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Identifying the Top Four Challenges in K-12 Education

Digital Promise

Aubrey is the Research Director at Digital Promise. Kelsey is the Research Communications Manager at Digital Promise. Challenge-based, problem-based, project-based, and civic learning through community engagement are approaches that share a common interest in authentic learning. Why is this important?

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OPINION: When ‘business as usual’ is no longer defensible in the liberal arts

The Hechinger Report

In addition to field-specific knowledge in, for example, computer science or history, sound liberal arts education delivers the development of transferable skills, such as “critical thinking.” When pressed for specifics, they say things like: “your grads never give up” and “they come up with approaches I’d never think of.”.

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Teaching What Matters: Preparing Students for an AI-Driven World

Dr. Shannon Doak

Emotional intelligence, critical thinking, and adaptability—things that go far beyond the technical. Critical Thinking and Problem Solving : Instead of just drilling memorization, we need to help students flex their critical thinking muscles. The essential skills for these jobs?