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What if you could combine the immersive benefits of an internship with the problem-solving and deliverables production involved in managing a project? You can gain the benefits of both with a client project, the latest learner experience design trend in high school and college education.  Client projects can be extremely valuable experiences because they engage inContinue reading “Real World Learning: Client Projects Are Trending “

In my first year as an assistant professor, I commuted to and from campus on the regional rail. In the mornings, as I walked from the train station to the office, I planned my day by making a to-do list in my head: the scientific articles I would read, the data sets I would analyze,Continue reading “Know Thyself: Your Values Are Your Compass”

Multiple education innovations are converging rapidly to build better experiences for all young people. The microschool movement, long established but accelerated by the pandemic, has led to the launch of hundreds of new small learning environments across the country. Artificial intelligence promises to improve personalizing learning, provide every student with a learning coach and freeContinue reading “Khan World School – One Year Later”

By: Mike Posthumus The post-COVID world presents unique challenges for education globally. With declining engagement rates, rising social-emotional learning needs, and the daunting reality of staff shortages, schools and districts worldwide are at a crossroads. However, as Eden Park Elementary School demonstrates, there may be a potent solution to these challenges – the transformative powerContinue reading “The Future-Ready School: Harnessing the Power of Learning Communities in Education”

By: Kate Eberle Walker Women fill the significant majority of teaching roles in schools, yet they hold fewer than a third of superintendent positions nationwide. One potential silver lining in the turnover seen across many districts through the pandemic was the opportunity to correct this disparity. Yet the gap persists: 83% of the 500 largestContinue reading “Elevating Women Educators is More Important Than Ever “

With the growing interest in unpacking learning models and refining teaching and learning frameworks, foundational learning practices are resurfacing in conversations about personalized learning. One such practice gaining traction is Backward Planning by Design, also known as backward mapping, which finds its roots in the influential 1998 book, Understanding by Design, by Grant Wiggens andContinue reading “Charting the Path for Personalized Learning By Planning Backward”

When looking around the education innovation table – who is present? Are there leaders doing work for and with their local communities? Are there leaders doing work for and with students with disabilities and learning differences, specifically? What about leaders who are new to the space or are bringing new, innovative approaches to equity, education,Continue reading “The Importance of Amplifying New Voices in Education: Meet the 2023 EALA New Champion”

Two-thirds of current high schoolers and graduates say they would have benefited from more career exploration in middle or high school according to ASA research. We recently spotted two innovative approaches to addressing this guidance gap: EvolveMe, a direct-to-youth platform from ASA, and a middle grade course from Education Opens Doors.  “We’ve invested a lotContinue reading “Two Developments in Middle Grade Career Exploration “

By: Susan Corwith and Anna Houseman Opportunities and experiences at all stages of students’ lives are integral in shaping the adults they become. For today’s students, though, the pandemic stole valuable time, resulting in steep academic and social-emotional declines that will impact them for years to come.  As COVID-related disruptions disappear into the rearview mirror,Continue reading “From Classroom to Adulthood: The Importance of Talent Development from an Early Age”