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.
Pandemic Opportunity: Rethink Education Accountability
Tom discusses what an updated accountability system may look like and what our school systems need to create equitable achievement.
Election 2020: Engaging Future Voters
Erin and Kristen discuss ways to encourage civic discourse and engagement and ways to get students excited about participating in our democracy.
Change Management at Harmony Public Schools: When Prior Innovations Become Status Quo
By: Burak Yilmaz. Through the development of a competency-based microcredential system, Harmony Public Schools has become a place where all educators with a growth mindset can thrive.
The Biggest Source of Inequity Might Be the Way We Fund Schools
In America, there are several sources of inequities in wealth and income but Tom looks to uncover what might be the biggest source of inequity—school funding.
The Art Of Teaching Has Been Overcompensating For The Science
With the rise of learning science, the art of teaching could evolve into a system, and learners would be truly at the center.
New Film Addresses Mental Health By Challenging Us To ‘Listen’ To Our Youth Voice
Michael discusses a new groundbreaking film being screened by local schools and community groups. It is intended to provoke a critical conversation and make it easier to talk about mental health.
A Pivot Within A Pivot: Getting InspirED With Educators to Define and (re)Define Success
By: Jeanine Collins. Jeanine shares how the InspirED Global Fellows pivoted to a virtual program due to the pandemic but they remain focused on prioritizing 21st-century learning.
Leaders Are Not the Chief Decider, They Are Decision Architects
Decision making now includes more complexity, more stakeholders, and more agreements needed to be reached. Leaders need better tools and templates to make better decisions yielding coherent and effective change.
Getting Smart Endorses Joe Biden and Kamala Harris
Getting Smart has never endorsed a presidential candidate. This year is different. For our team, this election is about so much more than politics, it's about humanity.
Harmony’s Commitment to Microcredentials: A Close Look at their Professional Learning Experience
Part three of the five-part blog series produced in partnership with Harmony Public Schools shares a few stories of evolving professional learning experiences from the district’s journey thus far.