Posts by Kelly Niccolls
Getting Clearer: Schooling Loss, Not Learning Loss
By: Kelly Niccolls & Rebecca Midles. Students have experienced school loss and peer interaction loss, not learning loss. Kelly and Rebecca outline how educators can help students continue forward in their learning journey.
Getting Clearer: Student Access
There are key inequities in student access that need to be addressed across the country to support improvement in learning experiences and outcomes.
Getting Clearer: Our Students Need Sponsors, Not Saviors
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.
Getting Through: Leading with Optimism Hope and Love
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: Multi-Mode Literacy
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.
The Counter-Narrative
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: Leading Through And To A New Generation Of Learning Systems
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, leadership is more important than ever, especially in building a new generation of learning systems.
Getting Through: Supporting Learners as they Transition to School at Home
Getting Smart staff members Kelly Niccolls and Rebecca Midles discuss home-bound learning opportunities for students and share resources to help get you started.
Creating Culturally Linguistic and Responsive Classrooms: A Place Where All Kids Belong
Culturally linguistic and responsive teaching in the classroom can create meaningful learning experiences for students.
Getting Clearer: Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
Practicing culturally responsive pedagogy helps form communities of learners that care authentically, learn deeply and actualize fully.