literacy

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.

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New Pathways

A Flexible Solution to Workforce Development and Economic Mobility

Antonio Boyd

Feb 27, 2024

Platforms like Flexie support black and brown youth connecting to job opportunities that fit their lives and schedules.

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.

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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.

Overhead view of diverse students gathered around a round table, reading and collaborating together

Early Learning

The Future of Elementary Education: Literacy Launchpads that Ensure Literacy for All

Katie Martin, Devin Vodicka

Oct 19, 2023

Katie Martin and Devin Vodicka propose that microschools could be a more effective way to teach literacy than traditional grade-level classrooms.

Doughnut Economics model showing ecological ceiling boundaries and social foundation shortfalls in a circular diagram

Difference Making

Education and the Economy: How Might Education Shape the Future of How We Live and Work

Michelle Blanchet

Oct 12, 2023

Understanding both the macro and micro layers of our economic system can benefit students on many levels.

EdTech

AI in Conservation: How Would this Change Our Interactions with Wildlife?

Guest Author

Sep 11, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) can provide a sharper edge to the conservation data collection and analysis tool. Student Mary Margaret Perkins shares more about her recent experience to Kenya.

AI image of Black teacher planning a lesson

Competency-Based Education

Charting the Path for Personalized Learning By Planning Backward

Rebecca Midles

Jul 17, 2023

With the growing interest in unpacking learning models and refining teaching and learning frameworks, foundational learning practices are resurfacing in conversations about personalized learning.

Learner-Centered

The Rhythm of Reading

Antonio Boyd

Aug 22, 2022

Carolina Crown is a Marching Arts organization dedicated to assisting students in achieving lifelong excellence.

Equity & Access

Phonological Awareness: The Number One Predictor of Reading Success

Guest Author

Jan 21, 2022

Jeanne Jesup shares why learning to read is not automatic and happens way before kids understand that letters stand for sounds.

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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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