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Career & Technical Ed

Town Hall Recap: Health Science Pathways

Getting Smart Staff
May 30, 2024
Future of Learning

Dr. Shari Camhi on Purpose, Media Literacy and a Decade of District Leadership

Getting Smart Staff
May 29, 2024
Future of Learning

Juan Jose Gonzalez and Gina Schuyler on Community College Networks and Radical Dual Credit

Getting Smart Staff
May 22, 2024
Ed Policy

Lona Running Wolf on Education Reform and Cultural Preservation

Getting Smart Staff
May 17, 2024
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New Pathways Handbook: Getting Started with Pathways

Unfulfilled Promise: The Forty-Year Shift from Print to Digital and Why It Failed to Transform Learning

The Portrait Model: Building Coherence in School and System Redesign

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Support & Guidance For All New Pathways Journeys

Unbundled: Designing Personalized Pathways for Every Learner

Credentialed Learning for All

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Microschools

New learning models, tools, and strategies have made it easier to open small, nimble schooling models.

Green Schools

The climate crisis is the most complex challenge mankind has ever faced. We’re covering what edleaders and educators can do about it. 

Difference Making

Focusing on how making a difference has emerged as one of the most powerful learning experiences.

New Pathways

This campaign will serve as a road map to the new architecture for American schools. Pathways to citizenship, employment, economic mobility, and a purpose-driven life.

Ed3

Web3 has the potential to rebuild the internet towards more equitable access and ownership of information, meaning dramatic improvements for learners.

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We share stories that highlight best practices, lessons learned and next-gen teaching practice.

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Getting Smart and the d.school: Live from SXSW

Learner-Centered

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

New Pathways

Erika Giampietro and Destiny Egbuta on the Massachusetts Early College Promise

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New Pathways

Getting Smart on Dallas School Visits

New Pathways

New Pathways Design Principles

Career & Technical Ed

Town Hall Recap: Real World Learning

Future of Learning

Lydia Logan on Green Jobs and IBM SkillsBuild

Career & Technical Ed

Josh Schachter on The Power of Participatory Storytelling

Future of Learning

Town Hall Recap: What’s Next In Learning 2024

Amanda Bickerstaff AI for Education
EdTech

Amanda Bickerstaff on AI for Education

Leadership

Michael Matsuda on Over a Decade of Educating For Purposeful Life

Jean Eddy Crisis-Proofing Today's Learners
Future of Learning

Jean Eddy on Crisis-Proofing Today’s Learners

New Pathways

Mickey Breeze and H. Bernard Hall on Hip Hop As a Lifestyle

New Pathways

Frisco ISD on Student Entrepreneurship and INCubatoredu

Learner-Centered

Chris Unger on A Revolution in Education

Agriculture Technology Pathways
New Pathways

Town Hall Recap: Agriculture Technology Pathways

Justin Reich on Iterate The Secret to Innovation in Schools
New Pathways

Justin Reich on Iterate: The Secret to Innovation in Schools

Sharon Laidlaw the Place Network
New Pathways

Sharon Laidlaw on The Place Network

Tasia Chatman and Jeff Sudmyer on Making High School Meaningful
New Pathways

Tasia Chatman and Jeff Sudmyer on Making High School Meaningful

Podcast: Learner Records and Next Gen Credentialing
Competency-Based Education

Laurie Gagnon and Cory Henwood on Learner Records and Next Gen Credentialing

Unbundled Leanring and Outschool.org
New Pathways

Morgan Camu and Justin Dent on Unbundled Learning Ecosystems and Outschool.org

Nalukai Academy on Teaching & Learning Entrepreneurship
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Nalukai Academy on Teaching and Learning Entrepreneurship

The Knowledge Society
Difference Making

The Knowledge Society on Connecting Students with Real World Problems

Green Schools

Jamie Merisotis on Preparing the Workforce for a Green and New Economy

Tim Knowles and Amit Sevak Carnegie Unit
Competency-Based Education

Tim Knowles and Amit Sevak on What To Do with the Carnegie Unit

Sabrina Zhang and Jack Prater on The Earth Prize
Difference Making

Sabrina Zhang and Jack Prater on The Earth Prize and Global Environmental Projects

Podcast: Jim Bailey Rock Tree Sky
New Pathways

Jim Bailey on Rock Tree Sky and Experiential Education

Students from Notre Dame de Sion Podcast
New Pathways

Students from Notre Dame de Sion on Global Impact and Being Solutionaries (Part 2)

