{"id":92001,"date":"2024-06-17T12:47:13","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T16:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=92001"},"modified":"2024-06-17T12:47:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T16:47:13","slug":"nyc-high-school-reimagines-career-technical-education-for-the-21st-century-bauld-several-other-items-re-the-k12-learning-ecosystem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2024\/06\/17\/nyc-high-school-reimagines-career-technical-education-for-the-21st-century-bauld-several-other-items-re-the-k12-learning-ecosystem\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;NYC High School Reimagines Career &#038; Technical Education for the 21st Century&#8221; [Bauld] + several other items re: the K12 learning ecosystem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the74million.org\/article\/nyc-high-school-reimagines-career-technical-education-for-the-21st-century\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>NYC High School Reimagines Career &amp; Technical Education for the 21st Century<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from the74million.org by Andrew Bauld<br \/>\n<em>Thomas A. Edison High School is providing students with the skills to succeed in both college and career in an unusually creative way.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">From DSC:<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Very interesting to see the mention of an R&amp;D department here! Very cool.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Baker said ninth graders in<strong> <span style=\"color: #800000;\">the R&amp;D department<\/span><\/strong> designed the essential skills rubric for their grade so that regardless of what content classes students take, they all get the same immersion into critical career skills. Student voice is now so integrated into Edison\u2019s core that teachers work with student designers to plan their units. And he said teachers are becoming comfortable with the language of career-centered learning and essential skills while students appreciate the engagement and develop a new level of confidence.<br \/>\n&#8230;<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">The R&amp;D department<\/span><\/strong> has grown to include teachers from every department working with students to figure out how to integrate essential skills into core academic classes. In this way, they\u2019re applying one of the\u00a0XQ Institute\u2019s crucial\u00a0Design Principles\u00a0for innovative high schools:\u00a0Youth Voice and Choice.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79725 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/DSC-MoreVoiceChoiceControl.jpg\" alt=\"Learners need: More voice. More choice. More control. -- this image was created by Daniel Christian\" width=\"75%\" height=\"75%\" srcset=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/DSC-MoreVoiceChoiceControl.jpg 600w, http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/DSC-MoreVoiceChoiceControl-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettingsmart.com\/2024\/06\/10\/student-enterprise-invite-learners-to-launch-a-media-agency-or-publication\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Student Enterprise: Invite Learners to Launch a Media Agency or Publication<\/strong> <\/a>&#8212; from gettingsmart.com by Tom Vander Ark<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Client-connected projects have become a focal point of the Real World Learning initiative, offering students opportunities to solve real-world problems in collaboration with industry professionals.<\/li>\n<li>Organizations like CAPS, NFTE, and Journalistic Learning facilitate community connections and professional learning opportunities, making it easier to implement client projects and entrepreneurship education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Important trend: client projects.<\/strong>\u00a0Work-based learning has been growing with career academies and renewed interest in CTE. Six years ago, a subset of WBL called client-connected projects became a focal point of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/realworldlearning.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Real World Learning<\/a>\u00a0initiative in Kansas City where they are defined as authentic problems that students solve in collaboration with professionals from industry, not-for-profit, and community-based organizations\u2026.and allow students to: engage directly with employers, address real-world problems, and develop essential skills.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettingsmart.com\/2024\/06\/13\/portrait-of-a-community-to-empower-learning-transformation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Portrait of a Community to Empower Learning Transformation<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from gettingsmart.com by Rebecca Midles and Mason Pashia<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Community Portrait approach encourages diverse voices to shape the future of education, ensuring it reflects the needs and aspirations of all stakeholders.<\/li>\n<li>Active, representative community engagement is essential for creating meaningful and inclusive educational environments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettingsmart.com\/whitepaper\/the-portrait-model-building-coherence-in-school-and-system-redesign\/\">Portrait of a Graduate<\/a>\u2014a collaborative effort to define what learners should know and be able to do upon graduation\u2014has likely generated enthusiasm in your community. However, the challenge of future-ready graduates persists: How can we turn this vision into a reality within our diverse and dynamic schools, especially amid the current national political tensions and contentious curriculum debates?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The answer lies in active, inclusive community engagement. It\u2019s about crafting a Community Portrait that reflects the rich diversity of our neighborhoods. This approach, grounded in the same principles used to design effective learning systems, seeks to cultivate deep, reciprocal relationships within the community. When young people are actively involved, the potential for meaningful change increases exponentially.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/edtechmagazine.com\/k12\/article\/2024\/06\/qa-why-schools-must-redesign-learning-include-all-students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Q&amp;A: Why Schools Must Redesign Learning to Include All Students<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from edtechmagazine.com by Taashi Rowe<br \/>\n<em>Systems are broken, not children, says K\u201312 disability advocate Lindsay E. Jones.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Although Lindsay E. Jones came from a family of educators, she didn\u2019t expect that going to law school would steer her back into the family business. Over the years she became a staunch advocate for children with disabilities. And as mom to a son with learning disabilities and ADHD who is in high school and doing great, her advocacy is personal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Jones previously served as president and CEO of the National Center for Learning Disabilities and was senior director for policy and advocacy at the Council for Exceptional Children. Today, she is the CEO at CAST, an organization focused on creating inclusive learning environments in K\u201312. EdTech: Focus on K\u201312 spoke with Jones about how digital transformation, artificial intelligence and visionary leaders can support inclusive learning environments.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Our brains are all as different as our fingerprints, and throughout its 40-year history, CAST has been focused on one core value: People are not broken, systems are poorly designed. And those systems are creating a barrier that holds back human innovation and learning.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NYC High School Reimagines Career &amp; Technical Education for the 21st Century &#8212; from the74million.org by Andrew Bauld Thomas A. Edison High School is providing students with the skills to succeed in both college and career in an unusually creative way. From DSC: Very interesting to see the mention of an R&amp;D department here! 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