edXcafe: Making Our Connections Matter

a vision statementThis is an unprecedented opportunity for community members to share and explore interests in developing and/or enhancing a smart and connected learning landscape for youth in the metropolitan Phoenix area. The goal is to create a destination urban educational system where all learners, regardless of family or economic background have access to customized and engaging resources that support their ongoing learning and development. As quality of life and economic prosperity are directly related to high quality educational systems, this endeavor seeks to reframe the current perception of an inadequate, low quality educational system to one of excellence and distinction. Since learning happens everywhere, Interested community members are invited to share knowledge and expertise that will enhance the efforts of others and generate new and innovative ideas through synergy.

a vision statementThis is an unprecedented opportunity for community members to share and explore interests in developing and/or enhancing a smart and connected learning landscape for youth in the metropolitan Phoenix area. The goal is to create a destination urban educational system where all learners, regardless of family or economic background have access to customized and engaging resources that support their ongoing learning and development. As quality of life and economic prosperity are directly related to high quality educational systems, this endeavor seeks to reframe the current perception of an inadequate, low quality educational system to one of excellence and distinction. Since learning happens everywhere, interested community members are invited to share knowledge and expertise that will enhance the efforts of others and generate new and innovative ideas through synergy.

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a vision statementThis is an unprecedented opportunity for community members to share and explore interests in developing and/or enhancing a smart and connected learning landscape for youth in the metropolitan Phoenix area. The goal is to create a destination urban educational system where all learners, regardless of family or economic background have access to customized and engaging resources that support their ongoing learning and development. As quality of life and economic prosperity are directly related to high quality educational systems, this endeavor seeks to reframe the current perception of an inadequate, low quality educational system to one of excellence and distinction. Since learning happens everywhere, interested community members are invited to share knowledge and expertise that will enhance the efforts of others and generate new and innovative ideas through synergy.

This is an unprecedented opportunity for community members to share and explore interests in developing and/or enhancing a smart and connected learning landscape for youth in the metropolitan Phoenix area. The goal is to create a destination urban educational system where all learners, regardless of family or economic background have access to customized and engaging resources that support their ongoing learning and development. As quality of life and economic prosperity are directly related to high quality educational systems, this endeavor seeks to reframe the current perception of an inadequate, low quality educational system to one of excellence and distinction. Since learning happens everywhere, interested community members are invited to share knowledge and expertise that will enhance the efforts of others and generate new and innovative ideas through synergy.

some of our organizations

10. www.alaschools.org

11. www.raisingleaders.net

12. classrooms.teachertube.com/gp100503659755809737763/

13. www.azecon.org/index.html

14. www.hopehighonline.org

15. scienceprepacademy.com

16. campcolley.org

17. https://eoss.asu.edu/access

18. qesst.asu.edu/

1. http://www.autismcharter.org/

2. www.newlearningventures.org

3. www.teacherretentionproject.org

4. www.teacherretentionproject.org

5. www.oneteacheraz.com

6. RachaelMann.me

7. www.readbetterbebetter.org

8. phoenixzoo.org

9. mcesaaz.squarespace.com/

some of our twitter handles

1. @baclark81

2. @azautismcharter

3. @1TeacherAZ

4. @RLMann4

5. @readbetteraz

6. @moody_darcy

7. @BERNALSCIENCE

8. @sciprepacademy

#edXcafe

bit.ly/PHXlearninglandscape

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Envisioning the Future Interview Guide

Envisioning the Future Interview Guide

Imagine you fall into a deep sleep and wake up in 5 years. You read a magazine article about how the landscape of learning opportunities in Phoenix has expanded in size and strength over the years. Changes have been significant and you’re proud to be part of a movement that is making a difference in the lives and futures of youth.

1. What do you imagine the article talks about? 2. What have learning organizations influenced? 3. What has changed? 4. Who is involved and what are they doing? 5. What made it possible for a diverse & inclusive agenda to grow?

Design Challenge Statement

Design Challenge Statement

The learning landscape in metro Phoenix is rich with opportunities, and it is continuing to expand. But how can we create a smarter, more connected learning landscape? How can we make our our connections matter for youth? This design challenge seeks to develop an urban educational system where all learners have access to customized and engaging resources that support ongoing learning and development. While all youth are curious and interested, the opportunities and resources available them can be challenging to identify or pursue. However, youth live in a world of abundant learning unlike any other time in the valley. How can youth identify opportunities and forge pathways that enable theam, as individuals or as groups, to pursue their interests and passions. As leaders of learning organizations, what can we do together in order to make our connections visible and actionable to youth?