Student Learning Soars in "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" Seminar
What happens when you combine English Language Arts (ELA), philosophy, and a hands-on motorcycle engine conversion in one high school...
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jburns019
- Oct 25, 2022
- 2 min
MKE Impact Lab Recognizes Pathways High for Solution Addressing Youth Mental Health Challenges
Pathways High is proud to announce that #MyHealthMyWay was selected from over 35 submissions as the winning design by a panel of...
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jburns019
- Aug 14, 2022
- 5 min
Design Thinking in Action
“Everything is designed and therefore everything can be redesigned.” – Dr. Susie Wise, Stanford d.school Design Leader “When you design...
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Julia Burns
- Nov 29, 2021
- 2 min
BIG Year, Big News...Help Pathways High Students Go BIG in Unleashing Their Potential!
This Giving Tuesday, help Pathways High students go BIG in unleashing their potential! BIG Year: Pathways High turned five this year!...
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Julia Burns
- Nov 28, 2021
- 1 min
Pathways High Students are Mastery Transcript Pioneers!
We are excited to share this in-depth Washington Post article featuring Pathways High students and their use of the Mastery Transcript in...
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Julia Burns
- Nov 28, 2021
- 2 min
Beautiful Person, Beautiful Work: In Loving Memory of Jenny Walkowiak
On September 26th, the Pathways High community lost a dear friend, an unwavering advocate, and a beautiful person whose place in our...
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itadmin
- Aug 10, 2021
- 1 min
Notable Woman in Education
Congrats are in order for our Director Kim Taylor who was name as a Notable Woman in Education by the BizTimes. Read the full story here!
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itadmin
- Apr 9, 2021
- 1 min
Back to In-Person Learning!
Further details for parents and guardians about our 4th quarter in-person and virtual learning models can be found here.
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itadmin
- Mar 23, 2021
- 7 min
Let’s Create Assessments Worthy of Powerful Learning
We are asking a system designed on the principle of control, compliance, and consumption to change to its opposite, that is, a system of...
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itadmin
- Nov 18, 2020
- 4 min
What if an Entire Generation Were Pursuing Their Passions?
If you consider how many individuals throughout history have transformed our world through the passion they poured into their work,...
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itadmin
- May 29, 2020
- 5 min
Creating vs. Borrowing Credibility: Accelerating Education Towards a Tipping Point
The concept of creating credibility was very familiar to me as it’s at the heart of what students at Pathways High are doing everyday.
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itadmin
- Mar 1, 2020
- 3 min
My “Ode to Joy” (Winter 2020 Student Exhibition)
Oh, the joy I experienced at the Pathways High mid-year Student Exhibition! It was a boundless joy that sprints up and bowls you over...
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itadmin
- Jan 21, 2020
- 7 min
Pathways High: A Conversation with Julia Burns and Kim Taylor
Between the four of us co-founders, we have 18 kids. Right in front of us, we saw the variety of human beings who were experiencing the...
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itadmin
- Jan 10, 2020
- 3 min
PATHWAYS HIGH AWARDED AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE DREAMS FOUNDATION GRANT
PATHWAYS HIGH AWARDED AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE DREAMS FOUNDATION GRANT Milwaukee, WI, January 8, 2020— Pathways High has been awarded an...
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itadmin
- Oct 30, 2019
- 2 min
Pathways High’s 1st Friend Raiser Celebrates Connections that Unleash All Learners’ Potential. Now.
Over 170 people attended Pathways High’s First Friend Raiser, “One Connection. Limitless Opportunities.” held at the Milwaukee Repertory The
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itadmin
- Sep 1, 2019
- 4 min
Why Learn History (When It’s Already on Your Phone)
I borrowed this provocative blog title from Sam Wineburg’s compelling book by the same name. I initially came upon Why Learn History...
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itadmin
- Aug 31, 2019
- 3 min
Overhauling The High School Transcript - Fantasy or Necessity?
The tireless pursuit to “Be the same, only better” is the reality for most students in our existing education system. Todd Rose...
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itadmin
- May 21, 2019
- 4 min
Schools Must Help Students Understand How Important They Are
If we’re honest with ourselves about what schools communicate to students and the world, I’d say predominantly it’s how important school...
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itadmin
- May 5, 2019
- 3 min
Star Struck
The week of May 6th was Mastery Transcript Consortium (MTC) Conference Week Pathways High Dean of Culture, Franz Meyer, and me in Boston...
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itadmin
- Apr 23, 2019
- 6 min
What Do Gatorade, Shampoo, and Education Have in Common? "One-size-fits-all" Does Not Apply.
Did you know that later this year you’ll be able to send information about your sweat profile, including photos of a disposable “sweat...
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itadmin
- Apr 8, 2019
- 4 min
High Schools Should Follow Higher Ed’s Learner-Centered Leadership
I’m sure you’ve heard someone say, ‘the only way high schools will make substantive changes from the industrial age model is if colleges...
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itadmin
- Mar 27, 2019
- 3 min
PATHWAYS HIGH AWARDED NEW ACTIVE LEARNING CLASSROOM BY STEELCASE® EDUCATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Julia Burns jburns@pathwayshigh.org 414-698-3424 PATHWAYS HIGH AWARDED NEW ACTIVE LEARNING CLASSROOM BY...
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itadmin
- Mar 19, 2019
- 2 min
Mission: Unleash Human Potential
Unleash human potential. These three simple words pack a big punch. When I heard Trace Pickering, Co-Founder and Superintendent of Iowa...
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itadmin
- Dec 29, 2018
- 2 min
Students Soar to New Heights in Green Building Seminar
On the last day of winter break I had the good fortune of speaking with Pathways High student, Perryon, about his seminar experiences. He...
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itadmin
- Nov 1, 2018
- 3 min
Building a Pipeline of Young Entrepreneurs in Milwaukee
MKE Startup Week begins Monday, Nov. 5th and for the second consecutive year approximately forty Pathways High students will showcase...
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itadmin
- Sep 18, 2018
- 3 min
Creating Peaks - What Monarch Butterflies and Digging in Dirt have in Common
Last week while dropping off my daughter at her STEM elementary school, I was struck by the sight of about 40 fourth and fifth graders...
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itadmin
- Sep 13, 2018
- 3 min
What Is School For?
If you haven’t seen the video “What is School For?” that went viral after it was released on Youtube last Monday, please check it out. My...
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itadmin
- Jun 28, 2018
- 3 min
Art Teachers at NuVu: Day #4
Today we had time to prototype our Synethesia City Projects. The experts at NuVu emphasized the process they used with students. The...
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itadmin
- Jun 27, 2018
- 2 min
Art Teachers at Nuvu: Day #3
Today was amazing! We continued to prototype our designs from yesterday but we want to tell you about the other parts of our day. We...
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itadmin
- Jun 26, 2018
- 3 min
Art Teachers NuVu Day #2: City Synesthesia
Today we had a lot to take in! The NuVu coaches provided a new prompt this morning that we will work on more in-depth over 3 days in...
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itadmin
- Jun 25, 2018
- 1 min
Art Teachers at NuVu Innovation Camp! Day 1:
We are so excited to be in Cambridge, Massachusetts for the NuVu Innovation Camp! The NuVu School is a high school that allows students...
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