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🎓✨ Article 11 of our blog series is live! - "Powered by Students: Why HS Cred Asks Not of Teachers nor Admissions Offices" 📚😓 Most educational innovations fail because they add to already overwhelming teacher workloads. HS Cred takes a different approach: we put students in the driver's seat. 🚗💪 We don't ask teachers to overhaul curriculum. We don't ask admissions offices to restructure their processes. Instead, we empower students to transform their existing classwork into polished video presentations 🎥 that earn them validated Academic Capital. ✅ The key insight from my years as a turnaround principal: when students take ownership of documenting their learning for an authentic audience, everything changes. 🔄 The editing process consolidates learning. The student work speaks for itself. And the transformation happens without adding burden to educators. 🌍 Currently presenting these ideas at Osaka University in Japan 🇯🇵, where inquiry-based learning (探究学習) is creating remarkable student work that needs a pathway to admissions validation. The solution is the same across borders: trust students to lead. Read about our student-led approach and our upcoming CUNY STEM Institute pilot launching January 2026 🚀: https://lnkd.in/e_ah_Yy9 #PassionForLearning #AcademicCapital #EducationInnovation #StudentAgency #ProjectBasedLearning

🎓 Which pathway will the Mamdani Administration choose to bring 'Portrait of a Graduate' to life? 👉 Competency-Based Assessment or Project-Based Assessment? Our new blog breaks down the distinction — and explains why PBA offers the clearest, most student-centered path forward. 👇 Check it out after watching the video! https://lnkd.in/egReuXzB

🎓 New York State Education Department's Portrait of a Graduate Implementation Is NOT What You Think! 💡 Today’s video spotlights our latest blog post, which expands on themes from last week’s conversation with Katina Paron, highlighting how initiatives like NYC’s Journalism for All (J4A) help bring POG competencies to life for students. 🔜 Coming next week: Nadav Zeimer unpacks the critical difference between competency-based assessment and performance-based assessment — a distinction essential for any school aiming to implement POG with integrity. 👇 Read the full blog post below! https://lnkd.in/epWr9w8z

📺 WATCH FULL INTERVIEW ON YOUTUBE! 👥 In this conversation, Katina Paron discusses the transformative power of journalism education for high school students. She emphasizes the need for equitable access to journalism programs, the importance of critical thinking and civic engagement, and how student journalism can empower teens to take ownership of their learning. The discussion also highlights the unique environment of student newsrooms, the role of media literacy, and the impact of journalism on college admissions and lifelong learning. https://lnkd.in/etPGkQfA

🚨 NEW ARTICLE ALERT 🚨 : NYC Election Day 2025: Shaping NYC's Educational Landscape ☝ NYC’s next mayor will inherit a $40B school system that’s lost 300,000 students in the past decade. Will they reimagine learning or double down on the status quo? 🏫💭 👉 This piece breaks down where Mamdani, Cuomo, and Sliwa stand — and what’s truly at stake for the future of education in our city. From assessment reform to student-centered learning, the next chapter for NYC schools starts here. 📚✨ https://lnkd.in/eFE4dC7d

“Portrait of a Graduate” is more than a framework—it’s a collective effort to redefine success for every student. In Central Harlem, Principal Z is collaborating with education leaders and community partners to make this vision real for New York learners. If you’re part of this movement, connect with us—let’s learn from each other and grow this work together. #EducationEquity #PortraitOfAGraduate #FutureReadyStudents #nysdeptofed #projectbasedassessment #projectbased #teachers #learning #students