Karen Cator & Vic Vuchic on Whole Child Focused Edtech & Inclusive Innovation
[…] strategies and managed over $100 million in technology-focused grants at the Hewlett Foundation to launch and grow the Open Educational Resources movement and create and advance the Deeper Learning strategy. On this episode, Karen and Vic cover the origins of digital promise and identify what is missing in education R&D (money, time and incentives). They […]
Julian Guerrero on Pathways and Programs for Indigenous Youth
[…] has been tied into race, that’s just because its convenient on paper, butut if policies change real things, that only tells us that we need to dig deeper than just race. We need to focus on these sorts of political, historical relationships, of where everything began. One essential step in that direction is to […]
Podcast: Virginia Superintendent James Lane on Unleashing Innovation
[…] Ted Dintersmith (@dintersmith) supports the network that is sparking learning across the Commonwealth. During the podcast, Dr. Lane explains the three pillars of the initiative: To promote deeper learning in every classroom. To support rich afterschool activities. To measure what matters. With 60 districts off to the races, Dr. Lane is getting ready to launch […]
Podcast: Peter Janzow on the Digital Credential Revolution
[…] take on the perspective by critics that micro-credentials and badges are inherently reductionist; that they work for a few technical skills but they don’t work well for deeper learning and critical thinking. When Peter thinks about designing learning experiences and creating digital credentials around those, what does he think would be the right grain size? […]
Difference Making Book Club
To celebrate the launch of Difference Making at the Heart of Learning and to continue digging deeper into themes and examples in the book, we launched a four week book club to highlight additional schools and organizations and engage with our community on how to better keep purpose at the center of the learner experience. Links […]
Kelly Niccolls and Abby Benedetto on Assessment as a Revelation Framework
[…] on GettingSmart.com all about the framework. Check it out! The world doesn’t need another framework, but the world does need to rethink assessment. Abby Benedetto Links: Kelly Niccolls LinkedIn Abby Benedetto LinkedIn Abby Benedetto Pathways Deeper Learning Equity Fellows Street Data Listening Leader Emergent Strategy Core Shifts Cheney Public Schools Share on Twitter Share on Facebook
Dr. Pedro Noguera & Dr. Frederick Hess on Conversations About the Toughest Questions in K-12
[…] While other books about the different sides of the education debates simply present paired essays, Rick and Pedro actually engage with each other to strive for a deeper understanding of their differences. Links A Search for Common Ground: Conversations About the Toughest Questions in K-12. Twitter: Rick Hess Twitter: Pedro Noguera Getting Smart Services 100 Days […]
