Posts by Eric Nentrup
Future of Learning
ACT Expands Focus from The Test to Holistic Framework
Several years in the making, and under new leadership, ACT has become a fully-orbed learning organization with a focus upon equity. ACT is sharing tools and a roadmap to address the needs of students in the present.
Future of Learning
Harmonizing with Microcredentials: 7 Steps to Reimagining Your School’s Professional Learning
In this final piece of the series, we summarize how Harmony Public Schools reinvented professional learning for their staff by putting the educator at the center and building a career pathways program awarding relevant and realistic microcredentials to in-service teachers and administrators.
SEL & Mindset
ACT’s Next Act: Mosaic
Mosaic by ACT features an integrated suite of learning tools and marks continued organizational transformation.
Leadership
Harmony’s Commitment to Microcredentials: A Close Look at their Professional Learning Experience
Part three of the five-part blog series produced in partnership with Harmony Public Schools shares a few stories of evolving professional learning experiences from the district’s journey thus far.
Personalized Learning
Responding to Crisis With A Tiered Supports System
Turnaround’s recent release of a tiered support system action pack makes advanced learning science accessible to educators.
Personalized Learning
Back to School with Harmony
In a new series, Getting Smart is once again taking a close look at the bold innovations being implemented by Harmony Public Schools, a Houston-based public charter school system, focused on both investing in its students and its teachers.
SEL & Mindset
Book Review: Otherful by Mike Kleba & Ryan O’Hara
Eric Nentrup shares a book review of Otherful, an exceptional book helping administrators demonstrate their confidence in their crew and creating a sound, trusting culture in your building.
Personalized Learning
ACT’s ScootPad Scoop-Up
Through acquisition of ScootPad, an adaptive learning platform, ACT further expands their footprint as a personalized, competency-based learning organization.
Equity & Access
Literacy Concerns in the New Mutuality
The recent pandemic is illuminating gaps or deficiencies and Eric discusses how to make sure basic needs are met for the most vulnerable students and not let the literacy gap widen while schools are closed.
Getting Through
Teachers Teach: Content, Online Tools, Assessment
Our quickly escalating situation has left educators and parents searching for the right content, instructional interaction, and authentic assessment for their students and children.