 DL MOOC is a free, nine-week-long, online professional learning course for educators to learn about how deeper learning can be put into practice in their classrooms. We'll be looking at topics like academic mindsets, student work, internships, personalized learning, assessment, and how all this fits into the Common Core. I think what's really nice about where we are in education right now is I'm really excited personally about the Common Core because it does emphasize this deeper learning and kind of more open, rich tasks, different kinds of assessments, and those are the kinds of things that we think will foster these mindsets. And I also think it makes it easier for schools to agree that developing these adaptive academic mindsets should be a priority because the Common Core is calling for these more rigorous standards, and if students aren't prepared to deal with challenge, they're not going to get the benefits of deeper learning that we know happen when students are challenged. We serve hundreds of schools every year who are doing this work, and doing this work will help students in the current policy context and in future policy context. It does take time and investment of time of teachers to learn it and to align around what practices to use on a daily basis. So it's not easy, it takes effort, but it's definitely doable. But I agree that even at a higher level, even under a Common Core context, schools are not being asked to develop learners. They're not being asked to develop learning skills and dispositions in kids. They're being asked to teach kids things. You know, in the past it was more facts or procedures. Now it's critical thinking skills, which are important. All of that is important, but it's still not, you know, learning to learn and taking ownership over their learning. But that is work that we have to do in order to succeed in teaching kids all those things and in preparing them for their future. So I think it's something we have to do. It's not easy, but it is definitely doable. We'll be starting this course on January 20th, and participation is adaptable to your personal schedule. Join us by signing up at dlmook.deeper-learning.org.