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K16-Instructional and Tech Integration Model Guide

While a tremendous amount of progress has been made to ensure that all students meet standards, have access to technology and are better prepared for life beyond school, particularly over the past 20 years, oftentimes teachers have to figure out how to get there on their own. This guide aims…

Online Language Learning Toolkit: School or District Standalone Implementation

Great New Schools: 2016

What’s most important when opening a new school? We asked two dozen experts who have collectively opened more than a thousand schools. They shared 100 hard-won lessons.

Generation Do-It-Yourself #GenDIY: Stories to inspire you and tools to get you started

Generation Do-It-Yourself (GenDIY) is a campaign is about reimagining secondary and postsecondary education. It’s the story of young people charting their own course and the lessons they have learned.

Exploring Accountability in K-12 Digital Education

This brief aims to outline the common reasons behind their decisions to enroll in online educational options, as well as examine the parameters according to which online schools are being held accountable by policymakers.

What is Place-Based Education and Why Does it Matter? (Spanish)

28 Skills of a Really Ready Student

These 28 Skills help to build a portrait of readiness that will empower lifelong learning, creative thinking and difference making. …

Building the Unbundled Ecosystem

This infographic from Getting Smart helps to showcase the various steps in building an unbundled ecosystem.

Designing Microschools: Why Launching Small Learning Environments is a Big Idea

New learning models, tools and strategies have made it easier to open very small schools of 15 to 150 students. These schools, often called microschools, are small, innovative and nimble educational spaces and models that provide a more connected, personalized and relevant learning experience. This guide will help you consider…

The Portrait Model

A “Portrait” framework helps leaders implement a new collective re-design vision. This publication highlights the Portrait of a Learner, the Portrait of a System, the Portrait of a Leader, the Portrait of an Educator and a Self-Portrait.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
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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