Learning Design
This topic covers topics from school and system design to the science of learning.
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This podcast highlights developing trends in K-12 education, postsecondary and lifelong learning. Each week, Getting Smart team members interview students, leading authors, experts and practitioners in research, tech, entrepreneurship and leadership to bring listeners innovative and actionable strategies in education leadership.
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Competency-Based Education
Fostering Student-Centered Environments: From Teacher Assessed through Grades to Self, Peer, Expert Feedback and Critique
Grades improve short-term learning on standardized tests but fail in critical thinking and knowledge retention. Feedback and critique offer a more effective alternative.
Learning Design
The State of the American High School in 2024
Discover the current state of American high schools through observations from our recent school visits and tours across the country.
Learning Design
Small Schools, Big Umbrella: Expanding, Defining and Scaling the Microschool Ecosystem
The blog explores the increasing attention on microschools as a personalized educational alternative and highlights different scaling approaches for microschools in both private and public sectors.
Difference Making
Making Civic Learning Meaningful With And For Young People
Through iThrive's Game Design Studio teens were engaged as equals and experts in imagining and ideating alongside others in the civic education ecosystem.