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Equity & Access

Improving Organizational Culture: Discovering Your Core Strengths

Jun 4, 2019

Organizations are comprised of unique individuals with varying strengths and talents who are all working together to carry out the organization’s mission, vision, and personality. Strengths assessments are great tools to help an individual uncover their strengths and talents.

Future of Learning

Denver’s CUBE: Reimagining the High School Experience

Getting Smart Staff

May 28, 2019

Opening in August of 2019, the Cube School is reimagining education through encouraging students to pursue their passions and providing them with opportunities to work on meaningful, real-world projects.

Personalized Learning

Getting Started with Personalized Learning

Getting Smart Staff

May 7, 2019

The Getting Smart Staff shares a list of resources for getting started with personalized learning.

Future of Learning

Getting Started with Design Thinking

Getting Smart Staff

May 1, 2019

The Getting Smart Staff has assembled articles, podcasts and case studies to help you and your community get started with design thinking.

Smart Lists

Getting Started with High School Redesign

Getting Smart Staff

Mar 22, 2019

Thinking about high school redesign? We've assembled a great reading list to get you started.

Network Effect

The Shift to Innovation Through the Power of Networks

Getting Smart Staff

Mar 19, 2019

Our latest report, How to Innovate: Options for School Districts explores innovation opportunities and identifies New Tech Network as an exemplar design partner for comprehensive school change.

Future of Learning

Six Tips, Three Whys: A SXSW EDU Reflection

Getting Smart Staff

Mar 13, 2019

The Getting Smart team was grateful to be an SXSW EDU 2019 partner and are back home from Austin, ready to share our learnings from the conference.

Future of Learning

Transforming Education from the Inside Out: Singapore American School

Getting Smart Staff

Mar 12, 2019

Singapore American Schools proves that even large institutions, with excellent programming results, can continually improve in order to do what's best for all students. Read more about their success in this new case study.

Equity & Access

Smart Review | Courageous Conversations About Race

Getting Smart Staff

Mar 11, 2019

A review of Author Glenn Singleton's latest book that encourages honest conversations about race and offers implementation strategies for achieving race equity in schools, improving student performance.

Future of Learning

The Future of Learning, What’s NExT?

Getting Smart Staff

Mar 8, 2019

Northeastern University's NExT network delivers their vision of making experiential education accessible to learners at all levels. Join them in Seattle on March 16th!

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From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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