EDUCATING STUDENTS TO BE COLLEGE, CAREER & COMMUNITY READY IN THE AGE OF RAPID ACCELERATION.

GOLDEN NUGGET

SEPTEMBER 12TH, 2024
8:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Our changing world requires that learners and educators, and the schools in which they operate, are adaptable and prepared to succeed as new technologies emerge, societal norms shift, and the skills that are valued change.

With historic rates of chronic absenteeism, skills gaps for young employees at work and high remediation rates for students at college, a shortage in the teaching workforce, and a youth mental health crisis, the statistics and our most important stakeholders all indicate the need for innovation.

¿Cuáles son los valores que deben impulsar nuestro sistema educativo para garantizar que los nevadenses estén preparados para vivir una buena vida y construir comunidades prósperas? ¿Qué significa preparar a los alumnos para aceptar el mundo tal como es y afrontar los complejos desafíos y oportunidades que se avecinan?

El mundo está más conectado que nunca y la tecnología continúa revelando la naturaleza esencial de la humanidad en un mundo en rápida evolución.

Lo que podría parecer un futuro distante para nuestra generación actual de líderes es la realidad de la vida de nuestros hijos, quienes deberán llevar consigo la mentalidad, las habilidades y las herramientas para resolver los desafíos altamente complejos que se presentarán en los próximos 100 años.

¿Por qué necesitamos un retrato?

The NOW of Learning Summit

Program Overview

The Summit Agenda was organized around the four key themes of the Portrait of a Nevada Learner

Building the Portrait of a Nevada Learner

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8:00 am

BREAKFAST

8:30 am

EMPOWERING

Participants heard from State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jhone Ebert about the current educational landscape across the state. They reflected individually and in small groups on the importance of durable skills and recognized the necessary shifts in the world of work and life driving educational innovation in Nevada.

9:15 am

CONNECTING

Attendees explored the collaborative work that has shaped a shared vision for Nevada's future of learning and met the leaders who are implementing these initiatives now. They also examined how concurrent efforts in education—focusing on funding, accountability, and innovation—are preparing Nevada to advance into the future.

10:15 am

BREAK

10:20 am

IMPACTING

Timothy Knowles, President of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, discussed the national need to reinvent public education to focus on durable skills and align assessment and accountability processes. Participants learned about Nevada’s exciting next steps in this transformative process.

11:20 am

THRIVING

Participants reflected on their learning experiences, connected with others, and discussed how they would like to contribute to the ongoing development and advancement of these educational efforts.