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New Pathways

Growing Together Education Connects Learners and Communities to Green Food and Green Skills

Mason Pashia

Mar 11, 2024

Growing Together Education is working with numerous school communities to develop academically rigorous and interactive environmental education programs.

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EdTech

The AI Revolution Should Foreground Youth Agency

Guest Author

Mar 5, 2024

Artificial intelligence is being leveraged by youth to develop actionable solutions to real world problems and projects.

Two young students shaking hands and making eye contact in a colorful elementary classroom setting.

Equity & Access

Culturally Relevant Social and Emotional Assessments for Multilingual Students

Guest Author

Mar 4, 2024

Multilingual learners face unique challenges as they navigate learning a new language and culture while also pursuing academic learning — culturally relevant SEL can help.

Three students wearing elaborate handmade cardboard robot costumes and wielding cardboard weapons in a classroom

Equity & Access

CHILD: A Microschool Unlocking the Potential for Unique Learners

Maureen O’Shaughnessy

Feb 15, 2024

Children's Institute for Learning Differences (CHILD) is a great example of what it looks like to serve diverse learners.

Two students collaborate on a laptop and notebook, focused on a shared learning task in a busy classroom.

New Pathways

A Community Micro-Credentials Effort Connects Students to Local Employers

Guest Author

Feb 13, 2024

In Florida, a career and technical education collaboration has yielded immediate benefits for high schoolers and local businesses.

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New Pathways

Passion Projects and Peer Feedback: A Recipe for Work That Matters

Nate McClennen, Mason Pashia

Feb 8, 2024

In our latest check-in on Khan World School, we observe inspiring student-led projects, inquiry-based learning and personalized experiences.

"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.

Diverse team of educators collaboratively adding colorful sticky notes to a large planning wall

Leadership

Transforming Learning, Deciding Where to Start: Practical Steps for Educational Leaders

Rebecca Midles

Feb 1, 2024

Rebecca Midles showcases her tried and true design process for getting started with transforming learning systems.

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.

Students and educators holding illustrated posters on democracy and civic learning at a collaborative workshop event.

Difference Making

Making Civic Learning Meaningful With And For Young People

Guest Author

Dec 14, 2023

Through iThrive's Game Design Studio teens were engaged as equals and experts in imagining and ideating alongside others in the civic education ecosystem.

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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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