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Prepare Your People, Protect Your People: Setting the Stage for Successful Change Management

Guest Author

Jun 18, 2026

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Leadership

How AI Impacts the Use of Protocols in the K-12 Classroom

David Ross

Mar 12, 2026

Three diverse teens smile while assembling a robot in a STEM classroom, one using a screwdriver, another holding a tablet.

EdTech

The Architecture of Ability: How Evidence-Centered Design and UDL Can Shape AI-Era Assessment

Eric Tucker, Edward Metz

Feb 18, 2026

Competency-Based Education

What if Proficiency is not Proficient? The Case for Calibration

Rebecca Midles, Nate McClennen

Jan 20, 2026

Diverse middle school students collaborating on 3D design software with colorful printed parts on classroom table

Competency-Based Education

Advancing Assessment in the Service of Learning

Edmund W. Gordon, Eric Tucker

Oct 8, 2025

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New Pathways

Saying Goodbye to “One Teacher, One Classroom:” How New Models are Modernizing Teaching

Guest Author

Aug 21, 2025

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Students and an adult engage in a mystery dinner party activity at The Forest School, reading "The Mystery Post" newspaper clues.

Competency-Based Education

Transforming Teaching: Mindsets That Move Us From Control to Agency

Guest Author

Jul 29, 2025

Discover how shifting educator mindsets from control to agency can empower learners to thrive in a fast-changing, AI-driven world.

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EdTech

Using Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Instructional Coaching and Teacher Reflection

Guest Author

May 29, 2025

Explore how AI-powered coaching enhances instructional coaching, teacher reflection, and professional growth in schools.

Illustrated educator and student connected by a digital network linking online learning, global internet, and a school building

Leadership

What is the Evolving Role of Future Educators?

Rebecca Midles, Nate McClennen

May 5, 2025

Explore the new educator responsibilities in classrooms that enhance learning through technology and personalized experiences.

Three students collaborating outdoors on a map project, representing innovative learner-centered microschool education.

Designing | Align Your Vision With Your Learning Model

Mason Pashia

Apr 29, 2025

A key reason for increasing accessibility to public microschools is to provide students with more flexible and personalized learning environments.

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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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