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Competency-Based Education

Fostering Student-Centered Environments: From Teacher Assessed through Grades to Self, Peer, Expert Feedback and Critique

Kyle Wagner

Aug 5, 2024

Grades improve short-term learning on standardized tests but fail in critical thinking and knowledge retention. Feedback and critique offer a more effective alternative.

Students collaborate on hands-on engineering projects in a STEM classroom, with colorful K'Nex roller coaster models in the background.

Career & Technical Ed

Green Workforce Connect and Building Green Pathways with Cynthia Finley

Mason Pashia

Jul 23, 2024

Exploring green pathways with Cynthia Finley from IREC, discussing career maps, transferable skills, and how to connect learners to clean energy jobs.

Graduate in cap and gown posing with a smiling library staff member wearing a red polo and lanyard.

Career & Technical Ed

Libraries as Community Learning Hubs: Connecting Students to Degrees and Opportunity

Mason Pashia

Jun 27, 2024

Innovative partnerships have made high school more accessible asynchronously. Gale Presents: Excel Adult High School allows residents aged 24 and older to earn their high school diploma through a self-paced, accredited online program.

Three people in safety glasses stand beside a student-built vehicle prototype in a school workshop setting.

Career & Technical Ed

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

Guest Author

Jun 6, 2024

Learn about the changing mentality around college and careers in the U.S. Understand the impact of cost and available options.

Students using tablets at a desk, exploring educational technology in a classroom setting

EdTech

What is Efficacy Research in Education and How Do I Know if Edtech is Really Working?

Guest Author

Jun 3, 2024

Elevate the quality of non-RCT edtech research by explaining the mismatch to and highlighting the value and learnings that come from contextualized, mixed-method, rapid cycle studies.

Whiteboard covered in colorful sticky notes organized under "Themes" and "Ideas" during a collaborative brainstorming session.

Equity & Access

12 Shifts to Move from Teacher-Led to Student-Centered Environments

Kyle Wagner

May 21, 2024

Kyle Wagner observes 12 fundamental shifts that can take a classroom from being a teacher-led experience to an engaging student-led one.

New Pathways

Microschools Changing the Phoenix Education Landscape

Tom Vander Ark

May 20, 2024

Our recent visits to microschools in Phoenix illuminate the flexible and highly-personalized nature of small school models.

New Pathways

Skills Transcripts at Scale: Why The ETS & MTC Partnership is a Big Deal

Tom Vander Ark

May 15, 2024

The ETS and MTC partnership is a big advance on goals and signals. We finally have a chance to move courses and grades into the background and foreground powerful personalized learning experiences.

Students and teacher collaborating at a round table with tablets in a modern, innovation-focused learning space.

Career & Technical Ed

How to Start Investing in New Pathways

Tom Vander Ark

May 14, 2024

A small exurban district asked for tips on how to invest in New Pathways. Here are 10 ideas for how to get started.

Learning Design

The State of the American High School in 2024

Tom Vander Ark

May 13, 2024

Discover the current state of American high schools through observations from our recent school visits and tours across the country.

	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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