Exploring New Pathways at the NVSIDE Conference
The Nevada Society of Innovators and Digital Educators, NVSIDE, which was formerly known as CUE Nevada, held its in-person Silver State Technology conference at the Lied STEM Academy.
It is Time to Redefine Entrepreneurship, Focusing on the Skilled Trades
We need to give younger people, especially in underserved communities, hope by highlighting accessible and lucrative career paths that improve lives for families.
Imitation Is Inspiration: Copy-Paste Your Way to Success
Angela Duckworth pens her latest tip on how imitation is inspiration.
North Star Goal: Every Learner on a Personalized Pathway
Recent policies, commitments and initiatives at the state and national level are paving the way for new, effective pathways to skillful employment.
Three Keys to Making Game-Based Learning Student-Centered
There is a wide array of resources available that support learning through digital games and established approaches for integrating games into the school curriculum. Some fit easily into existing teaching practices and have seen widespread adoption, including platforms like Kahoot!
Human-Centered Learning May Be Missing the Point
What would it look like to shift equity and inclusion to encompass a more full ecological lens? Mason Pashia explores in his latest post.
Credentialing Everything: A Primer on Learning and Employment Records and Digital Wallets
Credentials and learner records are accelerating the shift to competency-based learning and help learners manage unbundled learning by collecting evidence from multiple providers and provide quicker and more personalized onramps to high-wage employment.
Is Knowledge Power? What the AI Conversation is Missing
The age of AI begs the question: what skills and knowledge are uniquely human? With massive search engine capacity and AI tools to scan, reorganize, and create new ways of interpreting information, where should learners be focusing their time and attention? Mason and Nate from Getting Smart explores in their latest post.
From the State House to the Classroom: How Policymakers Can Help Bring Competency-Based Education Into Reality
Wyoming’s big shift towards competency-based education (CBE) isn’t just a policy milestone - it’s an opportunity to examine partnership-based approaches to implementing CBE.
An Education Journey: A Q&A with Rachelle Dené Poth
We asked our frequent columnist Rachelle Dené Poth a few questions about belonging, teaching and leading.