ACT Expands Focus from The Test to Holistic Framework
Several years in the making, and under new leadership, ACT has become a fully-orbed learning organization with a focus upon equity. ACT is sharing tools and a roadmap to address the needs of students in the present.
Resilience: The Skill That Keeps Teaching and Learning Thriving at Pasadena ISD
By: Melissa McCalla. Resilience must be a community effort - students need educators as part of their support system now more than ever.
Career and Vocational Training Gets a Virtual Reality Upgrade
Braden Becknell shares how using virtual reality for career exploration brings careers to life, and puts learning directly in the hands of students.
Edtech Companies Must Place Learning Ahead of Revenue and Engagement
Ed tech companies must do their part to support the educators, school districts, and students that worked to incorporate online platforms and learning on such a large scale.
The Surging World of Work
World of Work is a career initiative that started in the Cajon Valley Union School District, San Diego CA. There are now districts across the United States who are using this model to prepare students in K-12 for their future directions.
A Transformative School Year with AI
Rachelle Dené Poth shares educator and student thoughts on how emerging tech like AI has impacted their school year.
3 Ways to Reimagine Professional Development in Districts
As district leaders, we have the opportunity to reimagine how we support educators with professional development through mentorship, patience and setting realistic expectations, preparing them for what’s next in K-12 education and ultimately creating equitable learning environments for our students.
How to Set Middle Schoolers On a Long-Term Path of Success
By: Rachel Graham. Middle school is a pivotal point for young adults and Rachel discusses how we ensure that middle schoolers receive the necessary skills and resources to set them on a long-term path to success.
Focusing on Learners and SEL: Looping Strategies to Welcome Learners Back
As social-emotional learning becomes more integrated into our systems of learning, we must consider a specific structure to tend to the whole child returning to some form of schooling in the fall, looping.
Three Basic Needs that Must Be Met for a Successful Opening of Schools
David Ross creates a Maslow-inspired hierarchy of needs to encourage educators to focus on a progression of actions to ensure their work will be successful.