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.
Good Schools Start with GreatBoards
New program to give charter school boards across the country access to the best-practice tools and templates they need to govern effectively.
Transforming Education, That Deserves an Award
Seven schools and districts were recognized by the personalized learning solution provider Fuel Education for their innovative work in the online and blended learning space.
Pre-#EIE14 Experience: Blended D.C. Policy Hackathon
Team Getting Smart joins fellow EdLeaders in Washington for a hackathon on policy levers and potential barriers that may enable or inhibit next gen models in states.
Lighting the Path to Personalized Learning
A Getting Smart report, produced in partnership with Next Generation Learning Challenges, that tells the stories of schools across the country that are dedicated to creating a next gen learning environment that sets high expectations for college readiness, personalizes learning for all students, and is optimized for scale.
Former Lumberyard Transformed to Blended Learning School
At Intrinsic Charter School's new Chicago campus, spaces for blended learning didn’t have to get retrofitted into a traditional school. A former lumberyard, was a much better starting point for a permanent school designed specifically for blended learning.
Another MDRC Study Confirms Wisdom of New Small High Schools
New MDRC study confirms what we knew a decade ago -- small high schools, “Have markedly increased graduation rates for disadvantaged students of color, many of whom start high school below grade level.”
Acton Academy: An Invitation to a Hero’s Journey
Acton Academy is small private K-9 school in Austin. The core promise is that each student will “Begin a Hero's Journey.” Located in Austin, Texas, students learn that courage, grit, and perseverance matter far more than regurgitation.
Planning for Long Term Success through Sustainability and Scalability
For the Horry County School District (HCS) sustainability is key to each and every decision made. Check out how only a couple years into their personalized, digital learning initiative, they are reaching financial sustainability to secure long term success.
Building Relationships and Expanding Expectations at Brooklyn Lab
In a recent trip to Brooklyn, I was lucky enough to visit the recently opened Brooklyn Lab Charter School. Home to 132 6th graders and a dedicated and inspired staff, LAB models several unique solutions for a next gen learning environment.
New in Texas Edu in 2014
Here's a look into what is new in Texas education this year.