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Future Focused in Ed Week: 

How the "If You Ask Me..." gallery is changing conversations.


Education Week published an article highlighting how our exhibit is keeping student voice at the center of education policy discussion.
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What Does Personalized Learning Really Look Like?

By Nikolaus Namba | Director of 21st Century Learning, Lindsay Unified School District, CA 

Here’s a question I receive often: “Can you just tell me the exact steps to personalize learning?” 

The short answer? No.

No one can tell you identical steps to create personalized learning. But here’s my best advice...
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Internship Update!

Future Focused Interns are visiting the legislature, filming videos, analyzing data...and dressing up as carrots? Keep up with their experiences working in the field at Presbyterian Hospital, Improve Group, MediaDesk, and more on Twitter and Facebook. Click photos to see the social media post.

Learn more about the internship program here.

Why We Need Social Emotional Learning Standards Now

Cynthia Ramirez, Director of Student Support at Technology Leadership High School, explains how her school model was intentionally developed to align strong academic rigor and social emotional learning. And it's changing lives every day.

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"If You Ask Me..." Visits the Capitol

Legislators and leaders engage with our student voices exhibit at the Roundhouse

(above) Melissa shows Victoria Tafoya, Director of Dual Language of New Mexico, how to interact with the augmented reality exhibit. See more photos here.
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Don't Miss This

Lend your voice to the discussion. Mark your calendars for these upcoming events:

Workforce Development Summit 

Hear from NM's top leadership about workforce development strategies and points of collaboration to work directly with industry across the state.
Keynote speakers include:
  • Bill McCamley, Secretary, NM Workforce Solutions Department
  • Gwen Warniment, Deputy Secretary, NM Public Education Department
  • Carmen Lopez-Wilson, Deputy Secretary, NM Higher Education Department
Co-presented by The New Mexico Society of Association Executives and Future Focused Education.

Full list of attendees and detailed schedule here.
Tickets

 

Join us for a statewide convening of educators, district leaders, and assessment experts to reimagine the future of New Mexico education.

Save the date for June 11-12, 2019.

More details to follow, RSVP to receive updates and full agenda soon.
RSVP here

Javi Says:



"The Leadership High Schools graduate kids at risk of dropping out. Now the state graduation rate is up 20 points? Hmmm...I wonder why..."
*brushes shoulder off*

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