Leadership

Content that enables educators, edleaders, organizations and families to increase capacity, apply a growth mindset and implement what’s next in learning on behalf of those entrusted to them.

Leadership

4 Ways Big Picture Learning Prepares Leaders for Deeper Learning

Bonnie Lathram

Dec 9, 2015

Big Picture Learning (BPL) hosts leaders from the around the network and beyond. Here's a look at 4 ways BPL prepares and cultivates leaders for deeper learning.

Leadership

WISE Awards are Building the Future of Education Worldwide

Lisa Duty

Dec 9, 2015

Every year the WISE Awards recognize six cutting-edge projects that successfully address today’s educational challenges and demonstrate a strong positive impact on individuals and communities globally.

Difference Making

Self-Directed Learners with Strong Character will be the Next Generation of Leaders

Guest Author

Dec 8, 2015

At the heart of a thriving school community is a commitment to building self-directed learners. The capacity for students to own their learning, and have the motivation to do so, is a primary determinate of success in college, vocation and in life.

Leadership

5 Ways to Build Student Agency in the Digital Age

Guest Author

Dec 7, 2015

As educators and parents, we have to re-visit how our students spend their time. We need to increase their opportunities for unstructured play, independent thinking, creative expression, and meaningful contribution. We need to help them build their sense of agency.

EdTech

Why Students in My Schools Can Test Drive Careers

Guest Author

Dec 6, 2015

By: Dr. Patrice Prujol. A Louisiana superintendent shares more about the success of Course Access in her school district helping students try out careers they might not have found otherwise.

Ed Policy

Eight Ways Federal Policymakers Can Support Student-Centered Learning

Guest Author

Dec 4, 2015

By: Susan Gentz. We’re driven by a mission to transform K-12 education policy and practice to design powerful, personalized, learner-centered experiences through competency-based, blended and online learning. This is why we created a set of frameworks to move the needle in overcoming these barriers.

Leadership

Diversifying Global Education to Diversify Global Leadership

Guest Author

Dec 4, 2015

The impact of international education is profound and this is what drives the work to build a network of study abroad public high schools that provide students from historically underserved communities access to education overseas.

Leadership

Getting Smart on Transformative Professional Development

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 3, 2015

Preparing new professional development models needs to start right away. It is possible to transform professional development and to scale. We can turn the vision of transformative professional development into a reality.

Difference Making

How Can Cities Help Youth With the School-to-Work Transition?

Guest Author

Dec 2, 2015

By: Gabriel Sanchez Zinny. The skills gap is a widespread problem, but the solutions to it will likely be local, diverse, and community-driven. We need a better sense of how local policies are being implemented and received and best practices from cities.

Ed Policy

EdTech 10: Change is the Only Constant

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 2, 2015

We’re reminded by this week’s EdTech news that when it comes to improving conditions for students and teachers, changes and progress in EdTech will happen constantly.

	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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