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Bad Bargain: Why We Still Ask Kids to Factor Polynomials and How We Fix It

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 25, 2019

Algebra has become an inequitable barrier to college and career. It’s time to stop making learners factor polynomials. It’s time to start using computers for what they’re good at--crunch big data sets. Stop asking young people to manipulate systems and start asking them to solve real problems.

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Developing 21st Century Skills and Content Knowledge Through Dance

David Ross

Mar 25, 2019

David Ross explores how dance experiences assist children in cultivating the 21st-century skills of creative thinking, collaboration, communication, global awareness, and self-direction.

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The State of Digital Play in Preschool

Guest Author

Mar 23, 2019

By: Katrina Youdale. Katrina explains how teachers and parents are able to use digital technology to quickly create a fun learning environment at a relatively low cost.

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From the Neighborhood to the Nation: Remake Learning Days Takes Root Across America

Guest Author

Mar 22, 2019

By: Gregg Behr. After a successful inaugural festival, Remake Learning Days expands to include seven additional cities and regions to provide families with skills and opportunities to partner in supporting their students.

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Blending Engineering, Entrepreneurial Mindset, and an Appreciation for the Variety of the Human Condition

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 20, 2019

The rise of artificial intelligence and machine learning is an opportunity to show up at the formation of a new era and ensure equity and empowerment for all. Here’s a look at how Dr. Amon Millner and his team at Olin College are doing just that.

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Organizing Your School As A List Of Courses Doesn’t Work for Learners

Tom Vander Ark

Mar 18, 2019

A list of courses will not help young people (in high school or college) find and begin to make their unique contribution. It’s time to move beyond the historical structures and practices what we inherited in education and start doing the right thing for kids.

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How Learning Works: 10 Research-Based Insights

Guest Author

Mar 18, 2019

By: Babe Liberman. Digital Promise and the Institute for Applied Neuroscience teamed up to synthesize findings from the growing field of learning sciences research into 10 key insights about how people learn.

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Six Tips, Three Whys: A SXSW EDU Reflection

Getting Smart Staff

Mar 13, 2019

The Getting Smart team was grateful to be an SXSW EDU 2019 partner and are back home from Austin, ready to share our learnings from the conference.

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Transforming Education from the Inside Out: Singapore American School

Getting Smart Staff

Mar 12, 2019

Singapore American Schools proves that even large institutions, with excellent programming results, can continually improve in order to do what's best for all students. Read more about their success in this new case study.

EdTech

To Prepare Millennials for the Workplace Add Data Literacy to Mainstream Curriculum

Guest Author

Mar 9, 2019

By: Jordan Morrow. Companies need a workforce that knows how to input data, generate better insights, and feel empowered to use data.

	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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