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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
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Nevada Centers Equity in Leading Education System Design
Nevada creates Blue Ribbon Commission to help re-imagine an education system that is future-ready, resilient, equitable and student-centered.
Published: March 25, 2021
Topics: Education Equity, Education Policy, Overcoming Challenges, Systems Change
Topics: Education Equity, Education Policy, Overcoming Challenges, Systems Change
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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.
Published: October 26, 2020
Topics: Systems Change
Topics: Systems Change
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Befriending Uncertainty: Tools for Thinking and Collaborating
Introducing two tools for thinking about and collaborating to build education futures
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New Collaboration Seeks to Transform the Way Teaching and Learning is Done in Arizona Schools
Center for the Future of Arizona, ASU’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College and KnowledgeWorks work together on a student-centered learning...
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Futures Triangle: A Futures Thinking Now Conversation
The Futures Triangle helps teams take history into account when examining the present and creating a common desired future together....
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Instructional Loss Does Not Equal Learning Loss
What have Arizona districts and state policymakers been doing to ensure success for all learners, even during a pandemic?
Published: October 6, 2020
Topics: Education Equity, Education Policy, Overcoming Challenges, Social Emotional Learning, Systems Change
Topics: Education Equity, Education Policy, Overcoming Challenges, Social Emotional Learning, Systems Change
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Collectively Striving for a More Perfect Union
In response to the “patriotic education" Executive Order, we stress understanding our history, good and bad, to create a just,...
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Observing Interconnections: A Futures Thinking Now Conversation
One of the Futures Studies tools everyone can use to analyze issues at the systems level is a Connection Circle....
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Mental Models and Transformation from the Inside Out
We must transform our mental models in order to transform education systems.
Published: July 29, 2020
Topics: Systems Change
Topics: Systems Change
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Systems Thinking and the Work of Transformation
The urgent need for systems thinking and transformation cannot be understated right now.
Published: July 20, 2020
Topics: Systems Change
Topics: Systems Change
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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...
Published: June 30, 2020
Topics: Systems Change
Topics: Systems Change
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Futures Thinking Now: Reflecting on Vision
Our visions can provide direction and can help us see opportunity to make an impact in a turbulent time. We've...
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Futures Thinking Now: Observing Interconnections
Systems thinking involves looking at an education system as if it were complex, cyclical and interconnected. We look at some...
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Futures Thinking Now: Futures Wheels
As part of our Futures Thinking Now series, we’ve provided the steps to uncover unexamined changes from major shifts or...
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Futures Thinking Now: Examining Assumptions about the Future
Often we consider our assumptions to be fact. But do they have to be?
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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...
Published: April 22, 2020
Topics: Assessment and Accountability, Education Equity, Education Policy, Systems Change
Topics: Assessment and Accountability, Education Equity, Education Policy, Systems Change