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Andy Calkins

@andrewcalkins

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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.

Gloucester, MA
Joined October 2011
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Andy Calkins
7 months
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. @MastTranscript @lauramslover @SujataBhatt
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gettingsmart.com
Full implementation and acceptance of new education models requires an explicit and collective rewrite of our learning infrastructure.
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Andy Calkins
9 months
How can gen-AI help communities transform learning to help their students develop the capacities in their grad portrait? The 8 orgs behind are working hard to help this vision come true! @Getting_Smart @NextGenLC Read all about it:
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gettingsmart.com
Generative AI accelerates Horizon 3 transformation by enabling personalized, competency-based learning and scaling coaching in education.
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Andy Calkins
1 year
đź“·.@KamalaHarris -- 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 @TheDemocrats @swingleft @MoveOn @SimonWDC .
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Andy Calkins
1 year
#ThankyouJoeBiden. You have shown what true patriotism means. Now the #USA will hear the truth about your tremendous legacy as President. Now the @DNC & all Americans seeking to protect democracy, the planet, & women's reproductive rights can help elect @VP Kamala Harris. @POTUS
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Andy Calkins
1 year
Everyone who has anything to do with schools, learning, and youth development, please read this blog, published today on the @NextGenLC website. A beautiful calling-in that every educator should hear. Thank you Kara! @Distinctive_Edu #edchat
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nextgenlearning.org
What would teaching look like if it were full of purpose, passion, love, and equity? Explore the do's and don'ts that can instill these values in your…
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Andy Calkins
1 year
#asugsvsummit: Join our lively session Monday at 4:10pm in the Glass Classroom (Town Square, lobby level behind Registration) to explore a Big Question: How can techpreneurs & educators co-design more effectively? Why DON'T they? @asugsvsummit @nextgenLC
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Apr 15, 2024 – Apr 15, 2024 at the ASU+GSV Summit!
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Andy Calkins
1 year
RT @TylerThigpen: In learner-centered environments, students struggle more in right-sized ways and benefit greatly from the struggle https:….
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education-reimagined.org
Tyler Thigpen of The Forest School shares practical steps to making the transition to true learner-led education.
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Andy Calkins
2 years
Note to @NFL & @Peacock: I'm with @RepPatRyanNY . Restricting a playoff game to streamers is 100% about more money for the league & owners and nothing else -- no matter how you blather about "reaching new audiences." Fine, stream! But #KeepNFLbroadcasts!
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Andy Calkins
2 years
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 @NextGenLC @VUSDHR @PORTLANDPUBLIC
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nextgenlearning.org
Explore courage in education through inspiring stories of resilience during challenging times. Learn to navigate hardships and triumph in the face of…
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Andy Calkins
2 years
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: @NextGenLC
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scalingstudentsuccess.org
Practice and Policy Briefs In 2022, Scaling Student Success established The Reimagining CA Schools Innovation Pilot, a collaborative effort among school districts on a journey to realize their...
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Andy Calkins
2 years
#Aurora23! Utter rock-star group of next gen learning leaders -- adults AND students -- will help participants in this Monday afternoon workshop @Aurora_Inst Symposium activate their graduate portrait. Immersive, practical, compelling. Come! 1:45-3pm, Primrose D. @NextGenLC
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Andy Calkins
2 years
Excellent, provocative blog from @RigganMatthew of @WorkshopSchool, 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? @NextGenLC
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nextgenlearning.org
Explore why colleges and careers need to be better prepared to educate and employ the youth as much as students need to become college and career-ready.
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Andy Calkins
2 years
What happens AFTER a school district adopts a Portrait of a Graduate? @NextGenLC 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:
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What happens after a school district adopts a Portrait of a Graduate? Join Transcend and NGLC to hear directly from educators and learners about the shifts…
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Andy Calkins
2 years
I bookmarked FIVE different resources I found in this compelling new @NextGenLC blog from Antwan Allen at @RelayGSE. It is packed with concrete advice on the deep work of REAL culturally responsive teaching. Use it! @CRTHub @SELCulture_AISD @caselorg
nextgenlearning.org
Discover five culturally responsive and inclusive teaching ideas to help students develop a sense of belonging, academic success, and a critical worldview.
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Andy Calkins
2 years
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 @NextGenLC
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Andy Calkins
2 years
#SXSWEDU Vote for unlocking human potential! Here are 11 amazing sessions highlighted by the amazing @DrPamelaCantor. Cast your vote and make them happen! #UnlockHumanPotential #PanelPicker #SXSWEDU2024 @NextGenLC #edreform.
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Andy Calkins
2 years
Time to #wakeupAmerica. NOW. To solve the challenges we face, we ALL need to be part of the solution. See @GrantLichtman's great article on a new taxonomy for #publiceducation. And my earlier one on the paradigm shift #K12 needs. +
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nextgenlearning.org
Explore a new taxonomy of learning imperatives for K-12 education that addresses existential challenges impacting students, from AI to a breakdown of…
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Andy Calkins
2 years
RT @NextGenLC: What does complete coherence in vision, learning model, operating model & change model in school systems look like when it c….
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