Building Essential Skills Through Computational Thinking
Rachelle Dene Poth shares resources to get students started with computational thinking.
Getting Smart Podcast | Superintendent Leadership For PBL
In this episode, Superintendent Mario Basora shares his journey from being an average student to a successful superintendent who worked with community and staff to help the students in their district become "Fearless Thinkers."
Why Students Need Practical Skills and How to Teach Them
If practical skills are so important, why are they hardly present in today’s curriculum? Many schools are doing their best, but with today’s emphasis on high stakes testing, practical skills do not receive the time and attention they deserve. This post explores some inspirational ideas.
Getting Smart Podcast | 5 Lessons on Impact Leadership
In this podcast, Curriculum Associates CEO Rob Waldron shares more on his unique employment arrangement, as well as the most valuable lessons he has learned so far about successful and impactful leadership.
Podcast: Diane Tavenner on What Kids Need for a Fulfilled Life
Today on the podcast, Tom is speaking with Diane Tavenner and Mira Browne from Summit Public Schools (SPS) to discuss SPS and Diane's new book Prepared: What Kids Need for a Fulfilled Life.
Smart Review: Doing Good
Alesha Bishop shares a book review on Doing Good, by Thomas A. Nazario and Kelly Quayle, a book that provides a clear, customizable ten-lesson curriculum to help students take actions to make the world a truly better place.
The Power of Purpose-Based Learning
By: T. Tarango. This is how to assist your students in positively impacting the world and how to inspire purpose-based learning in your classrooms.
Your “Passion” Probably Isn’t Your Passion
By: Aaryan Harshith. If there’s one thing that matters in life, it’s what you are passionate about. But, is that right?
The Best Impact Story in Education Keeps Getting Better
Curriculum Associates is the best edtech success story in America, in several ways. Eleven years ago, Rob Waldron took the helm of a small New England workbook publisher and turned it into a digital learning leader. The flagship adaptive instructional product, i-Ready, is now serving…
A New Vision for a New Administration: Whole-Child Development, Learning and Thriving
We need whole-child design now more than ever. It is essential to keep neuroscience and development at the core of learning.
