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KnowledgeWorks Turns 20
Today marks a big milestone for KnowledgeWorks. We’re celebrating 20 years of creating the future of learning.
Exploring the Federal Implications of COVID-19: Teacher Preparation
What has COVID-19 taught us about how to build an adaptable and effective educator workforce?
Topics: Education Policy
The Education Changemaker’s Guidebook to Systems Thinking
This guidebook introduces the theories, language, mindsets and tools of systems thinking for the purpose of informing approaches to systems...
Topics: Systems Change
Resilience and Maturity: One Graduate Navigates Life with Skills Learned
One graduate reflects on the skills learned during her internship and outlined in district’s Portrait of a Graduate. Big takeaway?...
Topics: Higher Education
Education in the Balance: Tensions Affecting Education’s Futures
Exposing issues as COVID-19 continues to unfold and the longstanding movement toward racial justice continues to gain traction
10 Drivers of Engagement You Can Use Right Now
Research confirms that most students tend to respond positively to these 10 core drivers of engagement.
Topics: 101, Education Equity, Overcoming Challenges, Social Emotional Learning
Futures Thinking Now: Facing Uncertainty
How can we apply futures thinking approaches to current uncertainties? Take a look.
Topics: Overcoming Challenges
Futures Thinking for Education Programs
Even as we navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, we are also living through an era shift. What forces are shaping learning,...
Topics: Future of Learning
How Prioritizing Standards Prioritizes What Students Already Know – and What They Need to Learn Next
How a fresh approach to standards in one district is supporting students to reach mastery no matter where they begin...
Kindness Goes a Long Way in Distance Learning
We're celebrating the KnowledgeWorks learning communities by sharing positive stories of incorporating SEL, positivity and community.
Envisioning Human-Centered Learning Systems
Could the future of learning be human-centered? What could that mean for teaching and learning?
Visioning Toolkit: Laying the Groundwork for a Community-Wide Vision for Personalized Learning
A community-wide vision for personalized learning is essential for a successful implementation of personalized learning.
Topics: 101, Community Partnerships, Education Policy, ESSA, Systems Change, Vision and Culture
The Future is Everybody’s Business
KnowledgeWorks explores how imagining future possibilities empowers educators and students to create the future they want.
Topics: Future of Learning
Shifting My Mental Model: Systems Thinking in Action
Creating systems diagrams involves learning and reflection. See how mental models can change when taking systemic racism into account.
Topics: Systems Change
Words Matter: How Utah is Updating Education Policy to Signal the Future of Learning in the State
How can a simple change of phrase lead to a change in accountability systems? See how Utah implemented changes, all...
Standards, Assessments, Access: How the Pandemic Provides an Opportunity for More Equitable Education
What do we want for schools? We can take advantage of the opportunity to rethink teaching and learning by exploring...
Topics: Education Equity
Forecast 5.0 – The Future of Learning: Navigating the Future of Learning
Discover how current trends could impact learning 10 years from now.
Topics: Future of Learning
Reflecting on Your Values During a Time of Crisis
Remembering what drives you as a teacher, your “why,” is critical for weathering tough times.
The Future of Learning and COVID-19
Individuals from more than 20 countries joined us for a recent informal webinar exploring future tensions and uncertainties arising from...
Topics: Future of Learning
Two Years Closer to Scaling Personalized, Competency-Based Learning in North Dakota
Two years in, these four districts share milestones reached in pioneering personalized, competency-based learning – and the distance learning challenges...
Topics: Overcoming Challenges
State Guidance for Building Resilient and Equitable Education Systems
This guidance was created to help education policymakers and stakeholders take short- and long-term action to create resilient, equitable education...
Topics: Assessment and Accountability, Education Equity, Education Policy, Systems Change
How Competency-Based Education Can Lead to A More Equitable Classroom
By Nia Baucke It’s no secret that race, culture and other unique circumstances play a role in a child’s educational...