What is 21st Century Learning? How Do We Get More?
For 40 years, we’ve been talking about the aims and strategies of 21st-century learning. Now that we’re a couple of decades in, we have a pretty good view.
Playing With Purpose: Using Games to Enrich Learning & Engage Students
The Getting Smart staff explores how Curriculum Associates recently announced new Learning Games focused on creating a more engaging, accessible and motivating experience for students.
Metacognition and Why it Matters in Education
What is metacognition and why does it matter in education? Discover ways to promote metacognition in learning.
10 Strategies for Schools to Improve Parent Engagement
By: Jennifer Larson. The key to productive and positive parent engagement is a consistent and simplified flow of communication between school, home and all other stakeholders. Schools can take advantage of best practices to give parents more visibility into their child’s day-to-day.
3 Things Education Can Learn from the Craft Beverage Phenomenon
Education should continually look outside its discipline and profession for innovative ideas. Why not the successful craft beverage industry?
5 Ways to Build Collaborative Learning Skills In and Out of the Classroom
Finding ways to help students build collaboration skills in the classroom is important for preparing them for the future of work and learning. Here are five ways to open up more opportunities for students to collaborate in and out of the classroom.
The Key to Enabling Data Driven Instruction in the Classroom: Getting Teachers the Right Data
By Scott Ellis. Enabling teachers to analyze data to improve student learning is a priority in competency-based learning. Instead of spending the majority of their time gathering, editing, and re-formatting data, teachers have much more time to analyze the data and use their skills to create better forecasts.
Kansas City High Schools Add Real-World Learning
The largest effort to make high school more valuable—to young people and their communities—is underway in the six-county, two-state Kansas City metro area.
4 Holistic Classroom Ideas Inspired by Maslow’s Humanist Approach
By: Chris Drew. Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs remains incredibly relevant to educators. Here’s how schools and teachers can adapt Maslow’s motivational theory to nurture students and provide them with a safe and fulfilling learning environment.
Follow Your Passion: Crazy or Genius?
Passion fuels big accomplishments, but it can also be problematic. When is following your passion actually a good career move?