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ConnectED Hosts Japanese Educators
Colleagues, On October 13, ConnectED hosted two visitors from Japan who were eager to learn more about Linked Learning and how districts throughout California have implemented college and career pathways. Mr. Norihiro Miyako from the National Institute of Educational Policy Research and Mr. Takao Mimura, Professor in the Graduate School of Teacher Education at Waseda […]
Giving Tuesday: November 22
Over the last year we saw a 100 percent increase in website traffic. More than 800,000 people viewed a video in our Day at Work series…
Grateful For Our Teachers
Colleagues, A week ago, my wife was sitting quietly on the back porch of her daughter’s duplex. There is a high school just down the street. She could hear the celebratory sounds of graduation, and she began to cry. In a normal year, these would have been tears of joy, but this night she could […]
Story Telling Through Animation
Recently a former ConnectED Board member introduced us to Ron Diamond, CEO of The Animation Show of Shows, Inc. Through this non-profit, Ron curates and releases some of the best animated short films created by students and professionals around the world. The films appear in his annual programs at universities and colleges from Harvard […]
Building a System of College and Career Pathways in New Mexico
In collaboration with the Learning Policy Institute, ConnectED has prepared a report providing state leaders and other stakeholders in New Mexico research and policy recommendations for developing a system of college and career pathways… [Read More]
ConnectED Welcomes New Board Members
We are thrilled to welcome three new members to ConnectED’s Board.
Pursuing School Transformation in a COVID-19 World
In the turmoil and chaos created by the COVID-19 pandemic, it would have been easy for districts aggressively pursuing school reform to put aside those initiatives and focus exclusively on the current crisis. In most of the communities where we’re working, that has not happened. Perhaps because the pandemic has exposed more starkly than […]
This Teachable Moment
Nationwide, schools—from K-12 all the way through postsecondary institutions—are shuttering their doors. Government officials predict that schools are likely to remain closed for the next three to six months, through summer break. As parents, teachers, and students absorb the shocks and challenges of this new reality, many are wrestling with whether and how to sustain learning and teaching during these tumultuous times. In most respects, this is unprecedented. But in some respects, it is not.
Welcome Team Members
In order to meet the growing national demand for College & Career pathways, the ConnectED team is growing. We are excited to announce the addition of two new members to the ConnectED staff, as well as a new board member.
Experiential Learning as Valuable for Adults as It is for Students
The City of Long Beach needs to measure pedestrian traffic in the northwest quarter of the city. To assist the city, a team of seniors in the Academy of Advanced Manufacturing, Construction, and Engineering at Jordon High School are designing a device integrating infrared sensors, an electronic controller, and wireless communication.