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Difference Making

Buck the Quo by Living Your Passion & Choosing Your Own Path

tyler

Dec 14, 2015

Buck the Quo is a campaign that’s barnstorming local communities in Idaho helping teens answer tough questions on finding a passion, and connecting that passion to a career pathway.

Ed Policy

How is personalized learning changing lives? Ask Thomas Rooney

Jessica Slusser

Dec 13, 2015

Competency-based education (CBE) allows for flexible pacing that ensures a proper foundation is built for each student before moving onto the next level. Though a challenging, Thomas Rooney, Supt. at Lindsay Unified School District is making CBE a reality for students in his district.

Ed Policy

From “Shock and Awe” to Systemic Enabling: All Eyes on New Hampshire

Guest Author

Dec 11, 2015

Instead of creating change through compliance and extrinsic motivators, the new era of education and education policy will require ecosystems of policy, regulation, investment, and operating structure that enable, rather than dictate.

Leadership

4 Ways Big Picture Learning Prepares Leaders for Deeper Learning

Bonnie Lathram

Dec 9, 2015

Big Picture Learning (BPL) hosts leaders from the around the network and beyond. Here's a look at 4 ways BPL prepares and cultivates leaders for deeper learning.

Difference Making

Self-Directed Learners with Strong Character will be the Next Generation of Leaders

Guest Author

Dec 8, 2015

At the heart of a thriving school community is a commitment to building self-directed learners. The capacity for students to own their learning, and have the motivation to do so, is a primary determinate of success in college, vocation and in life.

Leadership

5 Ways to Build Student Agency in the Digital Age

Guest Author

Dec 7, 2015

As educators and parents, we have to re-visit how our students spend their time. We need to increase their opportunities for unstructured play, independent thinking, creative expression, and meaningful contribution. We need to help them build their sense of agency.

Ed Policy

Eight Ways Federal Policymakers Can Support Student-Centered Learning

Guest Author

Dec 4, 2015

By: Susan Gentz. We’re driven by a mission to transform K-12 education policy and practice to design powerful, personalized, learner-centered experiences through competency-based, blended and online learning. This is why we created a set of frameworks to move the needle in overcoming these barriers.

Leadership

Diversifying Global Education to Diversify Global Leadership

Guest Author

Dec 4, 2015

The impact of international education is profound and this is what drives the work to build a network of study abroad public high schools that provide students from historically underserved communities access to education overseas.

Personalized Learning

Opportunity: The Heart of Passion-Based Learning

John Hardison

Dec 1, 2015

I am forever grateful to these teachers for all they instilled in me, and these creative opportunities now constitute the very heart of one of my favorite projects offered to students in "Studio 113" -- The Crucible Passion-Based Contract. Here are some of the recent opportunities and the results.

Ed Policy

Modernizing Educator and Leader Development for Student-Centered Learning

Guest Author

Nov 29, 2015

By: Dale Frost. States can accelerate innovation by modernizing educator and leader development. In order to do so, states need to revise laws and regulations that were created for an outdated, one-size-fits-all model of K-12.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
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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