Career & Technical Ed
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New Pathways
Two Developments in Middle Grade Career Exploration
Two-thirds of current high schoolers and graduates say they would have benefited from more career exploration in middle or high school according to ASA research. Here are two innovative approaches to addressing this guidance gap.
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Career & Technical Ed
Real World Learning in Chicagoland Pathways
On a recent school visits trip to Chicago we saw numerous examples of high-quality real world learning. Here are a few of the orgs and schools that stuck with us.
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New Pathways
Khan World School – One Year Later
Multiple education innovations are converging rapidly to build better experiences for all young people. The microschool movement, long established but accelerated by the pandemic, has led to the launch of hundreds of new small learning environments across the country. Artificial intelligence promises to improve personalizing learning, provide every…
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Competency-Based Education
Town Hall Recap: Next Generation Learning Goals
On this Getting Smart Town Hall, we highlight various Portraits of a Graduate, Graduate Profiles, and Student Learning Goals with hopes of identifying a set of learner capabilities and skills that will prepare young people for whatever is next.
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A Flexible Solution to Workforce Development and Economic Mobility
Platforms like Flexie support black and brown youth connecting to job opportunities that fit their lives and schedules.
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EdTech
The Rise of Artificial Intelligence and the Implications for School Districts
Tom Vander Ark recently gave a testimony at a school board meeting about the short and long-term implications of AI.
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A Student’s Perspective on Career and Interview Readiness
Find the Why! allows students “to discover” careers through real problem solving and “be discovered” by businesses and agencies desperate to recruit and retain them based on data that connects with employers.
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Leadership
Transforming Learning, Deciding Where to Start: Practical Steps for Educational Leaders
Rebecca Midles showcases her tried and true design process for getting started with transforming learning systems.
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EdTech
Looking Behind the Screen: Critical Media Literacy Gives Us Tools to Understand How Media Shapes Our Perception of Others and the World
Critical Media Literacy seeks to equip people with the tools to be independent media users, free from oppression or restrictions by others.
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New Pathways
How The Principles of Experimentation Can Support Postsecondary Decision-Making
One can facilitate conversations about postsecondary pathways within the classroom, empowering young people to share findings, feelings and hopes about their future.
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