Schools Worth Visiting
The Getting Smart team visits hundreds of schools each year and is grateful for the opportunity to see high-quality teaching and learning in action. This series features stories of schools that share best practices, lessons learned and next-gen teaching practices that support high-quality, personalized, project-based learning for all students.
Student Ambassadors Build Leadership Skills While Showcasing School
One aspect of Katherine Smith Elementary School that really stood out during our latest school tour were the student ambassadors--by far the best example we've seen in thousands of school visits.
Denver Public Schools Partners with KIPP Colorado for Student Success
As we witnessed on our recent school tour in Denver, the state's educational options are improving and getting much more interesting, including a partnership between DPS and KIPP. Here are a few examples from the schools we visited.
Wall-to-Wall Project-Based Middle School Learning
Bulldog Tech was the first New Tech Network school in Silicon Valley, and to this day the middle school continues its commitment to project-based learning and student collaboration.
5 Power PBL Examples: Makers, Muppets and More!
It’s a project-based world. Personalized project-based learning transforms students. Here are five examples of student projects that are transforming student learning.
Do You Have A Blended Learning Department? You Should.
Washington, D.C., is an interesting place for education, as we recently witnessed while touring schools there with a group from Kansas City to learn more about what the district has done to blended and personalized learning.
Chavez Schools: Where Grads Leave Ready to Make a Difference
While in Washington, D.C., we visited Chavez Schools, a school with expanded blended learning opportunities that's teaching its students three dimensions of college readiness: academic preparation, academic tenacity and college knowledge.
Five School Systems to Watch in Texas
By: Heather Staker. From a national perspective, Texas is about to shake things up in education when it comes to blended learning. Each of the districts mentioned here were selected as one of the top five school systems in the state for showcasing blended learning.
Blended, Project-Based and Social Emotional Learning at Thrive Public Schools
A San Diego school gives visitors a glimpse of the future of learning--blended, personalized and competency-based.
Innovative Urban Education in Denver
If we are going to break the effects of generational poverty and bring high quality learning opportunities to every person on the planet, we have to invest in urban education innovation. Here are several Denver innovation schools we recently visited.
Library 2.0: Center of Innovation at Singapore American School
By: Robert Helmer. The librarian at Singapore American School describes how they transformed their library by centering around a hub concept of information, innovation and impact on students--a center of innovation.