Future of Learning

25 Books for Educators to Explore

Rachelle Dené Poth

Feb 21, 2020

25 books written by educators of different backgrounds and experiences for educators to explore a variety of topics.

Montour School District Students coding a Cozmo robot (Justin Aglio)

EdTech

How to Teach Artificial Intelligence

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 17, 2020

Every high school graduate should have an appreciation of how artificial intelligence is reshaping the economy and the career landscape—and the option of AI and data science-focused pathway that lead to college and meaningful high wage work.

EdTech

TCEA 2020: A Welcoming Learning Edventure

Rachelle Dené Poth

Feb 13, 2020

Edtech conferences and expos help us explore and find new ways to amplify student learning. These are the highlights from the TCEA 2020.

Competency-Based Education

Highlander Institute’s Strategy Refresh: Pursuing 20/20 Vision for Personalized Learning

Guest Author

Feb 12, 2020

Cathy Sanford from the Highlander Institute explains how they are shifting their focus for their 9th conference from Blended & Personalized Learning Conference to Personalization 2020.

Equity & Access

Creating Culturally Linguistic and Responsive Classrooms: A Place Where All Kids Belong

Kelly Niccolls

Feb 11, 2020

Culturally linguistic and responsive teaching in the classroom can create meaningful learning experiences for students.

Future of Learning

Building a Learner Variability Mindset

Guest Author

Feb 8, 2020

By: Tiffany Wycoff. LINC's Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer explains that to build a learner variability mindset, we must implement a new equation for teaching that includes strategically planning for variability beyond skill level.

Competency-Based Education

No Excuse Not to Teach Climate Crisis Mitigation and Adaptation

Tom Vander Ark

Feb 4, 2020

The climate crisis and the rise of artificial intelligence will be the dominant issue in the lives of young people for the next 20 years and we have no excuse not teach them about it.

EdTech

A Powerful Microsoft Education Experience at BETT

Rachelle Dené Poth

Feb 1, 2020

These are some of the new Microsoft Education updates and features that were promoted at BETT, the largest global edtech conference.

Competency-Based Education

Designing, Assessing, and Implementing Educator Micro-credentials

Guest Author

Jan 30, 2020

After a year of collaborative development, CCSSO, Digital Promise, and other national organizations have released a set of principles for relevant and impactful educator micro-credentials.

Future of Learning

February: Join Us in Exploring Agility in Learning

Getting Smart Staff

Jan 28, 2020

How can instruction be more flexible and responsive to the needs of today’s students? Let's explore agility in learning of K-12 education in February.

	Beginning	Piloting	Implementing
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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