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Working with Industry Partners to Design Real-World, AI-Enhanced Projects
Generative AI tools like ChatGPT help students engage deeply in authentic problem-solving challenges by supporting research, ideation, and content creation. This strategy explores how students can use AI to empathize with real-world partners,...
Extending Existing Projects with AI
Educators can integrate AI into projects they already know work well. By adding an AI-powered layer, teachers can create richer learning opportunities, spark new insights, and extend student thinking beyond what was previously possible.
Agency-Driven Leadership: The Catalyst for Change
This first installment in a three-part series introduces the concept of agency-driven leadership, exploring how leaders at every level can act as catalysts for change by modeling the focus, resilience, and growth mindset that make agentic learning...
The 4Cs: Understanding Agency-Driven Leadership in Action
This second installment in a three-part series introduces the 4Cs—Conceptual Understanding, Commitment, Competency, and Capacity—as a practical framework for agency-driven leadership, offering leaders clear entry points to strengthen the conditions...
Leveraging AI to Transform Teaching and Learning
Starting Smart with Learning Acceleration: A Quick Guide for School Leaders
This guide equips principals and school-based leaders to make learning acceleration part of daily teaching and learning. Organized around five foundational questions, it provides Hop, Skip, and Leapfrog actions that help leaders align vision,...
Starting Smart with Learning Acceleration: A Quick Guide for Local Education Agency (LEA) Leaders
This quick guide supports district and system leaders in embedding learning acceleration into the instructional core by aligning strategy, professional learning, and system conditions. Organized around five foundational questions, it offers Hop,...
Professional Development for Virtual Schooling and Online Learning
This report, created by the North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL) research committee, aims to raise awareness of misconceptions and provide guidance on professional development for traditional and online schools. School leaders have...
NACSA Viewpoint: Authorizing Online Learning
Online learning is growing by 40% annually and creating new full- and part-time options for students and families. However, most charter school legislation, drafted in the early 1990s, is not inclusive to online learning opportunities. This paper...
Aurora Institute's 2024 State Policy Priorities
The Aurora Institute has released state policy recommendations to enable our education system to transition from an industrial age “one-size-fits-all” model, to a future-focused model that supports education innovation, student agency, builds...
Current to Future State: Issues and Action Steps for State Policy to Support Personalized, Competency-Based Learning
This report provides a roadmap and action steps for state policymakers to catalyze transformational change in K-12 education toward a future vision for systems that ensure success for all students. In this report, iNACOL articulates a vision for...