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How Portable Learning Records Will Unlock Education And Employment Opportunities

Tom Vander Ark

Jan 9, 2021

Comprehensive learner records have the ability to help students, teachers, and guardians track progress, coordinate services, and make informed decisions.

Future of Learning

Dream Jobs of the Innovation Age

Guest Author

Nov 15, 2020

By: Cameron Paterson. It is important to develop transferable skills and career insights for young people to aspire to the dream jobs of the innovation age.

Future of Learning

Paid Internships Propel Albuquerque Youth

Tom Vander Ark

Oct 18, 2020

Tom shares how Future Focused Education has transitioned its internship program into a hybrid model to better support students through the pandemic.

Career & Technical Ed

Lining Up Career Dreams with Reality

Guest Author

Sep 26, 2020

By: Dr. Suzette Lovely. Suzette discusses how to build exposure and aspirations around careers that may not currently exist.

Future of Learning

5 Ways PBL Set A Clearer Vision for My Career Aspirations

Guest Author

Jul 23, 2020

By: Taylor Silveira. Taylor discusses the benefits of a PBL curriculum that’s applicable to college, university, and future career pursuits.

Future of Learning

The Power of Tapping Academic Communities for Tomorrow’s Workforce Needs

Guest Author

Apr 12, 2020

By: Dr. Jan E. Odegard. Odegard discusses why academic communities can and should collaborate with city leaders to create a workforce development program that meets the needs of everyone it serves.

Future of Work

The Future Of Work Is About Humans

Getting Smart Staff

Mar 7, 2020

In Season 2, Episode 1 of SkillRise's Upskill with Edtech: Learners for Life podcast, Brandon Olszewski, Director of Research at ISTE, sits down with Tom Vander Ark to discuss why the future of work is actually about humans and uniquely human skills.

Future of Work

Preparing for the Future: Learning Activities

Rachelle Dené Poth

Jan 14, 2020

Educators can use these six learning activities to help students build the essential skills they will need for the future of work.

Smart Work

A Decade of Getting Smart

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 25, 2019

Over the last decade, the Getting Smart team along with dedicated guest authors and columnists have covered what’s next and what is possible in education. Our posts range from innovations in learning spaces, student agency, to AI—providing our readers the opportunity to learn about emerging trends and see themselves as…

JW Kuebler, Director, Irving Park, Chicago International Charter School

Difference Making

Your Work is to Discover Your Work: On Calling and Contribution

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 21, 2019

The idea of responding to a calling in our professional lives is widely appreciated across disciplines.

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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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