Utah has been making visions for the future of learning a reality through inclusive, collaborative efforts. That all started with the state’s Portrait of a…
By Kayla Towner, originally published in Utah’s Digital Teaching and Learning newsletter The moment I moved from being a second-grade teacher to a fifth-grade teacher,…
When Utah built out their Portrait of a Graduate, the state identified 13 characteristics – including honesty, respect, financial literacy and communication – that they…
When describing her district’s process for approaching how they were going to do strategic planning differently, Kelly Coffin kept bringing it back to the people.…
When Pennsylvania educators, policymakers and community members gathered to think about how their education system was going to weather the pandemic, they weren’t just focused…
A student-led initiative to change Seneca Valley School District’s Indigenous mascot failed in 2000 – but this year, a new group of students succeeded. At…
By Dr. Krista Primrose Purdue Polytechnic High School (PPHS) in Indianapolis, Indiana is revisiting their foundational instructional practices to further their collective efficacy as a…
As schools open their doors and welcome back the nation’s children, teachers who understand the role of positive culture and classroom climate are spending time…
Turning schools into personalized learning environments can take a lot of time, research, reflection and trial and error. While systemic change takes the right tools…
For graduates of Northern Cass school district in Fargo, North Dakota, having a learner’s mindset is a critical component of readiness upon graduation. And within…
