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Difference Making
Navigating Early College and Dual Credit Alternatives
By: Lila Huston. Going to college early is not an easy path to take, but for those of you that don’t want to spend most of your young adult life going to school, and for those of you with the ability to, early college and dual credits are one of the most available alternatives.
Personalized Learning
Applying Psychology and Learning Sciences Research to Developing a Makerspace
While developing a school-wide makerspace for every preschool-through-8th-grade child in my school, I feel a great responsibility to create both a physical space and a program that is welcoming and encouraging for all students. Here are my takeaways from current research.
EdTech
EdTech 10: Confident Investing and Justified Strategies
This week’s EdTech news was dominated by announcements surrounding investments and the release of new studies. The continuation of EdTech deals and the production of reports justifying Deeper Learning, teacher leaders, and motivation/engagement signals continued confidence in the shift to personalization, and student-centered strategies.
Personalized Learning
8 Ways Educators Help Parents Promote Powerful Learning
As we look to the new school year, we must recognize that parents have a strong desire to be advocates for their children, in partnership with teachers and EdLeaders. The path forward and beyond exists, and is inspired by over 60 parents represented in our new book.
Leadership
Infographic | 11 Tips for Work/Life Balance
As parents, educators and business leaders we should keep in mind tips for finding the elusive work/life balance.
Personalized Learning
5 Tips for Teaching Project-Based Debate in Middle School
By: Amber Chandler. Project-Based debate is a powerful tool to teach many high impact skills that students need to be successful -- research, persuasion, argumentation, speaking and listening skills, and use of evidence.
Personalized Learning
Are You Ready to Be a Change-Agent for Agency?
It’s time that we let go and gave back our students’ agency to learn. It’s time that we gave up the controls, so that our students can learn how to drive their own learning lives, time that we took control of our own learning to help our kids.
Personalized Learning
The Hard Road to Soft Skills: Leaving Room for Our Children To Fall
If we believe adversity creates character why can’t we let our kids experience it? We let fear win when we shield our children from challenging experiences.
Leadership
Why Parents Should Support Student-Centered Learning
By: Nicholas C. Donohue. Personal stories, practical strategies and a framework for parents navigating the shift to student-centered learning. And, why Nellie Mae has chosen to partner with Getting Smart to tell parent stories in the new book, Smart Parents: Parenting for Powerful Learning.
EdTech
EdTech 10: Opportunities to Influence, Accelerate and Amplify EdTech
This week’s EdTech news exemplifies why now is great time to make an impact in EdTech. Curating these top news stories left us inspired to see momentum in EdTech carry into back to school season.