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Core Plus Explore: How Embedded Career Relevance Improves Engagement in Foundational Courses

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Aug 27, 2026

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The Future of Accelerating Impact is Here: Reflections on The Global Impact Forum (TGIF) 2024

Justin Aglio

Oct 11, 2024

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Personalized Learning

Customizable AI-Powered Textbooks Reshape Learning

David Ross

Oct 7, 2024

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Equity & Access

A Profile in Experiential Leadership: The Impact of the Gentlemen’s and Ladies Leadership Clubs

Antonio Boyd

Oct 1, 2024

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Green Schools

Reimagining Schools in a Climate-Challenged World

Cameron Paterson

Sep 30, 2024

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Competency-Based Education

Kindling the Spark: How the Portrait of a Graduate Becomes the Catalyst for Transformation

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Sep 26, 2024

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Students in deeper learning classrooms are excited about coming to school and engaged in the subjects they are learning.

Equity & Access

Why High-Quality Learning Opportunities Must Be Accessible to Every Student

Nate McClennen, Rebecca Midles

Sep 24, 2024

Core design principles for thriving learners include accessibility, personalization, purpose, joy, authenticity, and challenge for high-quality education.

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Educators discuss the state of creativity in an AI world

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Sep 23, 2024

Is AI enhancing or eroding student creativity? Educators share insights on AI's impact in classrooms and how they integrate it to foster creativity.

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Equity & Access

Uplifting Hispanic Heritage While Empowering Tomorrow’s Leaders in Education

Aarika Guerrero

Sep 16, 2024

Education honors the diversity of Hispanic and Latinx communities. Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates their contributions and inspires future inclusivity and equity.

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New Pathways

The Time is Now for Revelatory Assessment

Abby Benedetto, Kelly Niccolls

Sep 10, 2024

Revelatory Assessment redefines school purpose, centering on wonder, discovery, and joy to meet the dynamic needs of modern learners.

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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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