Promising Practices Past Articles

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Uplift Boys of Color

Young men and boys of color often experience “invisible” forms of trauma and social and emotional disadvantages — learn how to recognize their needs and build their trust.

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Avocado toast prepared by Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center students as part of a problem-based learning assignment.

A Recipe for Health

Culinary, healthcare and digital technology students take on Type 2 diabetes with delicious recipes and cooking videos at West Virginia’s Calhoun-Gilmer Career Center.

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CTE Data Deep Dive

Learn how educators at Ohio’s two-time Pacesetter winner Penta Career Center are using assessment data to take instruction in their CTE programs to the next level.

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PBL + NASA = Success

Learn how three teams of students in the STEM Academy at Oklahoma’s Meridian Technology Center were selected as finalists in NASA’S annual HUNCH design competition.

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From left to right: Katie Hennessy, ELA Teacher; Skip Fulton, Principal; Cassie Swanson, World Studies Teacher, Mapleton Middle School

No More As, Bs & Cs!

Mapleton Middle School’s standards-based grading journey has students excited about school and taking greater ownership of their learning instead of just earning a grade.

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Valuing Teachers

A data-driven approach to teacher recruitment and retention is helping districts in South Carolina, Indiana and Delaware build, support and retain a diverse pool of highly effective teachers.