Personalized Learning
Personalized learning is a mindset and approach to teaching that focuses on meeting each learner where they are and tailoring a curriculum that considers their interests, prior knowledge and skill level, and pace. Such a demand on the teacher requires sophisticated usage of technology in a combination of personalized, blended and online learning.
A new school year – or a new era?
In this op-ed, Anne Olderog, Aya Asali, and Zenia Tangri of the consulting firm Vivaldi, explore the school year ahead, and how educators have the opportunity, amidst the ongoing pandemic, to take what they’ve learned and sharpen new tools and methods of teaching to evolve this upcoming new school year into a new era of educational learning.
Creating a Culture of Trust In Your Classroom: The Twin Pillars of Authenticity and Vulnerability
Authenticity has to be at the core of all of our movements as educators because of what is happening in the world on a global scale. Aaron Schorn explores ways to provide authentic and thoughtful experiences for all learners this fall and beyond.
Bringing Project-Based Mentors into The Educational Fold
Patty Alper authored a book entitled, Teach to Work, How a Mentor, a Mentee and a Project Can Close the Skills Gap in America. She presents her findings here.
The Four C’s of Student Success
Stephanie Malia Krauss explores how the 4C’s of student success must be pursued with as much attention, passion, and focus as the 4C’s of reopening schools.
In Memory of Dr. Roger Weissberg (Podcast Repost)
Remembering Dr. Roger Weissberg chief knowledge officer of The Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) and SEL expert through a podcast conversation from 2016.
Teaching Social Justice and Anti-Racism: 5 Engaging Project Ideas
Kyle Wagner shares 5 project ideas educators can adopt to explore social justice and anti-racism learning.
Cool New Schools
The Getting Smart team explores nine cool new schools that launched this fall which build on place-based opportunities and accelerating real world learning.
5 Steps to Boost Real World Learning in Your System
Would you like to see more real world learning in your community? Tom explores five steps to expand access to high-engagement valuable learning experiences.
Place-Based Learning: Solid Ground in Troubled Waters
By incorporating a sense of place in instruction, teachers and community partners have adapted programs to keep students engaged even during distance learning. Jack Chin explores how place-based experiences shape learners for today's world.
How Teachers Can Stay Resilient in the Face of Uncertainty
The start of this school year comes with plenty of big questions. Roadtrip Nation explores how teachers can stay confident and motivated through it all.