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Difference Making

Karema Akilah on Decentralized, Human-Centered Learning Environments

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Leadership

Landon Mascareñaz and Doannie Tran on The Open System

Ryan Craig: AI, Apprenticeships and the Experience Gap
EdTech

Ryan Craig on AI, Apprenticeships and the Experience Gap

School for Environmental Leadership
Difference Making

Cyane Dandridge and Karen Madden on School for Environmental Leadership

RedBridge and Agency
New Pathways

Orly Friedman on Red Bridge School and Educating for Agency

Stephanie Malia Krauss Podcast: Whole Child, Whole Life
New Pathways

Stephanie Malia Krauss on 10 Ways to Help Kids Live, Learn and Thrive

Scott McLeod Deeper Learning and Leadership
New Pathways

Dr. Scott McLeod on Leadership for Deeper Learning

Design for Delight and Durable Skills Podcast
New Pathways

Stephanie Short and David Zasada on Design For Delight and Durable Skills

Competency-Based Education

Dr. David Dimmett on Leading the Way with Project Lead the Way

Ed Policy

Town Hall Recap: Raise the Bar

New Pathways

Al O’Bannon on Community Supports for Young People

Dennis Johnston AVID
New Pathways

Dr. Dennis Johnston on Student and Educator Agency with AVID

Podcast: Josh Fryday
Difference Making

Josh Fryday on Public Service and Volunteerism 

Greener Future of Work
Green Schools

Recap: A Greener Future of Work

Students from Notre Dame de Sion Podcast
Difference Making

Students from Notre Dame de Sion on Global Impact and Being Solutionaries

Stephanie Taylor Presence Learning
New Pathways

Stephanie Taylor on Teletherapy and How Schools Should Approach Mental Health

Paul Leblanc How We Can Fix Our Social Systems
New Pathways

Dr. Paul LeBlanc on How We Can Fix Our Social Systems

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Competency-Based Education

Town Hall Recap: Badging & Credentialing

St. Vrain Podcast
New Pathways

Dr. Don Haddad and Dr. Jackie Kapushion on St. Vrain Schools and Innovation Centers

Science Fair Pathways
New Pathways

Science Fairs as Pathways To Passion, Problem-Solving and Careers

Ed3 Town Hall
New Pathways

Town Hall Recap: Ed3

Kapono Ciotti and Jennifer D. Klein Podcast
New Pathways

Jennifer. D. Klein and Kapono Ciotti on Designing Student-Centered Experiences for Cognitive and Cultural Inclusion

Ed Policy

David Garcia on Teaching Truth to Power

Rupert Ward Digital Credentials
New Pathways

Rupert Ward on Badging and Digital Trust

Scott Bess & Keeanna Warren Purdue Poly Podcast
New Pathways

Scott Bess and Keeanna Warren on Purdue Polytechnic High School

Future of Learning Council
New Pathways

Future of Learning Council on Statewide Grassroots Strategies & Pathways

Michael Smith AmeriCorps Podcast
New Pathways

Michael Smith on AmeriCorps and The Future of Service

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New Pathways

Dr. Belle Liang and Tim Klein on How to Navigate Life

New Pathways

Town Hall Recap: Relationship Mapping

Bruno Manno Opportunity to Rise
New Pathways

Bruno Manno on Opportunity to Rise and Social Mobility

New Pathways

Karla Phillips-Krivickas on Succeeding in Policy and Inclusive Education

Leadership

Dr. Valerie Truesdale, Dr. David Miyashiro and Dr. Kelly Niccolls on Next Generation School Leaders

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New Pathways

Experiencing Success In What’s Next: The Six Pillars of New Pathways

Career & Technical Ed

GPS Education Partners and DuPage County Schools on Work-Based Learning

Embark Education on Embedding Learning in Business
Career & Technical Ed

Embark Education on Embedding Learning in Business

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New Pathways

Sal Khan and Amy McGrath on Khan World School @ ASU Prep

Summit Tech Academy Podcast
New Pathways

Summit Tech Academy on Learning Pathways

Symphony Workforce, Find Your Why Podcast
Career & Technical Ed

Todd Smith and John Batcher on Helping Students Find Their Why

New Pathways

Town Hall Recap: New Pathways

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