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Nevada’s Learner-Centered Innovations

See Featured Learner-Centered Practices in Action

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The Nevada Future of Learning Network is home to a number of impactful projects that showcase how communities across the state are testing new learner-centered practices. From hands-on collaborations between students and educators to partnerships with local businesses, these projects are helping bring the Portrait of a Nevada Learner to life. 

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 Portrait and Network Articles, News, Discussions, and Resources

Browse resources, research, and articles to gain context about the Portrait and the network’s initiatives. Whether you’re an educator, community leader, or student, these materials will help you understand the goals behind the Portrait and how it can inform and elevate the learning experiences of all Nevadans.

Data & Research Informing the Portrait

Nevada Department of Education

Nearly 35 percent of Nevada students were chronically absent (missing 10% or more of enrolled school days) in the 2022-23 school year. 

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U.S. Department of Education

Irregular attendance can be a better predictor of whether students will drop out before graduation than test scores.

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Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University

Teachers’ job satisfaction is at the lowest level in five decades, with just 42% of educators now believing that the stress of their job is worth it, compared to 81 percent in the 1970s. This is a reflection of the immense challenges teachers face without adequate support. 

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Scholaroo

Nevada is leading the nation's teacher shortage, with a shortage of core subject elementary teachers and special education teachers, including math and language arts teachers in every grade level (K-12).

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce

74% of hiring managers agree that there is a skills gap in the current labor market, with 48% saying that candidates lack the skills needed to fill open jobs.

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Empty Classrooms

Teacher Shortages

Skills Gap

Linda Darling-Hammond & Christina R. Krone

New advances in neurobiology are revealing that brain development and the learning it enables are directly dependent on social-emotional experience. 

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Society for Research in Child Development

Compared to controls, SEL participants demonstrated significantly improved social and emotional skills, attitudes, behavior, and academic performance that reflected an 11-percentile-point gain in achievement.

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Learning Science

Frontiers in Psychology

Social emotional learning programs are increasingly being implemented to facilitate development of social competencies, decision-making skills, empathy, and emotion regulation.

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Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)

Programs that promote various skills improved students’ social-emotional skills, attitudes about self and others, connection to school, positive social behavior, and academic performance

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Case Studies: Bringing the Portrait of a Nevada Learner to Life in K-12 Classrooms

Featured Case Studies

 

Discover how K-12 public schools across Nevada are integrating the Portrait of a Nevada Learner into their classrooms and school cultures. These case studies showcase real-world examples of schools making customized strides to align practices with the Portrait’s values. From integrating the development of skills into curriculum to fostering more student-centered environments, these stories highlight challenges, successes, and lessons learned.

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Mastering Mindsets

Delta Academy

Social Emotional Learning

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Career Coaching

Northeast Career & Tech 

College & Career Readiness

Kindergarten Student

SEL Literacy

Lahontan Elementary

Social Emotional Learning

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The Nevada Future of Learning Network is facilitated by the Center for the Future of Learning and KnowledgeWorks in partnership with the Nevada Department of Education.

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