Resource Type: Stories from the Field

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Student Agency: A Key Driver of Education Transformation in Nevada

How one small thing, like a logo, can make youth feel empowered to be a part of education changemaking

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Shifting the Thinking to Learners with Authentic Voice and Choice

Authentic student voice and choice is about helping students understand themselves as learners.

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For Leaders, From Leaders: Mindset Shifts for Sustainable Change

A growth mindset for education leaders creates space for innovation and systems change. Here’s how it could look.

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Coming Together in Shared Values from 4,000 Miles Away

School systems in Hawai'i and Wisconsin meet to learn from each other.

Building Student Agency and Ownership Through Standards-based Grading

How standards-based grading is serving students, teachers and families in this Arizona border community

Read a case study about Marysville School District in Marysville, Ohio, and how they are transforming teaching and learning for more than 5,000 students and 500 teachers and staff.

One Ohio Community’s Experience with District-wide Implementation of Personalized, Competency-based Learning

What it can look like to commit to the success of each learner.

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How Kentucky is Listening – and Acting – on Community and Student Voice

Three big ideas are shifting the center of power in education in Kentucky.

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Nothing About Us, Without Us: How Nevada Is Engaging Students

What matters to Nevada’s students is part of the state’s strategy for transforming education.

a group of stakeholders collaborate in creating a Portrait of a Learner at Nevada's Future of Learning Convening 2022

Building a Portrait of a Nevada Learner from the Community Up

How educators, community members and students are working together to build a vision for the future of teaching and learning in Nevada

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A Different Path to a Diploma

By taking GED tests where they need credit, North Dakota students can earn their high school diploma.

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What Happens When Districts Learn from Each Other

Every system, like every learner, is an individual. And they can learn a lot from each other.

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What Grading for Equity Looks Like in This Arizona High School

How one high school is rethinking grades to better reflect what students know and know how to do

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