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New Pathways

Clusters in Action: Building Pathway Ecosystems That Work

Adam Kulaas

May 20, 2025

Career & Technical Ed

The Reboot of Readiness: It’s Time to Take Action in Renovating CTE from the Ground Up

Adam Kulaas

May 13, 2025

Sixth-graders work together on a science project about weather disasters.

EdTech

How Can AI Fuel Deeper Learning? A Conversation with Kali Frederick and Aatash Parikh

Tom Vander Ark

Apr 3, 2025

Learning Design

Breaking the Math Mold: How Self-Directed Learners Are Becoming Math Masters

Guest Author

Mar 20, 2025

Learner-Centered

6 Characteristics of an Education that Students Want

Guest Author

Feb 20, 2025

Learner-Centered

Shifting to an H3 Mindset Starts With Believing in the Power of Students

Guest Author

Jan 30, 2025

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Early Learning

Agency for nine-month-olds? Yes!

Guest Author

Jan 23, 2025

Explore how Reggio Emilia-inspired early education fosters agency and deeper learning for infants to preschoolers at Growing Place.

Future of Work

Integrating Place, Projects, and Profession to Build Purpose and Competency

Nate McClennen

Dec 16, 2024

Integrate place, project, and profession-based learning for enhanced student engagement, purpose, and competency from K-12 education.

Deeper learning prepares students to master academic content, think critically, and solve complex problems.

Leadership

What Should Civic Readiness and Assessment Actually Look Like?

Mason Pashia

Dec 9, 2024

Explore the importance of robust, inclusive civics education to foster engaged, informed citizens and strengthen democratic society.

Learning Design

In Ohio, A Capital City Starts to Connect Its Own Dots

Sam Chaltain

Dec 2, 2024

Columbus pioneers a learner-centered ecosystem, transforming education with community-based, real-world learning experiences.

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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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