Tag Archives: Getting Smart

By Josh Weisgrau and Kelly Mills Over the last decade, since school districts around the country began to adopt the Portrait of a Graduate model to define a vision for their learners’ outcomes, we have heard a similar story from many district leaders about these efforts. Typically they speak of the enthusiasm that this visionContinue reading “Design Integrated Learning Pathways to Realize Your Portrait of a Graduate”

By: Ed Hidalgo I was invited to share the opening keynote for Three Rivers Educational Technology Conference (TRETC) 2024, a conference working to revolutionize learning and work by bringing together educators and technologists from around the Pittsburgh region.  As part of the career development in schools conference track, my keynote was to model a careerContinue reading “Career Development Stage Left: RIASEC as Career Exploration”

Many homeless children go to school. HUD released on December 15 the 2023 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR), Part 1, which provides estimates of homelessness in the U.S. According to the 2023 report, approximately 653,100 people were homeless on a single night in 2023, representing a 12% increase (or roughly 70,650 more people) from 2022. DuringContinue reading “Family Promise: Ensuring Every Student Has A Home”

AI Literacy Day is April 19. It’s rapidly approaching but you still have two months before the end of the semester and endless opportunities to engage your students (and faculty) in an opportunity to learn from, with and about AI. To paraphrase a common expression, “The best time to plant a tree is 20 yearsContinue reading “AI Literacy: A New Graduation Requirement and Civic Imperative”

In a South Central California food desert, locating fresh and nutritious food can be a challenge. Growing Together Education (GTE) works with school communities across the country to develop academically rigorous and interactive environmental education programs. They work closely with district representatives, teachers, and staff to design and build out spaces, develop curriculum, provide trainingContinue reading “Growing Together Education Connects Learners and Communities to Green Food and Green Skills”

By Coi Morefield This isn’t just a rebellion against the status quo; it’s a reimagining of the purpose and possibilities of education. Sweeping waves of change are nothing new in the education landscape. Trends, methodologies, and practices come and go—sometimes leaving before they’ve even penetrated the red tape of the public school system. However, overContinue reading “The Rise of Millennial-Powered Microschools”

By Michelle Culver and Tiffany C. Taylor Ben, a high schooler in Los Angeles, is an avid gamer. He is always coming up with imaginative storyline ideas, but he’s never known anyone with design experience to help him create original games.  When Ben attended a summer program in 2023 to explore his career interests, heContinue reading “The AI Revolution Should Foreground Youth Agency”

By Evelyn Johnson Multilingual learners (MLs) face unique challenges as they navigate learning a new language and culture while also pursuing academic learning. An increasing number of multilingual students arrive in the U.S. also having endured trauma resulting from war, instability, or persecution in their home countries. Language barriers and cultural differences can further exacerbateContinue reading “Culturally Relevant Social and Emotional Assessments for Multilingual Students”

More than 80 Kansas City area high schools are working on Real World Learning, a Kauffman Foundation-sponsored initiative was launched in 2018 with a series of community conversations that illuminated the way to the goal of providing valuable experiences to every high school graduate. These experiences include client projects, entrepreneurial experiences and internships. The TheContinue reading “Real World Learning in San Diego High Schools”

According to the Center For Economic Research, the number of unemployed black teens and young adults is much higher than the number of unemployed white teens and young adults. Also, last year, there were more jobs for teens than at any other time in 14 years. At least 250,000 more teens now have jobs thanContinue reading “A Flexible Solution to Workforce Development and Economic Mobility”