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Can Space and Ecosystem Design Transform How We Learn? | Danish Kurani

Mason Pashia

Jan 23, 2026

"Architect Danish Kurani shares 7 design principles to transform learning spaces, fostering equity, creativity, and wellness in schools and communities."

Getting Smart Podcast with Mason Pashia and Tom Vander Ark, Getting Smart

New Pathways

Mason Pashia and Tom Vander Ark on Navigating Paradox

Tom Vander Ark, Mason Pashia

Jan 21, 2026

Explore the paradoxes shaping education and AI in 2025: secure vs porous schools, scarcity vs abundance, creativity in AI, and values in uncertain times.

High school boy gesturing while speaking to classmates at desks, with papers and a water bottle on the table

Career & Technical Ed

Preparing Youth for Their Future: What Our Exploration of Durable Skills Across Twelve Innovative High Schools Tells Us About What Is Possible

Guest Author

Dec 11, 2025

Innovative schools develop durable skills through authentic work, competency-based learning, and reflection, preparing students for dynamic futures.

Impact Update 2025

Mason Pashia

Dec 4, 2025

A Message from Our Team This past year has been one of growth, learning, and partnership. Together with partners from across the country, we’ve continued to imagine and design the future of learning for all students. Two publications stand out in 2025. First, we released the Public…

Students and staff standing in a semicircle on a school basketball court at Big Picture Ukiah during a PMU Circle gathering.

Learner-Centered

In Ukiah, Eternal Truths Are Saving Young Lives

Sam Chaltain

Nov 17, 2025

Big Picture South Valley High empowers struggling teens with personalized, learner-centered education, fostering community, healing, and purpose.

Children feeding greens to a horse through a fence at an outdoor farm, part of a hands-on learning experience in Memphis.

New Pathways

In Tennessee, a Memphis Mash Up Is Reimagining How Children Learn

Sam Chaltain

Oct 13, 2025

The Lab School of Memphis redefines education with learner-centered approaches, constructivism, and holistic growth through innovative practices.

New Pathways

Experiencing What’s Next: The Common Wealth of the Commonwealth

Getting Smart Staff

Oct 9, 2025

Exploring Boston’s innovative learning ecosystems, pathways, and experiential learning models that prepare students for future careers

Exterior of the Integrated Learning House, a modern stone building with yellow accents and garage door.

Schools Worth Visiting

Taking Student Integration to the Next Level

Guest Author

Oct 6, 2025

Raymore-Peculiar SD builds an Integrated Learning House, fostering student collaboration, real-world skills, and inclusive learning experiences.

Students lounging on couches with laptops in a bright, modern high school common area overlooking rural California hills.

Future of Learning

Small, Rural Central California High School Continues To Defy Standardized Education

Michael Niehoff

Sep 8, 2025

Minarets High School, a rural Central California school, leads with student-centered innovations like 1:1 laptops, portfolios, and project-based learning.

Three young children painting and building wooden block structures together at a classroom art table

Schools Worth Visiting

A Year of Grace

Sam Chaltain

Aug 26, 2025

Grace Episcopal's Reggio-inspired approach fosters creativity, belonging, and child-centered learning through yearlong collaborative projects.

	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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