Elements of the Next Education Workforce

Elements of the Next Education Workforce

There is no one-size-fits-all Next Education Workforce model. The diverse contexts, assets and needs of each school inform the design and implementation of each model. However, all Next Education Workforce models share several common elements. This document describes...
Elements of the Next Education Workforce

Elements brief: Teams of educators with distributed expertise

Dive deeper into one of the big ideas highlighted in the Elements of the Next Education Workforce: teams of educators with distributed expertise. This brief asks three questions: “What does this element look like in action?” “What evidence do we have...
Elements of the Next Education Workforce

Elements brief: Deeper and personalized learning

Dive deeper into one of the big ideas highlighted in the Elements of the Next Education Workforce: deeper and personalized learning. This brief asks three questions: “What does this element look like in action?” “What evidence do we have that this...
Elements of the Next Education Workforce

Elements brief: Specializations and advancement pathways

Dive deeper into one of the big ideas highlighted in the Elements of the Next Education Workforce: specializations and advancement pathways. This brief asks three questions: “What does this element look like in action?” “What evidence do we have that...
Elements of the Next Education Workforce

Are we ready for the Next Education Workforce?

In an effort to help teams, schools or districts self-assess their readiness to embark on this sort of work, we created this document to capture a common set of conditions that were present in places that are successfully moving toward Next Education Workforce...
SPARK School: School profile

SPARK School: School profile

At SPARK School at Kyrene de las Manitas, 120 students in multi-aged grade bands (third through fifth grades) work with a core team of six educators: one teacher executive designer, two certified teachers and three teacher candidates. The prototype...
SPARK School: School profile

SPARK School: Spotlight on the schedule

At SPARK School at Kyrene de las Manitas, 120 students in multi-aged grade bands (third through fifth grades) work with a core team of six educators: one teacher executive designer, two certified teachers and three teacher candidates. The prototype...
SPARK School: School profile

SPARK School: Learning space layout

At SPARK School at Kyrene de las Manitas, 120 students in multi-aged grade bands (third through fifth grades) work with a core team of six educators: one teacher executive designer, two certified teachers and three teacher candidates. The prototype...
SPARK School: School profile

Whittier Elementary: School profile

In Fall 2020, Whittier Elementary in Mesa, Arizona will create two team-based learning communities with 170 students in grades four through six. Each “house” will include 85 students and will be guided by an educator team comprising three certified teachers and two...
SPARK School: School profile

Whittier Elementary: Spotlight on the schedule

In Fall 2020, Whittier Elementary in Mesa, Arizona will create two team-based learning communities with 170 students in grades four through six. Each “house” will include 85 students and will be guided by an educator team comprising three certified teachers and two...