Posts about College and Career Readiness
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How PBL Builds Portrait of a Graduate Competencies Part 4: Communication, Collaboration, Citizenship
This is Part 4 of a four-part series on “Portrait of a Graduate” goals that have been set by many schools and districts. My first post argued that project-based learning
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How Competency-Based Learning Builds 21st-Century Skills
Competencies, future-ready skills, and 21st-century skills all involve students doing something. For the students, these ideas represent the “how” to do something or the skills needed to navigate a situation.
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Building Future Ready Skills through Defined Careers
We continue to hear there is a skill deficiency for young adults coming out of high school and college. Yet, what specific skills are needed and how can learners build
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The Need for Durable Skills Beyond School
In today’s world, technical skills are advancing faster than ever before. Yet there is a set of very important skills that will last a lifetime. These skills are now
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The Benefits of College and Career Readiness for Middle School Students
By starting to focus on career and college readiness at the middle school level through career-connected learning, educators can help students learn about the many options available to them, spark
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Three Ways to Get Students Excited About Creating Their Own Career Paths
In today's ever-changing job market, we need to help students develop a variety of skills that will enable them to be flexible with the changes we are seeing
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Incorporating Career Relevance in the Classroom
For almost a decade I’ve started the school year by asking my urban elementary students to draw a picture of what they think a scientist does at work all
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How PBL Builds Portrait of a Graduate Competencies Part 3: Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Innovation & Creativity
In my first post in this series, “Why PBL is Key to Meeting Portrait of a Graduate Goals” I argued that project-based learning is one of the most effective ways
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How PBL Builds Portrait of a Graduate Competencies Part 2: Academic Knowledge & Skills and Career Readiness
In my last post, “Why PBL is Key to Meeting Portrait of a Graduate Goals” I made the case for using project-based learning to build the student competencies commonly listed
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Why PBL is Key to Meeting Portrait of a Graduate Goals
Does your school or district have a “portrait of a graduate”? They’re also called “ideal graduate” descriptions, and you might have heard of a “learner profile” and the older
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