Real World Learning
New Changemaking Strategy Energizes Real World Learning in Kansas City
The Real World Learning Initiative is centered around value community-connected projects, internships, entrepreneurial experiences, college credit, and industry-recognized credentials supported by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, in an effort to mobilize regional high school transformation.
Green School Infuses Nature-Based Learning For Sustainable Education
Green School incorporates ‘nature-based learning’ model - focused on ‘local to global’ - as means of developing sustainable educational experiences and planet.
Delivering Essential Skills for Students by Students
By: Crystal Everett. Life Skills Series: KCPS Edition, is a real-world learning project supporting Kansas City Public Schools students to acquire the skills needed for the future of work.
Early Lessons From The Real World Learning Initiative
The Real World Learning Initiative is a high school improvement project that aims to prepare students for the future of work.
A District’s Grappling With Anti-Racism: The Kearney School District Story
By: Bill Nicely. Kearney School District is committed to ending systemic racism in order to provide the lives and learning that all students deserve.
Effective Professional Learning: More Essential Than Ever
As administrators prepare for an entirely different launch to the coming school year, doubling down on professional development by engaging the team at Getting Smart can make a sizable difference in teachers supporting learning from home.
Where High School Starts with Leadership and Design Thinking
Imagine a high school that started with design thinking and leadership training. Imagine having the opportunity to prototype a solution to a community problem and earn a provisional patent. For students at a Kansas City high school, it's a reality.
The Kansas City Area Real World Learning Initiative and Recognizing the Need for Change
By: B. Nicely. The Kearney School District Superintendent describes the role the Real World Learning Initiative plays in career success preparation.
Kansas City High Schools Add Real-World Learning
The largest effort to make high school more valuable—to young people and their communities—is underway in the six-county, two-state Kansas City metro area.
Rethink ED: 3 Hallmarks of the Future of Learning
Mason recaps ReThink Ed (#RethinkED), an event where innovators in education gathered together in Kansas City sponsored by the Kauffman Foundation and the Debruce Foundation.