Posts by Kelly Niccolls

Series

Getting Clearer: Student Access

Kelly Niccolls

Sep 3, 2020

There are key inequities in student access that need to be addressed across the country to support improvement in learning experiences and outcomes.

Leadership

Getting Clearer: Our Students Need Sponsors, Not Saviors

Kelly Niccolls

Jun 24, 2020

Kelly explains the importance of students having sponsors - concerted communities of mentors that in various roles and responsibilities invest in the talents and desires of our young people.

Future of Learning

Getting Through: Leading with Optimism Hope and Love

Kelly Niccolls

May 19, 2020

By: Kristi Dominguez, Ellen Dorr & Kelly Niccolls. Post Covid-19, increased focus on courageous leadership is more important than ever to envision what learning could become.

Getting Through

Getting Through: Multi-Mode Literacy

Kelly Niccolls

May 15, 2020

The instruction of literacy has been thrown into an immediate adaptation to remote teaching. This new, multi-faceted experience of reading, writing and comprehension is Multi-Mode Literacy.

Getting Through

The Counter-Narrative

Kelly Niccolls

May 3, 2020

Our children are learning right now. They are learning significant lessons far away from the walls and rows of desks. They are learning what matters to them. We need to shape learning to encourage that discovery.

Getting Through

Getting Through: Leading Through And To A New Generation Of Learning Systems

Kelly Niccolls, Rebecca Midles

Apr 2, 2020

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, leadership is more important than ever, especially in building a new generation of learning systems.

Equity & Access

Getting Through: Supporting Learners as they Transition to School at Home

Kelly Niccolls, Rebecca Midles

Mar 20, 2020

Getting Smart staff members Kelly Niccolls and Rebecca Midles discuss home-bound learning opportunities for students and share resources to help get you started.