Leadership
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Smart Review | Agilix Dawn
As a learning design and perhaps more accurately described, solution firm, Getting Smart makes a point of looking at innovations across a wide range of topics, which naturally includes tools that increase equity of access and promote lifelong learning. I recently had an opportunity to catch up with the Agilix team…
Agilix Announces Dawn to Provide Engaged Learning Anywhere
Last week Agilix announced the launch of Dawn, a mobile-first, video-centric learner platform. Read this post to learn more about how Dawn combines face-to-face instruction with the accessibility and self-direction of online learning.
The World of Work — in Elementary School
Learn how Cajon Valley Union School District's World of Work program helps students "take responsibility for their own learning."
Organizational Learning and Collaborative Structures
Many problems identified specifically with ineffective teaching practices are attributed to teacher isolation. When teachers collaborate, they share experiences and knowledge that can promote learning for instructional improvement.
Why You Should Create a Collaborative Classroom This Year
By: Dr. Monica Burns. Collaborative classrooms can help students prepare for the skills they need today and in the future.
Upstream Arts and the Power of Unique Abilities
Discover how one organization uses the power of the creative arts to activate and amplify the voice and choice of its students.
School’s Out: What if School Did Not Exist?
"The School’s Out paper sets up an entry point for learner-centered leaders and their communities to imagine education from a blank slate while maintaining an honest commitment to developing actionable ideas.”
What Can Student Learning Teach Us About Professional Development for Teachers?
By: Kathy Dyer. For true learning to take place in a professional development setting, teachers—like students—need to take ownership of their learning. How does that happen? Find out here.
Helping CAOs Make the Shift to Personalized Learning
Explore the difference between managed instruction and next generation learning, and learn ten elements of comprehensive solutions to the challenge of helping chief academic officers reframe their work.
The Brave Administrator’s Playbook for Upping Their Game Each New School Year
By: Amy Rodriguez. Often, when it comes to the new school year, the wheels keep spinning and the cycle begins again. But they don’t have to: focusing on professional growth is one way to become a more efficient and effective administrator for the coming year.