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For a complex future, we need nimble learning models that can respond to challenges in real time and rapidly personalize to serve a diverse student population.  Red Bridge School is a novel educational institution nestled in the vibrant city of San Francisco. Renowned for its innovative and student-centered approach to learning, Red Bridge School isContinue reading “Bridging the Gap Between School and the Real World Starts With Agency”

During a time when the prevalence of depression among young people is increasing, it is crucial to adopt an approach that acknowledges learners as holistic individuals, moving beyond mere data points or rigid test scores. Students should not be reduced to their standardized performance or grade point averages. While we recognize this truth, we continueContinue reading “Districts Must Consider The Portrait of a Whole Child”

By: Scott McLeod Although a number of innovative elementary and middle schools are leaning into deeper learning, they often are overshadowed by conversations about internships, alternative credentialing, capstone experiences, and other new pathways at the high school level. As a Senior Fellow for Getting Smart this year, I am visiting and sharing about K-8 schools that areContinue reading “Centering Relationships at Anastasis Academy”

There’s an old adage that says (paraphrasing) we know the past but cannot change it and we do not know the future, but we can shape it. It is possible that perhaps the “unknown unknowns” of the future have never been so evident, and yet, it has never been more important to wayfind as aContinue reading “The Time For Futures Is Now”

By: Benjamin Freud, Ph.D. I’m not getting myself all worked up over how generative AI is going to revolutionize the world of education. I’m not spending too much time trying to find my bearings and make sense of this new world we entered since OpenAI’s successful promotion strategy of ChatGPT. AI didn’t emerge out ofContinue reading “Learning as a Collective”

By: Sarah Miles and Denise Pope At Challenge Success, we partner with school communities to elevate student voice and implement research-based, equity-centered strategies to improve student well-being, engagement, and belonging. We know from our research and the work of others in the field that these three elements of the student experience are intrinsically linked. ThroughContinue reading “What Is Student Well-Being, and How Do We Create the Conditions to Support It in Our Schools?”

The classroom isn’t the only place for students to engage in history or civics. In the same way education has evolved from a space of passive to active learning, museums have taken their work to the next level. No longer just quiet halls to meander at artifacts shielded behind glass, museums are increasingly turning intoContinue reading “Civic Engagement: Museums Create Meaning”

For more on AI in education, check out recent publication that highlights companies and organizations who are paving the way. Learn More We are a few months into a new age of human-computer interaction, an era that will change how we work, our aspirations and even our identity. The rise of artificial intelligence, especially generativeContinue reading “The Rise of AI: New Rules for Super T Professionals and Next Steps for EdLeaders “

By: Michael T. Conner The shift into post-Covid has created an unprecedented opportunity for change. In my last blog, I framed the need for urgency in the post-Covid stage of Education for Generation Z and Generation Alpha. Only 15% of Black students and 21% of Latino students are enrolled in advanced courses nationally. Three coreContinue reading “Creating New Pathways of Prosperity for All”