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New Pathways Handbook: Policies and Systems

Mason Pashia

Apr 12, 2024

This section covers the policies and systems that continue to shape the pathways landscape to better serve all students.

New Pathways Handbook: Accelerated

Mason Pashia

Apr 12, 2024

This section focuses on accelerated pathways like dual enrollment, P-TECH models & bootcamps to connect students to opportunity.

New Pathways Handbook: New Learning Models

Mason Pashia

Apr 12, 2024

This section of the handbook focuses on leveraging new learning models like microschools to create powerful pathway experiences.

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.

Diverse educators collaborating around laptops during a professional learning session in a classroom setting.

Leadership

The Changing Role of Today’s EdLeader

Marissa Wicklund

Apr 11, 2024

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.

Infographic showing K-12 to employment pathways including apprenticeships, degrees, military, and certifications across grade levels.

New Pathways Handbook

Mason Pashia

Apr 10, 2024

The New Pathways Handbook is guide for system leaders to get started in implementing new supports for student success.

Young Black girl in pink sweater sits cross-legged on floor, focused intently on smartphone screen.

Ed Policy

Beyond Bans: Schools’ Role in a Hard Reset on the ‘Phone-Based Childhood’

Julia Freeland Fisher

Apr 9, 2024

Responding to Jonathan Haidt’s recent claims about phone-based childhood, Julia Freeland Fisher argues that schools must play a core leadership role in phone use and artificial intelligence.

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.

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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