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SEL & Mindset

Running Your Own Race: Why Agency Begins in the Interior Life

Rebecca Midles

Jun 5, 2026

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Access without Action: How Toxic Mindsets Stop Learners from Realizing Their Potential

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May 4, 2026

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Book Review: How We Thrive

Rebecca Midles

Mar 17, 2026

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Learning Design

Why the Best STEM Lessons Start with Struggle

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Mar 9, 2026

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Equity & Access

How Can Historical Thinking Change the Civics Education Conversation?| A Conversation with Zachary Coté

Mason Pashia

Dec 2, 2025

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Competency-Based Education

Transforming Teaching: Mindsets That Move Us From Control to Agency

Guest Author

Jul 29, 2025

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SEL & Mindset

Connection and Co-Regulation Precede Self-Management: A Common Sense Approach to Learning, Development and Discipline

Guest Author

May 12, 2025

Explore the impact of co-regulation over punishment in school discipline for fostering student self-regulation and healthy brain development.

SEL & Mindset

Fostering Positive Mindsets Through Reflection

Guest Author

Jan 13, 2025

By: Carissa Solomon I have always hated getting things wrong. As a student, I aimed to get everything correct on the first try—after all, that was how school had trained me to think. It wasn’t until I became a teacher that I realized how destructive that fixed mindset is to…

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Equity & Access

Why Neurodiversity Matters When Talking About Anti-Bias Education

Guest Author

Nov 11, 2024

Embracing neurodiversity in anti-bias education fosters inclusive identities, enhancing student belonging and learning in diverse school communities.

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Competency-Based Education

Why High-Quality Learning Opportunities Must Be Personalized to Each Learner

Rebecca Midles

Nov 8, 2024

Personalized learning tailors education to individual needs, making learning engaging and competency-based for student empowerment.

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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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