Policies & Systems
A Portrait As Activation, Interpretation and North Star
Nevada has undergone a radical design process to create an interoperable Portrait of a Learner that gives agency to all those who use it.
Design Integrated Learning Pathways to Realize Your Portrait of a Graduate
Shifting Education with Learning Pathways: Becoming Your Portrait of a Graduate shares a systematic approach to integration of a PoG.
Transforming Learning, Deciding Where to Start: Practical Steps for Educational Leaders
Rebecca Midles showcases her tried and true design process for getting started with transforming learning systems.
Closing the Loop on Excellence
Bridging social-emotional and academic data together for analytical analysis will exponentially raise academic outcomes in a culturally responsive manner.
Connecting College to Communities: California’s New Service Agenda
The state of California has launched the #CaliforniansForAll College Corps program, a bold step in equipping young people with viable pathways to employment.
4 Principles for Transforming Education Institutions and Systems From the Inside
It is long past time to redesign what, why, how, where and with whom students learn. But such transformation relies on systems making space for innovators to drive change from the inside, and on innovators having faith in the ability of big systems to change.
Measuring Connections in Career-Connected Learning
Future Focused Education and Big Picture Learning are proving it’s possible to understand the social side of work-based learning. Both organizations’ commitment to equity has led them down that path.
Why Are New Pathways Essential?
Across the nation, leading institutions and organizations are identifying pathways as a core component of a thriving economy and a missing piece from the K-12 experience.
How Teacher Beliefs Transform Student Outcomes: The Impact of Collective Educator Agency
At AVID, we’ve learned that when educators believe in their ability to act and that their action will bring about the desired outcome, they become even more efficient and effective. With collective educator agency, educators take intentional actions grounded in the belief that together, they can support all students in being academically successful.
Four Key Lessons from Utah for Accelerating and Expanding Learner-Centered Education
Policymakers and practitioners regularly stated that the country couldn’t afford to simply revert to our traditional, industrial-era approach to education. What can be done to take advantage of this opportunity and transform and reinvent our K-12 system into something better?