Posts by Nate McClennen
Integrating Place, Projects, and Profession to Build Purpose and Competency
Integrate place, project, and profession-based learning for enhanced student engagement, purpose, and competency from K-12 education.
The Rise of AI Agents: More Time for Real-World Learning or the Era of Cognitive Laziness?
Explore how AI agents can transform education by increasing efficiency, fostering real-world learning, and posing challenges of cognitive laziness.
The Importance of Purpose-Based Learning in K-12 Education
Purpose-based learning connects students to real-world tasks, boosting engagement and preparing them for societal contributions.
Let High Schoolers Do Less? Let High Schoolers Experience More
Redesign high schools with personalized learning and real-world experiences to better prepare students for college and careers.
Next-Generation Durable Skills Assessment
Next-generation assessments of durable skills are crucial for validating competencies across educational and professional contexts, using AI and VR.
Why High-Quality Learning Opportunities Must Be Accessible to Every Student
Core design principles for thriving learners include accessibility, personalization, purpose, joy, authenticity, and challenge for high-quality education.
Floating Microschools: Adaptive and Mobile Learning Environments
Mohammed Rezwan talks about microschools globally, and how he used rafts to solve the education accessibility dilemma in Bangladesh.
Small Schools, Big Umbrella: Expanding, Defining and Scaling the Microschool Ecosystem
The blog explores the increasing attention on microschools as a personalized educational alternative and highlights different scaling approaches for microschools in both private and public sectors.
Passion Projects and Peer Feedback: A Recipe for Work That Matters
In our latest check-in on Khan World School, we observe inspiring student-led projects, inquiry-based learning and personalized experiences.
The Students Are Talking, It’s Time We Listen
Student voice is often requested, but only selectively. We must encourage, engage and include students far more than we already do in our education systems.