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Making Learning Visible for Students and Adults Through Reflection
Norwalk Public Schools integrates reflection to deepen Portrait of a Graduate implementation, fostering ownership and coherence across the district.
Experience Matters: A Common Language for Talent, Trust, and Economic Mobility
This report from Getting Smart and Education Design Lab proposes a Common Language of Experience—a robust, interoperable framework for evaluating, designing, and articulating experience value across any context.
What is CAPS? | A Conversation with Corey Mohn
Explore how the CAPS Network empowers students with profession-based learning, unbundled pathways, and durable skills for future success.
Why PBL and 21st Century Skills Aren’t “Add-Ons”: Using AI to Prove They’re in the Standards
AI reveals that PBL and 21st-century skills aren't "add-ons" but are already embedded in CCSS and NGSS, transforming how we view modern teaching.
A Revelatory Mindset – what is it, and why might it be transformative for learners?
A Revelatory Mindset fosters curiosity, humility, connection, and alignment, enabling learners and educators to embrace awe, growth, and authentic relationships.
Norwalk Public Schools: Unpacking the Levers for Deeper PoG Implementation
Norwalk Public Schools leverages four key implementation levers to bring its Portrait of a Graduate to life, ensuring deep, system-wide impact.
What if Proficiency is not Proficient? The Case for Calibration
Calibration ensures consistent, equitable assessments in CBE. Learn why shared judgment is essential for personalized, competency-based systems.
Norwalk Public Schools: Levers for Living the Portrait of a Graduate (a 7-part series)
Join Abby and Kimberly as they document the journey of the Norwalk Portrait of a Graduate and its role in education.
Why Learner Wallets Will Fail (And How to Make Sure They Don’t)
Explore why learner wallets often fail and how user-centered design, gamification, and self-reflection can make them valuable tools for young learners.
Beyond the Snapshot: How Might We Make “Assessment in the Service of Learning” Possible for All Learners, in the AI Era
Learn from Edmund Gordon's experiences on enhancing education through assessment strategies that focus on individual learning processes.