Connection over content: A new era for education technology
Edtech that connects offers a mix of more interactive learning experiences and various forms of virtual mentorship, career exploration, and support.
Sept 21, 2022
Topics: K-12 Education
Awash in federal dollars, schools have a chance to reinvent themselves
Creating new models that leapfrog the traditional ways of doing schooling takes temporary, up-front investment.
Sept 13, 2022
What better school tests would look like
An assessment system should serve to enrich and improve learning on the most important skills that will prepare today’s children for thriving in an ever-more complex world.
Sept 6, 2022
Still skeptical about mastery-based learning? Here’s a better way of looking at what it is and does.
There are many ways to overcome the obstacles around mastery-based learning and face the objections raised by critics.
Aug 31, 2022
Why better data on students’ networks can start the school year off right
Identifying students' networks can lend critical data to schools grappling with how best to support their students in the year ahead.
Aug 25, 2022
The parent trap: Mom and Dad are withdrawing their children from public schools
Schools shouldn't fall back into the one-size-fits-all trap that holds them back from helping parents and students reach their unique goals.
Aug 18, 2022
More schools should offer a year-round schooling option
As society slides back into taking for granted that schools are open, it’s time to revisit one of our core assumptions: that school closes during the summer.
Aug 11, 2022
Students’ hidden networks: Relationship mapping as a strategy to build asset-based pathways
Discover the profound potential of approaches to mapping and mobilizing students’ existing social networks, as well as the emerging strategies and tools that schools should consider.
Aug 9, 2022
Some students succeed at the expense of others. It doesn’t have to be that way.
In this excerpt from his new book, Michael Horn argues that moving to a mastery-based education offers a path to escaping the traditional zero-sum system.
Aug 4, 2022
Innovation in action: Taking lessons, programs, and assessments online
King's InterHigh reveals how they're able to offer the first-of-its-kind, full-time, fully online IB program.
Aug 2, 2022