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Getting Through
A Resource for COVID-Weary Parents: New eBook on Doing PBL at Home
[…] that can be done at home. The projects build important knowledge and skills and meet the six criteria for High Quality PBL (which, by the way, Getting Smart played a key part in developing). Importantly, young people will find them interesting, even fun. They can be done with technology or without it, which will […]
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Equity & Access
Supporting Statewide Change Through Microgrants to Families
[…] families through Altitude Learning @Home. Leaders in learner-centered technology and practice, Altitude Learning’s staff literally wrote the books on Learner Centered Leadership and Learner Centered Innovation. Getting Smart, a prolific thought leadership in learning innovation firm, is uniquely situated to help LEAs establish your approach to microgrants, target local communities, and lead this dramatic […]
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Podcasts
100 Podcasts Educators and Education Leaders Should Check Out
[…] TSA pre-check lines (which are now longer than general boarding), and while cooking dinner. Here’s an updated list of our favorites. Podcasts On Teaching and Learning Getting Smart Podcast: Check out more than 500 great conversations with innovative educators. Cult of Pedagogy Podcast: One of the top education podcasts for years has been the […]
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Future of Learning
‘Voices Of A Learning World’ Aims To Be New Medium for the Global Redesign of Learning
[…] design and develop a framework for the future.” See the complete Call To Action here. For more, see: Fueling a Vision of Student-Centered, Personalized Learning through Student Voice To Transform Education, All Stakeholders Must Transform First When Humans, Not Systems, Run Schools Stay in-the-know with innovations in learning by signing up for the weekly Smart Update.
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EdTech
Organizing a Modern Edtech Stack for Modern Pedagogy, Part I: The SIS
[…] Story The Two Most Important Things We Don’t Teach This blog is part of a rich resource set created by Texas Learning Exchange (TxLx), a project Getting Smart is working on in partnership with Altitude Learning and Getting Smart. To learn more about TxLx or access resources for school and district leaders, educators, and […]
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Future of Learning
The Story of Transforming A System: Spring Grove Schools
[…] more, see: What is Place-Based Education and Why Does it Matter? Podcast: Outdoor Learning Leads to Curious Students Gina Meinertz is the Assistant Superintendent at Spring Grove Public Schools. Follow her on twitter. A similar post was published on Third Eye. Stay in-the-know with innovations in learning by signing up for the weekly Smart Update.
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Future of Learning
How Parents Can Create Dedicated Learning Zones
By: Tina Eaton. During remote learning, parents must find a way to maximize the effectiveness of online learning for their children and Tina provides tips on creating specific learning zones.
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Personalized Learning
Lessons from the Spring: Tips to Inform Future Distance Learning
[…] that has been developed through hard work and effort from teachers, parents, and students. For more, see: Empowering Students Through Choice, Voice, and Action Resources to Supplement and Enhance Distance Learning in the Elementary Grades Voices from the Field: Best Practices Stay in-the-know with innovations in learning by signing up for the weekly Smart Update.
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Difference Making
The Journey Of One High School Counselor’s Efforts To Redefine College Advising For All
[…] a system, we have a very long way to go. For more, see: Guidance Gap: The Biggest Challenge We Face and How to Close It How to Give Better Advice to High School Students about College and Careers Building College Going-Communities Stay in-the-know with innovations in learning by signing up for the weekly Smart Update.
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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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