Craft Category: Artifacts

Making Mastery Work: A Close-Up View of Competency Education

Authors of this work highlight 10 schools participating in the Proficiency-Based Pathways Project (PBP), in order to understand mastery-based approaches on a deeper level. Participating schools are located in rural, suburban, and inner-city regions of New England. The report examines the following issues based on the collective experiences of the schools:

  • The creation of a transparent mastery and assessment system.
  • Time flexibility.
  • Curriculum and Instruction.
  • Leadership for competency education development.
  • The role of data and information technology in a competency-based education model.

Use this resource to learn more about the implementation of mastery-based approaches to teaching and learning.

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April 8, 2026

From “Replacement” to Redesign: A Vision for Teaching in the AI Era

This paper reframes common narratives about AI replacing teachers by examining how current role definitions shape that perception and where those assumptions break down. It outlines a vision for redesigning educator roles around professional judgment, relational work, and learning design, and identifies the structural shifts needed to support that transition.

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April 3, 2026

Increasing College Access Network: Social-Emotional Learning Playbook

This playbook distills lessons from the Increasing College Access Network (ICAN), a joint project between Jobs for the Future and FullScale (with support from the American Institutes for Research and Greater Twin Cities United Way) that explored how integrating social-emotional learning into online dual enrollment courses could support completion rates and smooth students’ transitions to four-year colleges. It offers practical strategies for educators looking to bring the same approach to their own programs.

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March 31, 2026

Career Exploration Fair Passport

The Career Exploration Fair Passport offers students a method for organizing notes about each business or CTE program encountered. The second page provides sample questions to ask, as well as color-coded tables related to the academies.

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February 3, 2026

From Distraction to Deeper Learning: How hardware keeps students engaged and connected

Artificial Intelligence (AI) currently sits at the center of most national conversations about education and technology. Although important, this narrow focus risks overlooking core foundational elements of the edtech environment, particularly regarding educators’ access to and use of hardware and accessories to meet learners where they are.

Logitech and FullScale conducted a national study with 676 K-12 leaders and educators to explore how hardware and accessories serve as catalysts for innovation in teaching and learning, and the extent to which they are recognized as essential tools for fostering engagement, creativity, and deeper learning. Educator responses reveal that the right technology setup, with hardware and software working together, extends students’ focus, deepens learning, and supports authentic, personalized instruction across K–12 classrooms.

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February 3, 2026
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