A navigation system for human potential

You already carry
everything you need
to advance

NextREADY GPS helps every member of your family see where they are, name what they know, and chart a clear path toward the life and work they're building — together. Our Family Learning Model means no one navigates alone.

39 skill elements
3 mastery levels
15+ years in production
NM statewide GIS access
Five entry points · one ecosystem

Same framework. Your stage. Your language.

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K–12 student
Middle & high school · graduate profile
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Young adult
Post-secondary · workforce · DWS
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Parent
Work · entrepreneurship · early childhood
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Parents of young children
Family learning · together we learn
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Employer / sponsor
Team development · SOC alignment
The framework

Three levels.
One ascent.

The Mastery Learning Index guides every learner from defining skills to connecting them to demonstrating readiness — at any age, any stage.

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Level 1
Define — what things are
Build a common language. Find every skill in your own life.

At Level 1 you learn to define all 39 skill elements and identify each one through personal example. The four domains each have their own assessment sheet — place a penny, tell a story.

Life · 7
Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Creativity, Adaptability, Leadership, Responsibility
Work · 11
Planning, Problem Solving, Technology, Data Literacy, Project Mgmt, Ethics, Initiative + more
Learning · 7
Curiosity, Self-Regulation, Metacognition, Growth Mindset, Goal Setting, Reflection, Transfer
Durable Life · 14
Identity, Purpose, Resilience, Empathy, Mindfulness, Relationships, Health, Financial Literacy + more
"I can describe communication in the context of a conversation I had at work"
DOK
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Level 2
Connect — how things relate
How the Hand and 21CTL form Durable Life Skills. How skills map to careers.

At Level 2 you explore relationships. How any skill from Life, Work, or Learning connects with Durable Life Skills in the context of a real job (SOC code). The verb you choose to describe your skill automatically determines your Depth of Knowledge level.

"I can apply problem solving in the context of a healthcare team setting (SOC 29-2061)"
DOK
How it works with career paths

Enter a job title or SOC code and see exactly which skills across all four domains align to that career — and where your current assessment shows growth edges.

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Level 3
Demonstrate — how things combine
One skill from each domain + evidence = proof of readiness.

A Level 3 demonstration shows you are ready — not just trained. One skill from Life, one from Work, one from Learning, combined with a Durable Life Skill, supported by evidence you've collected in your Journey Journal.

L-COM
Communication
W-ETH
Ethics
LN-REF
Reflection
D-RES
Resilience
"I can design ethical communication supported by 3 pieces of evidence from my Journey Journal"
DOK
The physical-digital bridge

From penny
to live map

Assessment doesn't have to be a test you fear. It starts with a printed sheet, a coin, and a story you already know. Everything else follows from that moment of honest self-placement.

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Print the sheet
Four sheet types: Life, Work, Learning, Durable Life. Available in English and Spanish. Works anywhere — classroom, kitchen table, community center.
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Place your penny
On the skill that describes where you are right now. Durable Life uses two pennies — where you are and where you aspire to be. Simple, honest, yours.
03
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Photograph it
One photo from your phone. GPS coordinates and timestamp are captured automatically. Your location context becomes part of the learning record.
04
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See it on the map
Your assessment appears as a live pin on a shared ArcGIS StoryMap. Your skills, your location, your moment — part of a community picture of collective growth.
Empowered Learning

AI on devices
you already own

The most powerful learning companion your family has may already be in your pocket, on your desk, or in your child's hands. Devices with local AI — like Apple Intelligence — bring private, on-device coaching to every stage of your family's journey.

"Your data stays on your device. Your reflection is your own. Your growth isn't extracted — it's navigated."

— The Empowered Learning principle

This isn't about buying new technology. It's about recognizing the infrastructure many families already have — and using it in service of learning sovereignty rather than someone else's data model.

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Mac
Journey Journal writing, evidence organization, business planning for parents on the entrepreneurial path.
Parents · older students
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iPad
Family learning hub. Early childhood activities. Visual skill maps. Works as a shared family portal.
Young children · whole family
Apple Watch
Daily Durable Life Skill nudges. Mindfulness check-ins. Micro-reflection prompts throughout the day.
Parents · adults
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Sovereign by design
Local AI processes on your device. Your family's reflections, assessments, and growth data don't feed someone else's model. What you learn about yourself stays with you.
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Infrastructure you build once
Devices that already exist in your home — or that you're already planning to purchase — become your family's learning infrastructure. No recurring subscription to a third-party AI platform required.
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Navigation, not surveillance
ASCEND's whole philosophy is GPS as empowerment — knowing where you are so you can choose where to go. Local AI extends that: your device helps you navigate, not report your position to someone else.
The Family Learning Model

Together, we learn.

No other framework treats this as a whole-family ecosystem. A parent of a toddler, a teenager building their graduate profile, a young adult entering the workforce, and an employer sponsoring their team can all be navigating — each at their own stage, each using the same language, each part of the same story.

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Parents of young children
Family learning · together we learn
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K–12 student
Identity · Graduate profile
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Young adult
Career · DWS · Income
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Parent
Work · Entrepreneurship
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Employer
Team · Sponsorship
"Together, we learn."

The Family Learning Model recognizes that parents of young children are navigating their own growth at the same time they're shaping their child's. Durable Life Skills — Identity, Purpose, Resilience, Empathy — are observable in daily play and family routine. Parents learn to notice and name what's already developing, in their child and in themselves. Local AI on an iPad or iPhone becomes a family learning companion: present, private, and grounded in what your family is actually doing.

Skills in focus
D-IDN IdentityD-PUR PurposeD-RES ResilienceD-EMP EmpathyD-MND MindfulnessD-REL RelationshipsD-HLT Health
Empowered Learning angle

iPad with local AI serves as a family learning hub — activities, observation prompts, and reflection tailored to your family's stage. No data leaves your home. Powered by research from the Family Learning Company.

Trusted by New Mexico's learning community
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McCune Charitable Foundation
General Operating Support · 2026 Grant Recipient
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STEM-IN New Mexico
STEM Innovation Network
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NM MESA
Math, Engineering, Science Achievement
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Explora
Informal Learning
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ArcGIS · Esri
Statewide GIS Access
Only by advancing do we ascend

Your position is
known. Your path
is yours to choose.

Every learner has a position, a heading, and a destination. Find yours — and find your family's — with NextREADY GPS.