Early STEM Career Exploration

When we were kids we thought about future careers as a doctor or a lawyer or a teacher. Maybe we dreamed of being dancers or football players. Today, kids still think about those options, but they are quickly developing a growing knowledge of […]

What skills will students need?

About a year ago, I read about something called the “gig economy.” Not knowing what that meant, I turned to Google to do a search and within . 30 seconds, I had over 35 million results. After a more advanced search and filter, I learned that the […]

Using career relevance as opportunities for students to apply their knowledge

In the world of standardized tests the content and skills, often called power standards, drive instruction and the focus for learning. This is critically important information for student success on tests and the data that determines school and […]

Going Beyond Content: Preparing Students For a Modern Workforce

“We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist … using technologies that haven’t been invented … in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.”

—Richard Riley, former Secretary of Education

This famous quote […]

Using Entrepreneurship to Nurture Creativity and Innovation

Two educators share how they use innovative real-world projects to build entrepreneurship skills and inspire creativity in their students.

Let’s change that, shall we?

We're attempting to change this narrative and inspire innovative thinking in […]

To Connect Classes to Careers, Consider Erasing Grade Levels

Back in the early 1900s, John Dewey promoted the “learning by doing”approach to education, which would later become the foundation of project-based learning (PBL). This framework allows for students to use knowledge from all areas of study to […]

How to Incorporate the 5th ‘C’ of 21st-Century Learning

Many of you are familiar with the four C’s of the 21^st-century learning framework: collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity. But step back for a second and remember why you teach students in the first place–so they can be […]