
Andy Calkins
@andrewcalkins
Adder to all of the tribes that are important in my life: family, friends, colleagues, and all those re-imagining public education in the US and globally.
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http://nextgenlearning.org 18-10-2011 21:19:14
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What does complete coherence in vision, learning model, operating model & change model in school systems look like when it combines ideas from what Andy Calkins calls the "Western industrial" and the "Indigenous Natural" paradigms? #EdLeaders #SuptChat nextgenlearning.org/articles/why-t…


Time to #wakeupAmerica. NOW. To solve the challenges we face, we ALL need to be part of the solution. See Grant Lichtman's great article on a new taxonomy for #publiceducation. And my earlier one on the paradigm shift #K12 needs. nextgenlearning.org/articles/new-t… + tinyurl.com/d4np8z4z

#SXSWEDU Vote for unlocking human potential! Here are 11 amazing sessions highlighted by the amazing Pamela Cantor, M.D.. Cast your vote and make them happen! bit.ly/sxswedupanelpi… #UnlockHumanPotential #PanelPicker #SXSWEDU2024 Next Generation Learning Challenges #edreform

NGLC invites you to see how we are transforming our organization with fundamental shifts in #power around #staffdevelopment. Find out why & how we focus on growth, not evaluation. @BeatoDr Andy Calkins nextgenlearning.org/articles/emplo…

What does it look like when traditional patterns of hierarchical power are disrupted? What if our orgs reflected what we now know about what motivates people to do great work? SUCH A KEY TOPIC. Vote for this session! #PanelPicker #SXSWEDU2024 Next Generation Learning Challenges panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/134540

I bookmarked FIVE different resources I found in this compelling new Next Generation Learning Challenges blog from Antwan Allen at Relay Graduate School of Education. It is packed with concrete advice on the deep work of REAL culturally responsive teaching. Use it! Culturally Responsive Teaching Hub @SELCulture_AISD CASEL nextgenlearning.org/articles/back-…

What happens AFTER a school district adopts a Portrait of a Graduate? Next Generation Learning Challenges and @TranscendBuilds will gather leading educators and learners to discuss how they're activating this crucial shift TOMORROW. Come to this virtual session! Register here: lu.ma/graduateportra…

Excellent, provocative blog from Matthew Riggan of The Workshop School, asking: shouldn't colleges and employers contribute more than they are to the skill development of the young people who find their way to them? Next Generation Learning Challenges nextgenlearning.org/articles/who-i…

#Aurora23! Utter rock-star group of next gen learning leaders -- adults AND students -- will help participants in this Monday afternoon workshop Aurora Institute Symposium activate their graduate portrait. Immersive, practical, compelling. Come! 1:45-3pm, Primrose D. Next Generation Learning Challenges


Bringing your Graduate Profile to life? Need good advice? Scaling Student Success has released a series of case studies of five CA districts that can help. Well worth reading. One is drawn from NGLC's own set of five: nextgenlearning.org/portrait-of-a-…. Next Generation Learning Challenges scalingstudentsuccess.org/briefs/

Teachers and administrators in NGLC's network are finding ways to act humanely and bravely in the face of all the challenges within the systems that govern what goes on in schools today. Check out their stories! #EdChat Next Generation Learning Challenges Vista Unified SD Portland Schools nextgenlearning.org/articles/three…


In learner-centered environments, students struggle more in right-sized ways and benefit greatly from the struggle education-reimagined.org/differences-be… Education Reimagined ht The Forest School: An Acton Academy

When #PersonalizedLearning is combined with #StudentVoice and choice, math teachers and students can tailor what and how the student learns to best meet their needs. New Classrooms Next Generation Learning Challenges #deeperlearning nextgenlearning.org/articles/empow…


Everyone who has anything to do with schools, learning, and youth development, please read this blog, published today on the Next Generation Learning Challenges website. A beautiful calling-in that every educator should hear. Thank you Kara! Distinctive Schools #edchat nextgenlearning.org/articles/educa…

#ThankyouJoeBiden. You have shown what true patriotism means. Now the #USA will hear the truth about your tremendous legacy as President. Now the Democratic Party & all Americans seeking to protect democracy, the planet, & women's reproductive rights can help elect Vice President JD Vance Kamala Harris. President Donald J. Trump


📷 Kamala Harris -- Along with Beyonce's Freedom, you might play this one at your rallies. It speaks the truth! And makes us all want to MOVE. #KamalaHarris2024 #KamalaHarris #Kamala2024 Democrats Swing Left MoveOn Simon Rosenberg youtube.com/watch?v=FciQeR…

How can gen-AI help communities transform learning to help their students develop the capacities in their grad portrait? The 8 orgs behind Collective-Shift.org are working hard to help this vision come true! Getting Smart Next Generation Learning Challenges Read all about it: gettingsmart.com/2024/10/10/how…

College admissions & the HS transcript need to change. They were appropriate for a different time and world. What will replace them? Read about infrastructure currently being created in this excellent blog. Mastery Transcript Consortium® (MTC) @lauramslover Sujata Bhatt gettingsmart.com/2024/12/06/a-n…