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New Pathways

The Tail is Wagging the Education System

Given the staggering number of students who are not well-served by the efficiency-focused college admissions process for a small number of elite universities, it is time for us to redefine success, prioritize authentic learning, and offer relevant pathways to ensure that all students know who they are, thrive and community and actively engage in the world as their best selves.

Blog Article | January 17, 2023

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.

Blog Article | January 19, 2023

Equity & Access

Building a Pathway Onramp: Transition Plan Design Guidelines

Transition planning is an intentional, organized, and coordinated process of guiding students with disabilities with education, experiences, supports, and services.

Blog Article | January 26, 2023

High schoolers at Capital City Public Charter School work together to assemble a circuit kit in the school’s makerspace.

New Pathways

Team Teaching, Educator Retention and Education’s Next Workforce

Discovering, creating and retaining great teachers who are driven to support every K-12 learner is one of the most effective ways to change long-term outcomes for both students and their future communities.

Blog Article | February 14, 2023

SEL & Mindset

Center of Attention: Noticing Joy in the Everyday

Cassie Holmes shares her tip of the week on noticing joy.

Blog Article | February 21, 2023

Sustainability

Rethinking School Infrastructure: Sustainability Saves

School infrastructure isn’t often the most attractive topic, but rethinking how we operate could provide numerous benefits that help us meet the triple bottom line - people, planet, and profits.

Blog Article | March 1, 2023

New Pathways

Credentialing Everything: A Primer on Learning and Employment Records and Digital Wallets

Credentials and learner records are accelerating the shift to competency-based learning and help learners manage unbundled learning by collecting evidence from multiple providers and provide quicker and more personalized onramps to high-wage employment.

Blog Article | March 16, 2023

Equity & Access

Separate and Not Equal: Disrupting Pathway Tracks in the Post Pandemic Era

Learning organizations must become agile, iterative practices for newly designed pathways, and experimentation to scale promising systems rooted in data.

Blog Article | March 20, 2023

Equity & Access

Cultivating Women in Leadership: A Seat at the Table

To celebrate Women's History Month, Christy Pierce shares how high schools can put programs in place with young women in mind.

Blog Article | March 27, 2023

EdTech

The Rise of the Machines

What does the rise of machines mean for being human? How might our mental models adapt?

Blog Article | April 13, 2023

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From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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