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Catalyzing Mastery-Based Learning: NYC’s Mastery Collaborative
As part of my NYC Mastering Mastery-Based Learning tour series, this blog discusses how the NYC Department of Education created the Mastery Collaborative to support schools ready to take on the new frontier of mastery-based learning.
The Bar Has Been Raised and The Rules Have Changed
The new economy requires a lot of young people--the bar is much higher and the rules for success in life have changed. These dynamic changes require a more personalized project-based approach to learning.
The One Chart You Need to Help HigherEd Learners Succeed
By: Gunnar Counselman. I stumbled into a profound insight about personalized education and student value that fits on a single chart and can be the foundation of a college’s student success strategy.
Career Awareness: Start Early, Go Online, Get Work Experience
Every young person deserves broad exposure to career options starting in middle school such as access to online resources, good advice, work experiences, career and technical options and maker experiences.
Preparing Students for the Gig Economy, Automation and Uncertainty
By: Marc Tucker. Today's students will graduate into a much different world than their parents. So today's schools need to provide students with experiences, environments and mentors to prepare them for the new workforce.
15 HigherEd Student Personas That Will Help You Redesign Learner Experience
By: Gunnar Counselman. Working with dozens of higher education organizations has led us to the discovery of the 15 most common student “personas,” shedding light on what motivates different types of students.
6 Practices of Thoughtful Leaders
Here are examples of thoughtful education leaders creating innovative places where young people can practice consideration, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity in a complex and sometimes overly violent world.
Part 1: What Does it REALLY Mean to Do Standards-Based Grading?
The first blog in a two part series exploring how a district can implement high quality standards-based grading, and when it is the right time to do so.
Smart Review | The Visual Edge
A book that provides educators resources to engage students in deeper learning connected to the Common Core State Standards, while also helping them visualize and organize their thoughts.
Looking Under the Hood
A review of the AIR and NMEF research study that examines the relationship between CBE practices and changes in learning capacities, such as the skills, behaviors and dispositions that enhance student capacity to learn in school.