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Relationships come first

Learn how MLFC works with schools and other partners to 1) provide all students with deeper and personalized learning by building teams of educators with distributed expertise and 2) empower educators by developing new opportunities for role-based specialization and advancement.

Video: What is the Next Education Workforce?

How the Next Education Workforce initiative at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation works with schools and other partners.

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Living Library

The Living Library brought more than 35 community educators — from stay-at-home parents to investment bankers — to connect with high school students struggling to see the importance of learning math.

Deeper and personalized learning at Stevenson Elementary

Hear from Stevenson Elementary School students about the school’s approach to student-centered learning, including student voice and choice in learning paths.

Stevenson’s team-based model

Hear from Stevenson Elementary School principal Krista Adams about educator teams’ dynamic approach to supporting students.

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How teaming has impacted one lead teacher’s practice

Mountain View School kindergarten lead teacher Danielle Ashenbrener describes how a team-based approach has helped her to get to know her students better and to target student learning to meet individual students’ needs.

Changing the model: Building the Next Education Workforce

What’s normal in education is broken. In collaboration with school and community partners, Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation is working to change that. 

Principled Innovation: Redesigning education

Principled Innovation emboldens us to be able to ask the question, “We can, but should we?” This video, created by MLFC’s Principled Innovation Team, introduces Next Education Workforce models and explores how their development is an example of principled innovation.

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The relationship between deeper and personalized learning and teams of educators with distributed expertise

Hear from MLFC Dean Carole Basile about the relationship between deeper and personalized learning and teams of educators with distributed expertise.

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The critical importance of the Next Education Workforce

Hear from MLFC Dean Carole Basile about why Next Education Workforce models are critically important, especially today.

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SPARK School educators work as a team

This clip features four educators from SPARK School. In it, they describe the impact of teaming with distributed expertise on both educators and students.

SPARK School invites experts to the classroom

SPARK School implements deeper and personalized learning

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Teams and Distributed Expertise

Principal of Stevenson Elementary School Krista Adams shares how taking a teaming approach counters loneliness, empowers educators, and results in a better experience for both educators and students.

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Hiring for Next Education Workforce models

Copper Trails principal Stacy E. Ellis shares how her criteria for hiring new educators changed as a result of teams adopting a Next Education Workforce model.

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The benefits of teaming for students & educators

Mountain View School kindergarten lead teacher Danielle Ashenbrener describes why Next Education Workforce models are great for both students and educators.

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The impact of teaming on the role of the school leader

Krista Adams talks about how her role as principal of Stevenson Elementary School has shifted as her school has adopted a Next Education Workforce model.

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Benefits of teaming: Educator retention, educator leadership opportunities, & student learning

Justin Wing, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources at Mesa Public Schools, shares three benefits of Next Education Workforce models — educator retention, educator leadership opportunities, and student learning.

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Two recommendations for adopting a Next Education Workforce model

Justin Wing, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources at Mesa Public Schools, shares two recommendations for those considering adopting Next Education Workforce models: changing your mindset and starting slowly.

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Teaming challenges: Working together & managing conflict

In this clip, Clinical Assistant Professor and Senior Program Strategist Kelly Owen shares what she sees as the biggest challenge for educators interested in adopting a team-based model and makes recommendations for how teams might overcome that challenge.

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Advice for educators interested in adopting a team-based approach

Clinical Assistant Professor and Senior Program Strategist Kelly Owen shares two pieces of advice for educators interested in adopting a team-based approach.