Future of Learning

Leaning into the Innovation Opportunity

[…] where they are, and encouraging work that matters– combining social and emotional learning, competency-based learning, and project-based learning. These learner-centered strategies can be incorporated into the core blended learning that students engage with at schools and when learning remotely.  They can also serve as the design principles for new academies and micro-schools serving unique […]

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Future of Learning

Reopening Schools: A Getting Smart Webinar Recap

[…] going to need flexible staffing plans, more subs than ever before. This might be a regional solution.” Kelly on the staying power of remote learning: “Remote learning and blended learning is here to stay. It will shift over time, but it is the future of learning.” – Rebecca on the innovation opportunity: “When we think […]

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Future of Learning

Lights, Cameras, Zoom! Engaging Students Online

By: John Hardison. John shares how he transformed his Rock the Class lessons into online interactive courses with new learning structures and new settings.

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Difference Making

A Unique Thanksgiving Season: Even More Reasons to Be Grateful for Our Teachers

By: Erin Gohl & Kristen Thorson. As we approach Thanksgiving, those of us who surround and depend on teachers—from parents of students to school administrators—must note, acknowledge, and convey thanks for all our teachers have done and continue to do for our children, families, and communities.

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Future of Learning

Eight Ways New Schools Innovate

[…] earn an AA with a high school diploma. Solar Prep is a Dallas ISD PK-6 (soon to be PK-8) girls school with a 50/50 socioeconomic diversity blend featuring blended and hands-on STEAM learning including robotics and coding. The sudden shift to remote learning in March exhibited the limitations and inequities of current learning models while […]

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Learning Design

A New School That Thinks Like a Kid

New and emerging Portal Schools has a vision to create a school that allows students to simultaneously earn a high school diploma and a Bachelor’s degree in an environment that is fully designed for them.

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Future of Learning

With Remote Professional Learning, The Opportunities Are Boundless

[…] Asaf Bitton and Beth Rabbit on the State of Health and the Parabola Project  Juliana Finegan is a Managing Partner at The Learning Accelerator. An expert in blended and personalized learning, she leads TLA’s Practitioner Learning work to push forward innovation education by building and supporting a pipeline of blended educators and leaders, seeking […]

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