High school

Diagram showing microschool ecosystem types across homeschool, private, and public school settings with labeled subcategories.

Learning Design

Small Schools, Big Umbrella: Expanding, Defining and Scaling the Microschool Ecosystem

May 9, 2024

The blog explores the increasing attention on microschools as a personalized educational alternative and highlights different scaling approaches for microschools in both private and public sectors.

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Difference Making

The Power Of Peace Project: Healing Wounded Communities

Antonio Boyd

Apr 25, 2024

The Power of Peace Project is an effective method of working with incarcerated communities to create and locate mentors and leaders.

Students and teachers learning alongside AI robots in a futuristic classroom with code and an illuminated AI brain on the wall.

EdTech

AI Literacy: A New Graduation Requirement and Civic Imperative

Tom Vander Ark, Mason Pashia

Mar 12, 2024

AI literacy will be a foundational part of the future of all healthy democracies. Education systems can act now.

"A blackboard covered in white scribbles" by Cy Twombly

Learner-Centered

Building An Authentic Learning Culture Starts With Imperfection and Vulnerability

Aaron Schorn, Mike Yates

Feb 5, 2024

Aaron Schorn and Mike Yates highlight how to change learner perception of vulnerability and radically transform your classroom.

Difference Making

Laguna Beach High School Gets in the FLOW of Environmental Literacy

Michael Niehoff

Dec 18, 2023

This chronicles one high school’s creative and innovative approach to addressing local environmental problems and establishing a school wide, cross-curricular approach.

Five high school students in suits holding a $15,000 prize check from Incubator EDU for their startup "Notifeye.

New Pathways

You’ve Been Notifeyed: How High School Students are Paving the Way to Driver Safety

Guest Author

Dec 5, 2023

As part of the INCubatoredu program, five students worked together to develop Notifeye, a driving awareness tool.

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Difference Making

An Overlooked Pathway: Law and Civic Engagement

Michelle Blanchet

Nov 7, 2023

Law is an often overlooked civic pathway. Michelle Blanchet looks at programs implementing this pathway starting in high school.

A student navigates a complex landscape of credentials and badges.

New Pathways

The Global Credentialing Landscape: Messy, Massive and Meaningful

Guest Author

Oct 24, 2023

The international credentialing landscape is more complicated than ever and is a huge opportunity for certified, transferable innovation.

Equity & Access

E.A.R.N. The Right: Empowering At-Risk Youth with Opportunity

Antonio Boyd

Jun 27, 2023

Antonio Boyd sits with Joe Sicilio, Coach Joe and founder of EARN the Right, for a Q&A about the program.

EdTech

A Transformative School Year with AI

Rachelle Dené Poth

Jun 26, 2023

Rachelle Dené Poth shares educator and student thoughts on how emerging tech like AI has impacted their school year.

	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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