Future of Learning
The State of Digital Play in Preschool
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.
From the Neighborhood to the Nation: Remake Learning Days Takes Root Across America
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.
Blending Engineering, Entrepreneurial Mindset, and an Appreciation for the Variety of the Human Condition
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.
Organizing Your School As A List Of Courses Doesn’t Work for Learners
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.
How Learning Works: 10 Research-Based Insights
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.
Six Tips, Three Whys: A SXSW EDU Reflection
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.
Transforming Education from the Inside Out: Singapore American School
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.
To Prepare Millennials for the Workplace Add Data Literacy to Mainstream Curriculum
By: Jordan Morrow. Companies need a workforce that knows how to input data, generate better insights, and feel empowered to use data.
No-Collar Jobs Offer Schools Chance to Create Mashups of Academics and Vocations
David Ross explains how no-collar and new collar opportunities do not require a four-year degree, rather vocational training, certifications and the right mix of in-demand skill sets.
The Future of Learning, What’s NExT?
Northeastern University's NExT network delivers their vision of making experiential education accessible to learners at all levels. Join them in Seattle on March 16th!