By Patricia Jiménez-Latham | Assistant Director of Capstone Communications and Outreach
What does all our education jargon really mean? As we enter a new paradigm in measuring students knowledge and skills, here are some thoughtful clarifications.
How Innovation Zones Will Re-engage Our Students
How would education look different if we focused on the student experience of learning instead of “achievement” and “performance?”
New Law Increases Native Students’ Access to State-Funded Education Programs
By Alvin Warren | Vice President of Career Pathways and Advocacy, LANL Foundation
House Bill 198 will help move our state closer to ensuring that all Native American students have access to culturally- and linguistically-relevant programs necessary for them to be college or career ready. Here’s how.
What Are “Innovation Zones”?
What are Innovation Zones? And how will they make a difference in New Mexico education? Learn about this innovative model that combines evidence-based approaches we’re already using successfully across the state.
Innovation Zones Offer Fertile Ground for High School Transformation
By Tim Hand | Ocotillo Strategies, former Deputy Secretary of Education
With the abundant financial resources the state has garnered, New Mexico is ripe for transformation of the high school experience. Let’s go big. The time is now.
What If Child Well-Being Drove Education Policy In New Mexico?
By Loretta Trujillo | Executive Director, Transform Education New Mexico
When we center culture, language, and identity, New Mexico will be poised for better outcomes. Here are some concrete solutions to improve our education system, starting today.
The World’s Most Cutting Edge Assessment Reform is Happening Right Here in New Mexico
At an international conference on assessment, Future Focused was only one presenter among hundreds—but our ideas took center stage. Here’s why.
Do Students Really Need Algebra II?
By Kevin Summers | Superintendent, Aztec Municipal School District
“In order to identify their passions and strengths, students cannot be forced into required courses where they see little, if any, relevance.”
Capstones: A Catalyst for Intergenerational Healing Pt. 2
By Laurie Smith-Small Waisted Bear (Oceti Sakowin)
When people ask me, a Native teacher, a boarding school survivor, and a capstone assessment leader, how capstones are healing, I tell them Mariah’s story.
Capstones: A Catalyst for Intergenerational Healing
By Laurie Smith-Small Waisted Bear (Oceti Sakowin) | English Language Arts Department Chair, Zuni High School
As a Native educator, I work to reclaim intergenerational harmony and healing through the conduit of the capstone project.