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Explore the Future with Suri Devi, Ed Tech Expert
Suri Devi is a character from the IMPACT: Learning Edition board game. Learn more about what drives her.
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Looking Beneath the Surface to Create Liberatory Education Futures
Because we will never break out of systems, it’s important to examine them to understand and change them. The systems...
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Meet Cruz Gómez, a Student Motivated by Social Connections
Cruz Gómez is a character from the IMPACT: Learning Edition board game. Learn more about what drives him.
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The Learners Are Wondering When We Will Get Together
Sustainable change at the systems level isn’t possible unless we’re participating meaningfully as a group.
Published: March 29, 2022
Topics: Systems Change
Topics: Systems Change
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Discussion Guide for IMPACT: Learning Edition
It’s about more than winning. This discussion guide can help you get the most IMPACT out of your game.
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Imagining Liberatory Education Futures
Introducing our sixth anchor forecast Imagining Liberatory Education Futures.
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Explore the Future with Vania Pérez, Early Childcare Facilitator
Vania Pérez is a character from the IMPACT: Learning Edition board game. Learn more about what drives her.
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Future Possibilites for Education
Introducing our forecast Imagining Liberatory Education Futures.
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Meet Pat Li, a Teacher from the Future
Pat Li is a character from the IMPACT: Learning Edition board game. Learn more about what drives them.
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More Than a Word
How we’re changing the way we work to center the needs, interests and passions of each student.
Published: January 19, 2022
Topics: Education Equity, Impact and Improvement, Systems Change, Vision and Culture
Topics: Education Equity, Impact and Improvement, Systems Change, Vision and Culture
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Meet Jayden Harris, Youth Justice Advocate
Jayden Harris is a tireless champion of Black youth, and his hopes for the future just might be yours, too.
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Meet Governor Williams, an Ambitious, Community-Minded Leader
A character from IMPACT: Learning Edition, Karissa Williams helps players explore the future for community leaders.
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One District Shares Their Personalized, Competency-Based Learning Journey
This video showcases a South Carolina district’s work to ensure each student gets what they need to achieve at the...
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Using Systems Thinking to Make Critical Key Decisions
Superintendent Andy Withers stresses the importance and process of using systems thinking to make smart decisions, not temporary reactive bandages,...
Published: September 1, 2021
Topics: Systems Change
Topics: Systems Change
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Cast your vote for KnowledgeWorks in the SXSW EDU 2022 PanelPicker
KnowledgeWorks has submitted three sessions to SXSWedu 2022. Voting to select conference sessions begins now and the process only takes...
Published: August 10, 2021
Topics: Education Equity, Education Policy, Future of Learning, Systems Change
Topics: Education Equity, Education Policy, Future of Learning, Systems Change
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Finding Your Path: A Navigation Tool for Scaling Personalized, Competency-Based Learning
Scale personalized, competency-based learning with Finding Your Path: A Navigation Toolkit.
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The Transformative Centering of Student Voices
Student researchers in YARI examined themselves within the education system to guide their research questions. Learn about the impact.
Published: August 2, 2021
Topics: Systems Change
Topics: Systems Change
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IMPACT: Learning Edition
IMPACT: Learning Edition is a board game that uses futures thinking to help you imagine and think critically about changes...
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Empowering Youth with Systems Thinking
Explore the ways in which youth use systems thinking tools to see the big picture and address community problems.
Published: June 7, 2021
Topics: Systems Change
Topics: Systems Change
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Where Human-Centered Learning and Personalized Learning Intersect
Human-centered learning requires that we consider the individual – their needs, interests and lived experiences – when designing for education.
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Authentic Relationships Wanted: A Human-Centered Approach to Systems Change
Dr. Shelley Zion, Faculty Director of the PEER Lab, share her insights for how to engage in meaningful community engagement.
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How Public Schools Can Grow Stronger out of Strained Systems
COVID-19 and systemic racism have impacted and changed school systems. What does this look like and how can policymakers help?
Published: May 6, 2021
Topics: Education Policy, Future of Learning, Overcoming Challenges, Systems Change
Topics: Education Policy, Future of Learning, Overcoming Challenges, Systems Change
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Bringing Justice and Equity into Education
Gregg Seaton and Jason Swanson discuss contested power and how education leaders can help rethink systems and stakeholders.
Published: April 30, 2021
Topics: Education Equity, Future of Learning, Impact and Improvement, Systems Change
Topics: Education Equity, Future of Learning, Impact and Improvement, Systems Change
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Educator Development is Worth Paying Attention To: New Resource and Customizable Toolkit to Help
Doing things differently in education is no longer optional, and this new resource can help school leaders and teachers.
Published: April 1, 2021
Topics: 101, Assessment and Accountability, Building Capacity, Education Equity, Systems Change
Topics: 101, Assessment and Accountability, Building Capacity, Education Equity, Systems Change
