Posts by Getting Smart Staff
EdTech
PeopleAdmin Partners with Tableau to Support Better Teacher Hiring
PeopleAdmin today announced a partnership with Tableau to allow K-12 educators and administrators to apply analytics to attract, identify, hire, develop, and manage highly qualified teachers and staff.
Competency-Based Education
Measure, Verify, and Signal Any Skill with Degreed’s New Skill Certification
It’s a show-what-you-know world where demonstrated skills are becoming as valuable--in some cases, more valuable--than traditional degrees. Here's what Degreed is doing to change how we measure skills.
Leadership
Impact Report: Building Capacity for Personalized Learning and More
Education Elements recently released its third annual Impact Report, "Building Capacity for Personalized Learning and More," examining the impact of personalized learning on districts across the country. Here are highlights of what they found.
Place Based Education
Quick Start Guide to Place-Based Education
Our team has visited hundreds of schools. The best all had something in common: teachers created learning opportunities for students out in the "real world." In this publication, we explore how more teachers and schools can start doing the same.
EdTech
Top 10 Highlights of the 2017 NMC Horizons Report: HigherEd Edition
Six key trends, six significant challenges and six developments in educational technology are profiled in the latest NMC Horizons Report as poised to impact teaching, learning and creative inquiry in higher education. Here are the highlights
Leadership
8 “Read A Book Day” Recommendations
Today is National Read A Book Day, so to celebrate we’ve rounded up book recommendations from our team and a few friends to help you find something new to dive into and continue being a lifelong learner.
Marketing & Communication
How To Get Published on Getting Smart
Have you ever thought about blogging for Getting Smart? Here are some tips and examples of the type of content we look for to help you get started.
Smart Planet
Smart Review | The Global Education Guidebook
Educators who are striving to be globally connected can look to the Global Education Guidebook for strategies to develop equitable global partnerships that mutually benefit students of all ages.
Smart Lists
Smart List | 40 Resources for Homework Help & Parent Organization
Homework is hard and parent engagement is important, so today we’re excited to share out this list of 40 resources that teachers can provide to parents to help them stay organized and engaged.
Equity & Access
20 Educators and Resources Pushing for Progress
We believe it is crucially important to harbor a deep commitment to equity--not just in terms of access to education, but as a fundamental aspect of our belief in the value of every human life. Here are some of the people we look to for inspiration.