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Learner-Centered Ecosystems: Nurturing Connections, Fostering Belonging, and Engaging in Place
Learner-centered ecosystems aren’t new, but they are offering a fresh take on education transformation. From creating more connection, belonging, and a sense of place, read more about communities across the country embracing this approach.
Building Better Schools: The art of leading change in education
Education transformation leader Tyler Thigpen explores the concept of dependent learning in schools, challenging traditional education models and advocating for student empowerment and self-directed learning.
Designing Competency-Based Models for Students by Students
The Growth Framework from One Stone is a great way to ensure quality no matter what your school's growth plan is.
New Pathways Handbook: Educator Pathways
This section of the handbook focuses on innovations in teacher pathways - connecting people to meaningful careers in education.
New Pathways Handbook: Policies and Systems
This section covers the policies and systems that continue to shape the pathways landscape to better serve all students.
New Pathways Handbook: New Learning Models
This section of the handbook focuses on leveraging new learning models like microschools to create powerful pathway experiences.
New Pathways Handbook: Unbundled
This section of the handbook provides examples and best next steps to get system leaders started on their Unbundled Learning journey.
The Changing Role of Today’s EdLeader
Amidst shifts in education driven by factors like teacher shortages and advancing technology, innovative solutions such as "grow your own" programs and collaborative staffing models are emerging. In preparing our future educators, we need to see beyond how we have traditionally trained.
Town Hall Recap: Learner-Centered Ecosystems as a Public Education Reality?
On this Getting Smart Town Hall, we were joined by organizations working to create learner-centered ecosystems in public education.
New Pathways Design Principles
On this special series of the Getting Smart Podcast, Shawnee Caruthers is joined by New Pathways Senior Fellow Timothy Jones to discuss each of our four New Pathways Design Principles: Inetional, Equitable, Purposeful and Curated.