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media type="custom" key="7677633" As our students become more and more connected to vast amounts and sources of information through the use of available technology, the role of the teacher, the school principal, the local superintendent and school board and state departments of education must shift to accommodate this new generation of learners. This presentation focuses on a more rigorous trajectory of learning where ALL students graduate college and career ready but not necessarily through the traditional school setting. Of primary interest will be the impact this new trajectory will have on the "adult learners" in our schools. Specific examples of nontraditional practices will be shared that have challenged the thinking, and more importantly the policies, of education leaders throughout our state. Source