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New Pathways Handbook: Unbundled

Mason Pashia

Apr 12, 2024

This section of the handbook provides examples and best next steps to get system leaders started on their Unbundled Learning journey.

Julian Guerrero, smiling in a suit and tie, featured on a blue Getting Smart podcast graphic about Indigenous Youth programs.

Ed Policy

Julian Guerrero on Pathways and Programs for Indigenous Youth

Mason Pashia, Guest Author

Apr 12, 2024

On this episode of the podcast, Mason Pashia and Jason Cummins Ed.D are joined by Julian Guerrero Jr. the current Director of the Office of Indian Education (OIE) at the U.S. Department of Education.

Daniel and Lorbin - students from Coolidge (DC and an XQ school)

Competency-Based Education

Sneakers, Signals, and Systems: A New Era in Education

Rebecca Midles

Apr 4, 2024

There’s something in the water at education conferences — sneakers have become the new conference dress code. This shift toward individuality, comfort and practicality is also representative of transformations we’re seeing in education. The 2024 Carnegie Summit marked not just a gathering of minds but a convergence of…

Podcasts

Getting Smart on Minnesota School Visits

Tom Vander Ark, Shawnee Caruthers

Mar 29, 2024

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark and Shawnee Caruthers talk about a recent set of school visits in Minnesota.

Three professionals featured in the Omaha Taskforce podcast on Driving Regional Work-Based Change, via Getting Smart.

Podcasts

Omaha Taskforce on Driving Regional Work-Based Change

Guest Author

Mar 27, 2024

On this episode Todd Smith founder and CEO of Symphony Workforce is joined by Joseph Murray and Osuman O. Issaka of the Omaha Taskforce.

Students using HVAC simulation software on computers while an instructor assists, with a projected virtual training screen visible.

EdTech

Virtual Accessible Training and Skills Development

Mason Pashia

Mar 25, 2024

An innovative partnership between Interplay Academy and Blue Recruit brings us squarely into the future of workforce development.

Five middle school students smiling together in a school hallway, posing casually on bar stools

Place Based Education

Denver Public Schools: A Hopeful Generation of Climate Champions

Mason Pashia

Mar 21, 2024

A unique partnership between the local Denver government and public school district has resulted in real money and real impact.

Learner-Centered

Town Hall Recap: Learner-Centered Ecosystems as a Public Education Reality?

Nate McClennen

Mar 20, 2024

On this Getting Smart Town Hall, we were joined by organizations working to create learner-centered ecosystems in public education.

Person sitting against a brick wall holding a torn cardboard sign reading "Everyone should have a home" with a drawn house icon.

SEL & Mindset

Family Promise: Ensuring Every Student Has A Home

Antonio Boyd

Mar 14, 2024

Antonio Boyd interviews Jeff Armstrong of Family Promise to share solutions and approaches to youth homelessness.

Two circular headshots of Erika Giampietro and Destiny Egbuta beside text about Massachusetts Early College Promise

New Pathways

Erika Giampietro and Destiny Egbuta on the Massachusetts Early College Promise

Shawnee Caruthers

Mar 13, 2024

On this episode we’re joined by Erika Giampietro, Executive Director at the Massachusetts Alliance for Early College and Destiny Egbuta, a student at Salem State University.

	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