work-based learning
Difference Making
How I Paved my Unique Path with Career Path High
By: Eleanore “Ellie” Northrop. How Ellie's decision to take control of her secondary journey led to a personalized high school experience, two job offers before graduation, and the beginning of her career.
Personalized Learning
NAFTrack Certification Combines School and Work
NAFTrack Certification is what a high school diploma should be--credible evidence of college and career readiness. The standards behind this program were developed by both business and education.
Personalized Learning
Graduating Self-Directed Learners Ready to Thrive in College
Summit Public Schools create rich learning experiences that allows every student to realize his or her highest potential by focusing on four key elements of college and career readiness that empowers students to drive their learning and own their success.
Difference Making
GenDIY Profile: Career Path High School
By: Robyn Bagley. Career Path High School's mantra is “Go to High School, Graduate with a Career!” At Career Path High, students receive their diploma and their career and technical certification in their chosen field of study upon graduation.
Uncategorized
The Gold Standard: The Swiss Vocational Education and Training System
How the Swiss vocational education and training system (VET) is creating a pipeline for young people to careers by personalizing learning with interests and talents at the core of training, and why it's working.
EdTech
A Solution to Higher Retention and Graduation, and Lower Student Debt is Simpler Than You Think
How changing majors and not choosing the right major for your career impacts retention, graduation and student debt, and potential platform solutions to support in pathway selection.
Personalized Learning
Let’s Persevere With College and Career Ready
By: JoEllen Lynch. I get frustrated sometimes that we refuse to commit resources to the adolescents we have and continue to fail in our systems. We need the people, tools and models to get all students work and college ready.
Personalized Learning
The Hour of Code – Join the Movement
We live in a computer powered world. Coding is the language our computers speak. As an educator or a parent, have you ever introduced students to coding?
Leadership
Real Learning for Real Life
Washington State leaders will gather in Seattle on Tuesday and in Spokane on Wednesday to consider the implications of these two historic shifts occurring simultaneously. Hosted by Partnership for Learning and Washington Roundtable, the convening will explore the skills gap, new standards, and next-generation learning environments.
Personalized Learning
Mozilla Open Badges to Show Career Readiness
Professional Examination Service has issued a white paper, Digital "Badges" Emerge as Part of Credentialing Future, examining the history of how digital badges have been "used to represent accomplishments, skills or knowledge" and how that will evolve in the near future.