Shape the Future of Education

Pilot the K–12 Durable Skills Framework

We’re inviting educators from across the country to pilot test draft resources from the K–12 Durable Skills Framework. Whether you’re a classroom teacher, instructional coach, counselor, or youth program staff member, this is your chance to shape tools that will help learners build durable skills — the real-world skills they need to thrive in life, learning, and work. This is a low-lift opportunity with high impact — and your voice will help shape what comes next.

What are Durable Skills?

Durable Skills — like communication, collaboration, leadership, and critical thinking — are the timeless, transferable skills that learners need no matter where life takes them. They’re foundational for postsecondary success, career readiness, and lifelong contribution — and they’re in high demand across every industry.

We’re building tools to help educators develop and assess these skills across grade bands. But before we finalize them, we need real-world feedback from educators like you.

Why should you participate?

• You’re already supporting these skills. These resources give you a clearer way to name and support what’s already happening in your learning environment.
• Your experience matters. Help us make sure these tools actually work in real settings, not just in theory.
• You’ll get something back. Participants will be entered into a raffle to win $100 gift cards, get first access to the final materials, and receive an invitation to our new educator community of practice.
• It won’t take much time. Just 2–3 hours total, on your own schedule between late October and mid-December 2025.

We are looking for educators who are:

• Curious about and open to trying new tools
• Teaching any K-12 subject, in any setting
• Willing to explore a few resources and give honest feedback

What will you do?

• Choose 1–2 resources to try
• Use them during a lesson, project, advisory session, or reflection
• Share your feedback via a short oral chatbot or optional follow-up conversation
• Thats it!

Ready to join?

We’d love to have you. Just fill out the form below to sign up and feel free to share this opportunity with colleagues, friends, or fellow educators. The more voices included, the better these tools will become!

Sign up here to join the pilot:

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• Teacher
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• Counselor
• Administrator
• Youth Program Staff
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• K-2
• 3-5
• 6-8
• 9-12

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Questions? Want to connect before signing up? Reach out to Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Michael Crawford.