Project-Based Learning

Santa Ynez Valley Union High: An Organic Project-Based Learning Journey

This chronicles one high school’s new and recent journey in an organic implementation of problem and project-based learning. Teachers and students are pushing forward with student voice and choice, civic engagement, student ownership and sharing high quality, public work.

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New Pathways

Communities Develop Their Future Workforce Through NAF Academies

Education, business, and community leaders can work together to support students in visualizing and creating their future. Wall-to-wall NAF Academies collaborate with communities to develop the future workforce through work-based learning, mentorships, internships, and more.

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Equity & Access

Special Education Myth Busting

We mustĀ start personalized learning pathways for learners with disabilities. First, we must dismantle the longstanding myths that constructed these barriers.

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Equity & Access

Young Men United: Opportunity Awaits

Young Men United (YMU) is an evidence-based initiative that provides wrap-around services to college-ready high school students beginning in the tenth or eleventh year to develop barrier-free pathways for young Black men to achieve their academic and career goals.

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New Pathways

Tacoma Adding More Personalized Learning Opportunities

Rebecca Midles shares how Tacoma Public Schools has taken a collaborative approach to developing its choice schools, working with teachers, parents, and community members to create schools that reflect the needs and interests of the local community.

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SEL & Mindset

Jump Start: How to Encourage Proactivity

Everybody can be proactive. Everybody has the potential to be a champion for their ideas and get started on things and be inspiring to others. Johanna Peetz, a psychology professor at Carleton University shares more.

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