurship
[…] innovation. There is a difference between managing routine work (where you can’t allow failure) versus innovative/creative work (where it has to be safe to fail for rapid learning). Bob Sutton shows that managers often overestimate their value and bosses often lack self-awareness. However, a hallmark of good bosses is that they are highly aware of this. […]
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SEL & Mindset
The Hero’s Journey Of Educational Reformers
[…] We love that we have such great education technology, but are also frustrated that too many are doing the same old worksheet digitally. We love that project-based learning is being done in some places, while surprised that others have yet to even attempt anything related to deeper learning. It’s this constant tug-o-war that often […]
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Future of Learning
The Perfect Storm: A Focus on Students’ Future
[…] High School is one of the most successful schools in the country in terms of college and career readiness. The Perfect Storm Significant transformation of a local learning opportunity, whether it be a new program or a transformed school, stems from a confluence of factors. Typically: the clear and stark recognition that students and […]
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