What Colorado’s Essential Skills Look Like in Real Classrooms: A Teacher Perspective
Colorado’s Essential Skills are a state-defined set of competencies tied to Colorado law and embedded in the academic standards. First adopted in 2018 [...]
Districts Building Skill Pathways Tied to Instruction Will Outpace Those That Don’t. Here’s How CREC Is Doing It.
Most schools have a portrait of a graduate or employability skills framework. Often, these tools are anchored in a strong vision but sit on the edges of instruction. [...]
Supporting Employability Skills in Every Classroom
Helping students build communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills is not a new instructional priority; it’s something teachers have always done. But as the [...]
Keeping Talent Local Through CTE: Ogallala Commons
Welcome to part four of our rural CTE series. In part three, we learned about statewide CTE strategies from South Dakota CTE Director Laura Scheibe. In today’s blog, [...]
Credible Credentials: Rethinking Readiness in K–12 Education
In a newly released report, Skill Building: The Emerging Micro-Credential Movement in K-12 Education, FutureEd Senior Fellow Anne Kim highlights a growing momentum around micro-credentialing in K–12 schools. [...]
Ensuring Future Student Success: Defining and Assessing 21st Century Skills
School districts around the country share the goal of preparing their students to succeed in the future, regardless of where these students’ individual [...]
Get your house in order: Preparing for change through curriculum mapping
To undertake any major change, the critical first step is to take stock of where you are and get your house in order. In the case of [...]
Personalizing education in your classroom or school
You already know that individual students in your classroom or school respond differently to different types of learning and subject matter. Whether students prefer remote learning, individual learning, [...]
North Dakota’s investment in innovation yields early dividends
For the last several years, REL Central at Marzano Research and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI) have worked together on multiple projects supporting innovative ways to [...]
Resources for educating students during school closures
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to unprecedented social distancing restrictions throughout the country. With many students now being advised to stay home and the majority of U.S.-based schools [...]