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Rethinking Urban Education: Tacoma Public Schools of Choice

Erik Day, Rebecca Midles

Mar 15, 2022

In Tacoma, WA, there is a small network of three specialized high schools providing a wide range of students with an entirely unique high school experience. This blog post looks at how these schools are rethinking education in an urban environment.

New Pathways

Students Co-authoring Their Own Learning

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 11, 2022

By inviting learners to co-author learning experiences, journeys and records, we help them build the most important skills and dispositions they’ll need to succeed in a changing world.

New Pathways

Student Voice and Co-Leadership: What They Mean to Students

Guest Author

Mar 1, 2022

Three seniors at Crosstown High share how their uniquely student-driven high school experience created a foundation for their futures.

Rebundling

A Podpourri of Learning Options: Pods, Hubs, and Microschools in the Wake of the Pandemic

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 23, 2022

Tom Vander Ark highlights the Pandemic Pods and the Future of Education report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE).

High school students talking to each other, which teaches critical thinking and empathy

Future of Learning

The Future of High School

Nate McClennen

Jan 21, 2022

Nate McClennen explores the patterns emerging in high school redesign efforts and the journey ahead.

Leadership

So You Designed a Profile of a Graduate, Now What?

Rebecca Midles, Katie Martin

Jan 19, 2022

Your district has recently completed your Profile of a Graduate, (sometimes also known as a Graduate Profile or Learner Profile) now what? Rebecca Midles and Katie Martin share next steps.

IBM Credentials: Badges and Certifications

Future of Learning

Digital Credentials: A Better Way to Capture and Communicate Learning

Tom Vander Ark

Nov 30, 2020

There is an invention opportunity to better credential units of learning. Listed are six opportunities to better capture and communicate learning.

Competency-Based Education

Designing, Assessing, and Implementing Educator Micro-credentials

Guest Author

Jan 30, 2020

After a year of collaborative development, CCSSO, Digital Promise, and other national organizations have released a set of principles for relevant and impactful educator micro-credentials.

Keyona found meaningful employment after participating in Mi Casa Resource Center's entry-level training program.

Equity & Access

Earn & Learn Banking: Stackable Credential Career Pathway in Financial Services

Tom Vander Ark

Aug 2, 2019

Keyona was stuck in dead-end retail jobs. She knew she needed a change but didn’t know where to start. Last fall, she received an email from the coordinator in the first-time homebuyer assistance program she was enrolled in at Mi Casa Resource Center (…

Leadership

Transforming Professional Learning With Micro-credentials

Guest Author

Jul 21, 2019

By Brenda A. Pearson. As a lifelong educator, my professional learning experiences have run the gamut from self-study to week-long intensive institutes. These experiences have increased my knowledge, but few bridged the gap by impacting my instructional practice. The distinction between an impact on knowledge and practice is at the crux…

	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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