A paper highlighting six models of community problem solving: academically based community service, civic education, environment-based education,place-based learning, service learning, and work-based learning.
A toolkit designed for state and district leaders who are interested in implementing the Common Core Standards in ways that strengthen the 4Cs – critical thinking and problem solving, collaboration, communication, and creativity and innovation.
A framework presenting a holistic view of 21st Century teaching and learning that combines a discrete focus on 21st Century student outcomes (a blending of specific skills, content knowledge, expertise and literacies) with innovative support systems to help students master the multi-dimensional abilities required of them in the 21st Century and beyond.
A glossary to provide a common understanding for the field of the overlaps and differences among various delivery models and initiatives related to college and career readiness. The entries fall into two broad categories: the “how”, or delivery models; and the “what”, the underlying standards and initiatives.
A fact sheet describing Career Technical Education and how it supports successful LCAP implementation for school leaders.
A fact sheet describing Career Technical Education to the general public.
A case-study analysis of four local efforts to align early learning programs with K-12 education in their respective systemic community schools initiatives, including: Cincinnati, Ohio; Evansville, Indiana; Multnomah County, Oregon; and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
A framework for translating the idea of cultivating cross-sector partnerships with a specific focus on improving linkages between elementary education and early childhood into practice.
A research brief regarding a range of practices to help improve the quality and continuity of practice across early childhood and elementary school settings.
