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A Career in Science Launched at Toledo Early College High School
Toledo Early College High School graduate Mariam Abou-Dahech published a research articles about building more effective solar devices.
Topics: Early College High School
Answering Questions About Competency-Based Education Transcripts
A transcript from a personalized, competency-based system looks different, but ALSO is a a truly accurate reflection of what a...
Personalized Learning, Technology and the Still-Important Role of the Teacher
In today’s education landscape, teachers are more important than ever. That’s just one of many points KnowledgeWorks Director of State...
Readiness Skills as Displayed in Young Adult Fiction
How do you track down the evil scientist who infected you with a virus that occasionally turns you into a...
From Farm to Table, Across Four Industrial Revolutions
Read about how farming is, and always has been, among those leading the way in technology through each of the...
Topics: Future of Learning
Presentations of Growth Mindset in Classic Children’s Fiction
So many classic children's books feature orphans. Another common thread throughout these stories? The characters are often displaying a growth...
A Student-Centered Approach at Avondale Elementary School
It's neighborhood school feel, despite it’s city location is one thing Avondale Elementary Principal Courtney Nelson thinks makes her school...
Topics: Community Partnerships
How Do We Evaluate a Learner’s Readiness?
We need to help young people develop their uniquely human skills and dispositions and develop deep knowledge of their authentic...
Topics: Future of Learning
Five Examples of Effective School Communication Strategies, on Five Different Platforms
Communicating effectively to people throughout your school district presents several challenges. What’s your message, who needs to hear what and,...
Charlottesville and Talking to Students about Traumatic Events
Conversations about events like the one in Charlottesville are critical. Here are some resources for talking with your students and...
Five Resources to Help You Learn About Social-Emotional Learning in the Classroom
There is a growing body of research indicating that social-emotional learning (SEL) helps provide students with skills that are beneficial...
Topics: Future of Learning
A Paradigm Shift: Making Teaching and Learning Learner-Centered
Bill Zima, Mark Tinkham and Bryce Bragdon speak about moving to a learner-centered school system on the Shift Your Paradigm...
Getting Students Ready for the Future, When We Don’t Know What the Future Holds
How do we prepare students for jobs that don’t even exist yet? That’s a question that has a lot of...
Topics: Future of Learning
Social-Emotional Learning: Helping Students Gain Skills That Transcend Industry
Are there job skills that transcend industry? I think there are at least five: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills...
Topics: Future of Learning
Excelling in a World That Includes Smart Machine Partners, and a Personal Quest to Reframe Robots as Partners in Progress
My history with robots is informed by pop-culture. Rosie from The Jetsons. Vicki from Small Wonder. All of the Transformers....
College in High School Alliance to Promote Opportunities for Students to Earn College Credit in High School
KnowledgeWorks has been partnering with early college high schools for more than ten years and we have seen the power...
Topics: Early College High School, Education Policy, ESSA, Higher Education
Personalizing Learning and Doing What’s Best for Kids
Personalized learning is integral to the learning community at Navin Elementary School, and the rest of the Marysville Exempted Village...
Strong School-Community Partnerships Benefit Everyone
Prior to opening Marysville Early College High School, Principal Kathy McKinniss thought about community partnerships as a one-way assist, a...
Do the Benefits of College Outweigh the Financial Costs?
Is college worth it? It’s a fair question to ask, especially when looking at tuition costs, impending debt from student...
Topics: Early College High School
Demonstrating Mastery is Not a One-Size-Fits-All Process
In a traditional classroom, students might demonstrate mastery of a concept by taking a test. Or maybe the whole class...
How Culture, Transparency and Vision Apply to Personalized Learning at RSU-2
A focused attention on vision, culture & transparency is essential to effectively scaling personalized learning approaches like competency-based education.
Topics: Education Policy
Teacher Empowerment Through Personalized Learning
A phrase that comes up often in discussions of competency-based education is putting students in charge of their own learning....
In Marysville, They’re Bringing Personalized Learning to Students and School Staff
“Personalized learning is a philosophy or pedagogical change that facilitates learning rather than a one-size-fits-all sit-and-get,” said Ashley Thompson, a...