Career-Connected Learning

Fostering Innovation Part 3: Collaborative Problem-Solving to Help All Students Succeed Now and in Their Future

There is a growing focus in education on developing students' collaborative problem-solving (CPS) skills, which are critical for future career readiness but often overlooked in traditional assessments.

Fostering Innovation Part 2: The Importance of Incorporating Transversal Skills into Teaching and Learning

Transversal skills are universally applicable abilities that remain essential despite the constant evolution of the job market and specific hard skills. Learn about the crucial role of transversal

Fostering Innovation Part 1: The Crucial Role of Creative Thinking in Education and the Workplace

Learn how incorporating creative thinking in the classroom helps students develop critical 21st-century workplace skills. We all know the 4-C’s (Creativity, Critical Thinking, Communication, & Collaboration) and

Preparing for the Future: Exploring Careers

Career-connected learning is essential to prepare students for future jobs, especially in STEM-related fields. Learn how strategies such as career days, interest surveys, community projects, mentoring programs, and

Elementary Entrepreneurship: The Sky’s the Limit

Fostering entrepreneurship in the classroom encourages students to develop hard and soft skills, engage in problem-solving, and communicate effectively while pursuing their entrepreneurial ideas. Read about four key

Students as Innovators: Why STEM Learning Matters More Than Ever

With the projected growth of STEM occupations, STEM education is critical. Providing early and diverse opportunities in STEM fosters important future-ready skills like collaboration and problem-solving while preparing

Social Studies and Art Projects for Women’s History Month

Inspire and engage students during Women's History Month and beyond with these social studies and art projects centered around the history, successes, and accomplishments of women.

Transforming Social Studies Education with STEM, PBL & Real-World Connection

Learn how Eli Rollman, a 7th-grade social studies teacher at Creekland Middle School in Cherokee County School District in Northwest Georgia, implemented STEM-based PBL focused on the 4

What Matters Gets Measured: Defining and Evaluating Student Goals

Portrait of a Graduate (PoG) competencies — such as communication, critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving — are crucial for student success beyond school. Schools and districts must establish, measure, and

Driving Student Outcomes Through Competency-Based Learning

Learn how Lindsay Unified School District, a rural school district located in California, created and implemented a competency-based, project-based learning system with the help of Defined Learning. Lindsay

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