work-based learning
Equity & Access
Boosting Career Readiness in Dallas
When less than 10% of Dallas County 8th graders from 2006 went on to complete college, community leaders set out to find a better way. Dallas County Promise is a transformational effort to help a community move forward to solve the talent gap through equitable college completion and job training.
Competency-Based Education
ImBlaze: Igniting Powerful Real-World Learning Experiences
There is a growing national momentum behind having students learn in contexts and at times outside of the traditional school day. This new tool from Big Picture Learning provides a valuable approach for managing these types of experiences.
Project-Based Learning
Preparing Students for Career Success
By: Tyler Fugazzie. Many students don’t feel prepared for the working world. Students who do feel prepared for work may be less prepared than they realize. Or they may be prepared for work that no longer exists. This post explores ways to address these challenges.
Future of Learning
Preparing Today’s Students for Success Tomorrow Via Networks
By: Gregg Behr. How can we possibly prepare today’s learners to thrive in an unknown future? Remake Learning shares how its members are addressing this challenge as well as seven things they've learned on their network building journey.
Future of Learning
Work Worth Doing
As waves of novelty and complexity draw nearer, what should young people know and be able to do to be successful? The fundamental changes underway suggest these eight next steps to help young people shape work worth doing.
Post-Secondary
The Future of Jobs Training: 2 Promising Career Prep Pathways
By: Robyn Bagley. There will likely always be a place for the traditional route of higher education, but the demands of cost and time to the student are being reconsidered as employers are changing what they ultimately value. Here, I look at the shifting tides of career prep.
Post-Secondary
IBM Prep: Chicago’s Goode STEM Partners for Associate degrees and IT Careers
Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy, a Chicago early college high school, helps students gain valuable work experience, earn a free associate degree and leave school with the possibility of a job offer.
Schools Worth Visiting
Enhancing a CTE Program to Boost Student Readiness
By: Tammy Hyatt. Working and learning go hand in hand when a student is on the path to mastering a specific skill set or subject material, and for students in Career and Technical Education programs, this couldn’t be truer.
SEL & Mindset
Houston High Schools Provide Career Options and Choice for Students
By: Emily Liebtag and Tom Vander Ark. All across Houston, there are high schools that range in focus from law enforcement to language. Join us for a look at the innovative programs that two of these schools are using to develop career-ready students.
Project-Based Learning
Getting Smart Podcast | Shared Leadership for Deeper Learning
In this podcast, Unite LA president David Rattray chats with Tom about workforce readiness, the need for continued lifelong learning and how schools must adapt to prepare young people for a new economy and a changing world.