Posts by Getting Smart Staff
Smart Parents
Holiday Gift Ideas for Teachers and Classrooms
Does this sound familiar? Your children have some phenomenal teachers and you’d like to recognize them this holiday season, but you’re not sure what to give. Here's a guide with some ideas you may not have thought of.
EdTech
Getting Smart’s Educational Gift Guide for 2017
It’s that time of year again… time to rock the giving season with the gift of knowledge, that is! Here is a set of gifts for kids of all ages that help in the development of skills such as creativity, problem-solving, critical thinking, collaboration and persistence.
EdTech
K12 Insight Facilitating District Customer Service
Effectively addressing complaints and concerns at the district level can be time-consuming enough to distract from innovations in actual learner experiences, which in most cases should be a higher priority. In this post, we look at a tool that can help.
SEL & Mindset
The Getting Smart Team Gives Thanks
This Thanksgiving, we would like to take a momentary break from our regularly scheduled programming to express our gratitude.
Equity & Access
LRNG & John Legend Are Spreading Access to Quality Education
This month, LRNG Innovators and John Legend are rolling out a series of videos on teacher-led programs that creatively spark passion and excitement for learning in their students. Learn more here.
Smart Planet
3 Quick Tips and 40+ Resources for Globalizing Your Learner Experiences
Our job as educators is to prepare the next generation of global citizens to consider and value a diversity of perspectives, communicate effectively and take action. Where to start?
SEL & Mindset
Smart Review | The Flexible SEL Classroom
SEL is a tricky subject to look for help on. You’re likely to either get a 30,000 foot approach focused mainly on classroom culture, or a strategy for working on a niche aspect of SEL that isn’t a targeted growth area for your students and classroom. This book is different.
Ed Policy
Exploring Accountability in K-12 Digital Education
Digital learning is rapidly growing and evolving. In this new policy brief we answer several pressing questions: What factors are influencing enrollment in digital learning? What is the current state of accountability for digital learning? How can we align school leader and policymaker expectations?
SEL & Mindset
Celebrating Creativity in the Classroom
Our theme for November is "Celebrating Creativity." This month, we’re excited to share stories centered around creativity and would love to hear more from you about how you’re making space for creativity in the classroom.
EdTech
Data Interoperability in K-12: A Teacher’s Perspective
By: Brett Emerson. In my district, we have inconsistency among the applications we use for intervention and monitoring student progress. Even now, parents still don’t know how their child scored on last year’s standardized tests. Data interoperability could help.