{"id":88509,"date":"2023-09-02T09:20:44","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T13:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=88509"},"modified":"2023-09-02T10:47:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T14:47:13","slug":"two-items-re-k-12-learning-ecosystem-that-show-the-motivating-power-of-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2023\/09\/02\/two-items-re-k-12-learning-ecosystem-that-show-the-motivating-power-of-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Two items re: K-12 learning ecosystem that show the motivating power of choice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the74million.org\/article\/innovative-high-schools-phoenix-union\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Build Your Own High School: Phoenix Students Choose from 500 Classes, Internships, College Courses, Career Programs &amp; More<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from the74million.org by Beth Hawkins; via Michael Horn<br \/>\n<em>At Phoenix Union City, high school doesn\u2019t refer to a building but a personalized path of experiences that teenagers create for themselves.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">PXU City HS has no physical site \u2014 its 83 students create custom programs, <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>choosing from a menu of some 500 options from<\/strong> <\/span>Phoenix Union High School District\u2019s bricks-and-mortar schools; its online-only program, internships; jobs; college classes; and career training programs.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>But in the process, it became clear just how many high school-aged students were working, caring for siblings, filling in for their parents or significantly behind \u2014 or ahead and bored \u2014 academically.<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\nIf PXU City works as well for all its students as it does for Dominguez, he adds, every high school in the district ought to throw away the bell schedule and offer a truly personalized education.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewjournal.com\/local\/education\/every-day-matters-ccsd-students-teachers-kick-off-2023-24-school-year-2883358\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>\u2018Every day matters\u2019: CCSD students, teachers kick off 2023-24 school year<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from reviewjournal.com by Julie Wootton-Greener; via Michael Horn<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>There are 10 areas of study students chose from:<\/strong> <\/span>architectural design, business administration logistics-distribution, computer science, construction technology, cybersecurity, diesel\/auto technology, energy technologies, human and social services, teaching and training, and sports medicine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Students pick a job within the program they\u2019re working toward, but that can change, Cordia said, noting that there are hundreds of possible jobs within the automotive program.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The school received e more than 1,000 applications from interested students, he said, calling it \u201cvery humbling.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Addendum that also involves changes within the K12 learning ecosystem:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2023-08-28-is-the-post-pandemic-era-ripe-for-rethinking-high-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Is the Post-Pandemic Era Ripe for Rethinking High School?<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from edsurge.com by Rebecca Koenig<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Build Your Own High School: Phoenix Students Choose from 500 Classes, Internships, College Courses, Career Programs &amp; More &#8212; from the74million.org by Beth Hawkins; via Michael Horn At Phoenix Union City, high school doesn\u2019t refer to a building but a personalized path of experiences that teenagers create for themselves. 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