Posts by Getting Smart Staff
Leadership
Digital Promise and Facebook Developing New Micro-Credentials Program
Digital skills are skyrocketing in demand. More than 8 in 10 middle-skill jobs (82%) require digital skills, and tech companies everywhere often have trouble finding suitable candidates. A new initiative of Digital Promise and Facebook is looking to change that.
EdTech
Tom Vander Ark on Using Technology to Advance Student Learning
Our CEO Tom Vander Ark recently took an in-depth look at whether kids are getting too much screen time in school for our friends at Education Next. Learn more about what he had to say here.
Leadership
Takeaways from the 2017 Blended and Personalized Learning Conference
The Blended and Personalized Learning Conference today released a report highlighting key strategies for refining and enriching innovative ways to practice student-centered teaching and learning at the district, school and classroom level.
Leadership
10 National Safe Schools Week Resources
This week is National Safe Schools week. Here are 10 resources to help parents, educators and students to learn more about different safety concerns and how to address them in schools.
EdTech
Next-Gen Advisory For Dropout Prevention
Advisory programs help students stay engaged in their learning process, develop agency and create a personalized plan for their education that will keep them in school and on the path to college, career and life success.
Leadership
World Teachers’ Day 2017
In honor of World Teachers' Day, our team took a moment to reflect on the educators we were lucky enough to have who taught us the skills we needed for success in the future and ignited our passion for the education field.
EdTech
Gooru Powers Personalized Learning With Open Content
Nonprofit platform Gooru provides K-12 teachers and students with real-time assessment data and a catalog of free and open content designed to personalize the learning experience and support students in reaching their goals.
Smart Lists
Smart List | 40 STEM Networks and Maker Resources
If you’re anything like us, you’re always looking for new inexpensive (or better yet, free) resources that can introduce more students to STEM and maker education. Here are 40 good places to start.
Leadership
Great EdTech Success Story Turns Into The Biggest Philanthropic Story of the Year
Curriculum Associates' original gift to Iowa State University has been turned into a new endowment that will more than triple scholarship dollars available to award by the college and help accelerate innovations in teaching and research.
Personalized Learning
Silicon Schools Reflects on Five Years of Personalized Learning
Silicon Schools recently released a read-worthy report on the progress they’ve seen and lessons they’ve learned since their journey in personalizing learning began five years ago. Here's our overview.