Schools Worth Visiting
For many years (at least until 2020), we visited about 100 innovative schools a year. It’s the most important form of professional learning we do for ourselves and for the educators that accompany us. It’s how we create and update a shared vision of powerful learning. This page features some…
Podcast: 20 Trends in 20 Minutes
In this special edition episode, Tom is flying solo to outline 20 global trends that learning leaders need to consider.
Podcast: Tom Rooney and Scott Rowe: Buildings are Closed, Learning Goes On!
In a special bonus episode, we talked with Tom Rooney and Scott Rowe about the transition to remote learning amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Getting Smart Podcast: Season One Summary
We're celebrating our 40th episode of the Getting Smart Podcast this week as we wrap up Season One. Here is a list of all of the podcasts we've created with education leaders across the nation over the past year.
Podcast: Susan Patrick on Transforming Education Systems for Equitable High-Quality Learning
Today the Getting Smart team interviews Susan Patrick, CEO of iNACOL about high-quality learning and five global trends in learning.
Jeb Bush on Digital Learning Now!
In today’s episode, Tom is sitting down with former Governor Jeb Bush, to discuss all things digital learning.
Getting Smart Podcast | The Future of Blended Learning
In this episode we look to the future of blended learning, from the current issue of its multiple definitions to schools leading in next-gen models, from the importance of blended and personalized learning for educators to the growing importance of having a guiding vision for implementation.
Getting Smart Podcast | Competency-Based Blended Language Learning
Language teacher Jennie Taranovich shares more about her success after shifting to a personalized and competency-based classroom environment that helps individual students meet their respective academic goals.
Getting Smart Podcast | Leading Personalized Learning: State Policy Advice & Successes
In this podcast, we chat with Utah Preparing Students Today for a Rewarding Tomorrow (UPSTART) champion Senator Howard Stephenson, about his successful leadership on state policy for personalized learning.
Getting Smart Podcast | Progress and the Path Forward for Digital Learning
In this podcast, we talk with Mickey Revenaugh, co-founder at Connections Education & Director of New Schools Models for Pearson and Tom Vander Ark, CEO of Getting Smart about what that shift to digital learning has looked like and what we hope to see as it continues.
