Career & Technical Ed
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.
EdTech
Meet DreamBox Learning CEO Jessie Woolley-Wilson
By: Octavia Goredema. "At DreamBox, we seek to do well in order to do good. We knew that pioneering adaptive learning in 2006 was not enough. Until we served every child who wanted and needed DreamBox, our work was not done." - Jessie Woolley-Wilson
Ed Policy
Nine Ways States Can Create Competency-Based Education Systems
By: Dale Frost. Our public education system needs to enable competency-based learning through an alignment of both policy and practice. Moving from a time-based system to a learner-centered system requires systemic transformation.
Leadership
5 Strategies for Leading College Readiness Programs
By: Braska Williams. Five strategies for leading college readiness college programs: Engage students year-round, expose students to new ideas, give students role models they can relate to, meet parents and guardians where they are, show students and parents that you care.
Difference Making
The Role of Student Voice, Passion and Communication in Reimagining Education Policy
By: Eli Neal. The 24 Hour Think Challenge, sponsored by the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Family Foundation, is the first step in a long journey of changing Idaho’s education system. The Think Challenge initiates conversation with student voice, but there is an extended obligation to continue the dialogue.
Leadership
Why XQ Super School Applications Should Include Opportunity Youth and Personalization
By: Scott Emerick. The most significant potential of the XQ Super School project is to focus innovation directly on, and in deep collaboration with, our nation’s lowest-income learners who most deserve a dramatically different high school experience.
EdTech
New at 2015 iNACOL Symposium: Voices Hub, P2P Exchanges & the App
As you begin gearing up for the 2015 iNACOL Blended and Online Learning Symposium on November 8-11, we want to make sure you know about some new and exciting opportunities being offered that you’ll definitely want to add to your “must-do” list. This year’s theme is “Connecting Powerful Innovators” and these new features will help you do just that.
Leadership
Smart Cities: What is the Secret to Pittsburgh’s Innovative Mindset?
By: Justin Aglio. The City of Pittsburgh will proudly celebrate its 200th year anniversary on March 18, 2016. In the last 200 years, Pittsburgh has continuously reinvented itself by demonstrating an innovative mindset. What is the secret to Pittsburgh’s innovative mindset?
Leadership
Smart List: Connecting & Supporting Entrepreneurs
Throughout October, we've been highlighting people, organizations and companies that we appreciate doing innovative work for our 3rd Annual Smart Lists. Today we’re recognizing organizations connecting and supporting entrepreneurs.
Difference Making
Getting Smart Podcast | GenDIY: Emerging Options for Students Navigating Life
We unpack the realization that many students don’t know what they want to do, and don't know how to figure out what’s available with emerging strategies, platforms and supports that are available for students navigating heavy decisions.
Leadership
23 Questions that Cultivate Deeper Learning Mindsets
How can educators model deeper learning mindsets they seek to cultivate in students? Taking the time to reflect on their own learning, modeling growth mindset and lifelong learning, and genuinely involving students in problem solving, to name a few. Ponder these 23 questions in your next professional learning session and model deeper learning in your classroom, school, or organization everyday.