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Diverse students brainstorming tech and innovation ideas, illustrated in comic style with thought bubbles showing gears and devices.

Leadership

The Next Horizon

Sujata Bhatt

Sep 13, 2024

"Horizon Three" aims to redesign education for a future-ready system grounded in equity and learner agency, highlighting innovative examples like Reggio Emilia.

Amira Learning and Istation logos side by side with a plus sign, set against a colorful digital fantasy background.

EdTech

Adaptive Leader Istation Joins AI-Powered Reading Tutor Amira Learning

Tom Vander Ark

Jun 11, 2024

Adaptive learning experts Istation join Amira Learning's AI-powered reading tutor to create a powerful and promising product.

Whiteboard covered in colorful sticky notes organized under "Themes" and "Ideas" during a collaborative brainstorming session.

Equity & Access

12 Shifts to Move from Teacher-Led to Student-Centered Environments

Kyle Wagner

May 21, 2024

Kyle Wagner observes 12 fundamental shifts that can take a classroom from being a teacher-led experience to an engaging student-led one.

Students and teacher collaborating at a round table with tablets in a modern, innovation-focused learning space.

Career & Technical Ed

How to Start Investing in New Pathways

Tom Vander Ark

May 14, 2024

A small exurban district asked for tips on how to invest in New Pathways. Here are 10 ideas for how to get started.

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Career & Technical Ed

Owatonna’s New School Sets Eyes on Local Pathways

Mason Pashia

Dec 19, 2023

A new school in Owatonna has a mission to grow and nurture a local workforce alongside some of their many business partners.

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EdTech

Innovating with Integrity: Building Trust in an AI-Driven World

Guest Author

Dec 12, 2023

When we design schools that give every individual a human advantage in the age of AI we create a future where technology is enriched with human insight and leadership.

Students in gray Brooklyn LAB Charter School uniforms gathered together, smiling at a school event.

EdTech

What Educators and Families Should Prioritize in the Age of AI

Eric Tucker, Edmund W. Gordon

Nov 28, 2023

As technological breakthroughs, analytic methods, and artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly redefine what it means to be educated, they correspondingly transform how we can measure and inform learning and development.

Bloom's taxonomy interpreted through the lens of AI capabilities

EdTech

What Bloom’s Taxonomy Can Teach Us About AI

Vriti Saraf

Oct 31, 2023

Vriti Saraf maps AI's capabilities across Bloom's Taxonomy to identify where it excels and where the gaps can be found.

Teachers and educators collaborating around a conference table in a school library during a professional development session.

Leadership

3 Ways to Reimagine Professional Development in Districts

Guest Author

Oct 26, 2023

As district leaders, we have the opportunity to reimagine how we support educators with professional development through mentorship, patience and setting realistic expectations, preparing them for what’s next in K-12 education and ultimately creating equitable learning environments for our students.

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New Pathways

Microschools: From Micro Innovation to Serial Disruption

Michael Conner

Oct 23, 2023

Microschools are not a new phenomenon, but they are an effective one and one that has the potential for scale and impact.

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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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