Student Voice and Co-Leadership: What They Mean to Students
[…] would be integrated into the structure of the school environment. Students were granted the opportunity to explore personal interests, values, and provide feedback on their own individualized learning experiences. Three of us were members of the first freshman class at Crosstown. We are now seniors. During our long and unconventional high school journey, we […]
Nate Kellogg & Gwen Baker on Real-Time Redesign for Schools and Districts
[…] shares his thoughts on the Strategy Lab cohort. Mentioned in This Episode: Nate Kellogg The Learning Accelerator Gwen Baker Bellwether Education Partners Strategy Lab Real–Time Redesign Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Indianapolis Public Schools Austin ISD Mastery Charter Phoenix Charter Academy Cedar Rapids Community School District Warren Morgan Suzanne Newell Balance With Blended Learning: Partner With Your Students to Reimagine Learning and Reclaim Your Life, by Catlin R. Tucker Getting Smart Podcast Ep.293: “Beth Rabbit and Asaf Bitton on the State of Health and the Parabola Project” Stay in-the-know with innovations in learning by signing up for the weekly Smart Update. This post includes mentions of a Getting Smart partner. For […]
How Systems and States Can Encourage Better Project-Based Learning
Project-based learning was on the rise pre-pandemic. The sudden shift to remote learning brought with it more worksheets (just digital this time) and bite-sized tasks–and with it less engagement, less integration, and less application. With the new school year and more systems embracing broader learning goals, we’re seeing renewed interest inquiry-based learning in which students […]
Myth of the Ideal Classroom
By: Sarah Pazur. Instead of idealizing the face-to-face classroom at the expense of education’s advancement into the 21st century, it’s time to confront our biases and maximize the opportunities that online learning can provide.
The New Fundamentals: Tools to Optimize Remote and Blended Learning and How Educators Can Use Them This Year
Global education advisor Giancarlo Brotto explores how edtech is transforming instruction to make learning more visible, accessible, and progressive.
New Small Community Based Schools Have Big Implications
Gem Prep is launching several microschools called Learning Societies across Idaho that will be using their online schools curriculum, with experienced parents running the sites at locations including churches, homes, and business office space.
Three Ways Web3 Will Change Education For Good
Web3 provides new pathways for learning, earning, and living.
Can’t Miss Education Conferences in 2023
[…] state convention and exposition in the US. TCEA’s Convention & Exposition is the place to meet industry peers, collaborate with other educators, and build a tight-knit, professional learning community. Digital Learning Annual Conference February 13-15, 2023; Austin, TX In-Person and Online DLAC aims to bring together practitioners working on real change and is designed […]
Not Your Typical Back-to-School Days at Learner-Centered Sites
Learner-centered leaders recognize the need to help young people lean into their personal development as a critical part of their learning and do so in community with the peers and adults in their environments.
Harmonizing with Microcredentials: 7 Steps to Reimagining Your School’s Professional Learning
In this final piece of the series, we summarize how Harmony Public Schools reinvented professional learning for their staff by putting the educator at the center and building a career pathways program awarding relevant and realistic microcredentials to in-service teachers and administrators.
