Leadership

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Getting Through

Why We Built a Hub for Vetted Vaccination Resources for Public Schools

Guest Author, Eric Tucker, InnovateEDU

Mar 31, 2021

The new hub from Brooklyn LAB offers a centralized platform with credible vaccine information and accompanying curriculum and tools that schools can use to promote the uptake of COVID-19 vaccinations and address fears and concerns about vaccines in America’s diverse public-school communities.

Leadership

Up Close with Nevada Succeeds: Leading State Learning Transformation

Getting Smart Staff

Mar 26, 2021

On this special episode of the Getting Smart Podcast mini-series Up Close With Nevada Succeeds, Tom Vander Ark talks with Nevada State Superintendent Jhone Ebert, Nevada Succeeds Executive Director Jeanine Collins and teachers and InspirED global fellows Mike Lang and Jordana McCudden about fellowship programs and leadership.

Leadership

Perfection vs Improvement: The Problem With Expecting Student Perfection

Guest Author

Mar 22, 2021

By: Jane Mueller. The quest for perfection is linked to burnout, anxiety, and stress. Jane shares how the world’s greatest achievers pursue improvement over perfection and what you can do to foster a similar mindset within the classroom.

Leadership

TLA’s Real-Time Redesign Toolkit Helps Schools Make Practical and Positive Change

Eric Nentrup

Mar 17, 2021

The Learning Accelerator (TLA) shares toolkits that provide learning strategies and guided activities for educators.

Equity & Access

Emancipating Equity for Learning Justice

Kelly Niccolls, Rebecca Midles

Mar 17, 2021

Kelly Niccolls and Rebecca Midles discuss how we must dismantle the machine that is schooling and emancipate equity for learning justice.

Future of Learning

Insights From the InspirED Fellowship

Guest Author

Mar 14, 2021

By: Jordana McCudden. As a Nevada Succeeds InspirED Global Fellow, Jordana shares lessons learned from one of the top education systems in the world.

EdTech

Organizing a Modern Edtech Stack for Modern Pedagogy, Part III: The Learning Object

Eric Nentrup

Mar 11, 2021

In the third part of a series on the edtech stack, Eric outlines what is called the learning object repository.

Leadership

Striving Toward a Better Accountability System

Guest Author

Mar 9, 2021

By: Dr. Jill Siler. Superintendents can be held accountable in a way that is well-rounded, appropriate for children, and reflective of the hopes and dreams of their communities.

Future of Learning

How Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Reduced Their Failure Rate by over 60%

Eric Nentrup

Mar 8, 2021

PK Diffenbaugh and Beth Wodecki of MPUSD reworked systems and processes to create a more equitable learning experience that sustains engagement.

Leadership

Resilience: The Skill That Keeps Teaching and Learning Thriving at Pasadena ISD

Guest Author

Mar 6, 2021

By: Melissa McCalla. Resilience must be a community effort - students need educators as part of their support system now more than ever.

	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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