New Pathways

Communities Develop Their Future Workforce Through NAF Academies

Education, business, and community leaders can work together to support students in visualizing and creating their future. Wall-to-wall NAF Academies collaborate with communities to develop the future workforce through work-based learning, mentorships, internships, and more.

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Future of Learning

Designing Schools for Shared Use: A Pandemic Silver Lining

By: Randy Fielding, Cierra Mantz, and Nathan Strenge. Now is the time to renew efforts to create and maintain shared use facilities. Here are the challenges, successes, and benefits encountered by a charter school, a large school district, and a private school that have established and maintained the shared use of their facilities.

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Future of Learning

PBL and Early Childhood Education: The Perfect Match

By: Michael Niehoff. Educator and author Sara Lev advocates that young learners deserve and are prepared for the same rigorous, engaging and meaningful learning that PBL provides as learners of all ages.

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Leadership

Striving Toward a Better Accountability System

By: Dr. Jill Siler. Superintendents can be held accountable in a way that is well-rounded, appropriate for children, and reflective of the hopes and dreams of their communities.

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Future of Learning

School Sustainability Is About More Than Just Keeping the Doors Open

Have you developed innovative practices and offerings that are improving learning for your students? There is a wide range of factors that you should consider to ensure that these innovations are sustained in the long-term.

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Place Based Education

Launch of Open-Source Library at SchoolPatterns.com

Randy Fielding introduces the launch of Schoolpatterns.com which aims to solve a common problem encountered by schools working to create vision-aligned learning environments.

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New Pathways

Can We Ditch AP for More Engaging Courses?

Tom Vander Ark shares six tips for education leaders who are thinking about how many AP classes to offer and what alternatives to consider.

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