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10/06/2025
Grades alone rarely capture the full story of learning. They can fuel anxiety, dampen creativity, and shift motivation toward avoiding failure.
Rubrics—when used well—change that. They don’t just measure; they guide. They give students clarity about where they are, where they’re headed, and how to grow.
Take a look at 6 ways educators are using rubrics as tools for learning that lasts.
Our team created a downloadable reference for you to keep these strategies close at hand: 6 Ways to Use Rubrics for Learning That Lasts 👉https://www.redesignu.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/6-ways-to-use-rubrics-for-learning.pdf
09/26/2025
Teaching is full of daily challenges. But what if the same 5 moves could help students engage more deeply, own their learning, and grow faster—without adding to your plate?
That’s what we’ll explore in our next free CBE Catalyst webinar:
5 Proven Practices to Boost Competency, Agency & Engagement in Every Classroom
📅 Wednesday, October 1 • 4:00 PM ET (US) / 1:00 PM PT (US)
In under an hour, you’ll discover:
✔️ Practical strategies you can use tomorrow
✔️ Tools to accelerate academic growth
✔️ Ways to build future-ready skills within your existing curriculum
👉 Register now! https://bit.ly/cbe-catalyst-free-webinar-series
At South Bronx United, soccer is the hook. But the real goal? Helping young people build the skills to thrive in college and beyond.
Their track record speaks volumes—94% of SBU students matriculate to college in a community where 14.3% of adults in the hold a Bachelor’s degree.
SBU knows that great soccer skills alone won’t get students there. Academic prep and transferable skills matter just as much.
That’s why, together with SBU, we piloted with a new kind of project design—fast, rigorous, and meaningful:
🔹 Anchor to the Future9 Competency Framework
🔹 Blend human insight + AI tools
🔹 Prototyping projects that stick
The result? Fair Play: Soccer’s Ethical Gameplan—a 7th-grade prototype unit exploring ethics in sports. The edges are unfinished on purpose: with Inkwire + an LLM, we rapidly built the skeleton of a real-world, skills-focused unit in record time.
It’s a proof of concept for how after-school programs can pair human judgment and AI support to create engaging, skills-focused learning experiences that last.
Curious? Check out the prototype guide here 👉 https://inkwire.co/designs/15811?design_onepager_id=16831&design_plan_id=15944
17 years of data tells a difficult story: children’s health is moving in the wrong direction.
Since 2007, U.S. children have experienced a significant decline across more than 170 health indicators—including a 15–20% increase in mental health struggles like anxiety and depression.
Researchers from UCLA Health and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia are calling for a bold shift: move beyond academics to fully support the whole child.
That shift aligns with what many educators already know to be true:
Competencies like “Sustain Well-Being” aren’t extra. They’re essential.
Supporting young people means designing learning that nurtures not just intellect—but identity, emotion, and resilience.
🧠 Link to the full research summary: https://www.uclahealth.org/news/release/new-research-reveals-alarming-decline-us-childrens-health
Young people aren’t asking for less rigor—they’re asking for more meaning.
What skills really matter to today’s youth and how well is school preparing them?
🎥 Go behind-the-scenes to hear what 16–24-year-olds wish school had taught them. Their answers are powerful, honest, and clear: they want connection, relevance, and purpose.
This is a peek into our *NEW* 2025 Youth Survey exploring how learning stacks up against life, college, and work.
📊 Explore the full findings: https://bit.ly/youthvoices2025
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