Assessment
Competency-Based Education
From Aspiration to Application: Working Examples of Assessment in the Service of Learning
For decades, educators have aspired to transform educational tests and assessments from merely means of evaluating students’ progress into catalysts for learning—a vision championed by Edmund W. Gordon. The third volume in the Handbook of Assessment in the Service of Learning series reflects a shift from aspiration to application.
Competency-Based Education
Advancing Assessment in the Service of Learning
Reimagining assessment to serve learning, not just grading. Explore the Handbook for Assessment in the Service of Learning for innovation in education.
Competency-Based Education
Next-Generation Durable Skills Assessment
Next-generation assessments of durable skills are crucial for validating competencies across educational and professional contexts, using AI and VR.
New Pathways
The Future of Accelerating Impact is Here: Reflections on The Global Impact Forum (TGIF) 2024
In September, the inaugural GSVxPenn State: The Global Impact Forum brought together over 500 students and global changemakers from education, entrepreneurship, investment, and AI/ed-tech for more than 100 dynamic sessions at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. The 2024 theme, “Accelerating AI for Good,” wasn’t just a tagline; it…
EdTech
How Generative AI Can Enable & Accelerate H3 School Transformation
America’s education system was a groundbreaking effort to help a growing nation thrive in the 19th century. Now, 200 years later, the world has changed; the horizon looks drastically different. Collectively, we need to redesign our education system to enable all of our children — and, by extension, our nation…
Personalized Learning
Customizable AI-Powered Textbooks Reshape Learning
For the last 20 months, generative AI has forced a redo of how educators approach curriculum design, assessment, and instructional support. Textbooks, your time has come. Beginning this spring, the world’s first large-scale AI-powered textbook implementation will take place in Korean third-, fourth-, and seventh-grade grade classrooms. It is…
Equity & Access
Why High-Quality Learning Opportunities Must Be Accessible to Every Student
Core design principles for thriving learners include accessibility, personalization, purpose, joy, authenticity, and challenge for high-quality education.
Competency-Based Education
What Should Young People Get Really Good At?
Young people should master creativity, problem-solving, and future-ready skills by reimagining education and embracing a transdisciplinary approach.
Equity & Access
Community-Centered Research & Development in Education
Exploring the role of R&D in public school innovation, emphasizing community collaboration, empathy-driven testing, and scenario planning for equity.
EdTech
AI in Education: Leading a Paradigm Shift
Exploring AI integration in education, this blog discusses its impact on teaching paradigms, personalized learning, and the future of educational technology.