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Steward Stories: How Heart of Oregon Corps Turns Service into Careers

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How Resilient are New Pathways in a Changing Labor Market?

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What Should Young People Get Really Good At?

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Sep 19, 2024

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Green Workforce Connect and Building Green Pathways with Cynthia Finley

Mason Pashia

Jul 23, 2024

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Career Pathways In A Rapidly Changing World: US Career Pathways Story

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Jun 6, 2024

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6 Ways State Policymakers Can Build More Future-Focused Education Systems

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Jun 4, 2024

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Learning Design

Small Schools, Big Umbrella: Expanding, Defining and Scaling the Microschool Ecosystem

Nate McClennen, Jordan Luster

May 9, 2024

The blog explores the increasing attention on microschools as a personalized educational alternative and highlights different scaling approaches for microschools in both private and public sectors.

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New Pathways

The Future of Teaching Apprenticeships: Empowering Educators and Transforming Education

Guest Author

Nov 6, 2023

Apprenticeships provide an innovative way for educators to experience real-life challenges. It’s time to rethink these pathways for educators.

	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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