Future of Learning

The Ready Player One Test

Dagan Bernstein explores four guidelines for the implementation of learning that uses immersive technology.

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Equity & Access

Elevating Women Educators is More Important Than Ever 

[…] isolation. Having a personal connection to someone responsible for guiding early career moves has a high impact. Superintendent Mary Elizabeth Davis shared, “The opportunity we have as educational leaders to continue investing in people and stretching their own belief in their capacity is one of the most rewarding things we get to do in […]

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Equity & Access

How to Design a School for Belonging

[…] of belonging for children as they’re growing up, they’re more likely to become adults who create this kind of world for others—and isn’t that the highest goal education can achieve? Most school leaders probably think they already do things to make students feel like they belong. But, this isn’t the case. Painting your walls […]

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Future of Learning

Podcast: Giving the Gift of Place (Repost)

[…] a place, for generations to come, that inspired people to follow their curiosity and to act decisively on behalf of the places relevant to the individual.   “ Place-based education is the interest and ability to engage with a place, to dive deeper, to ask questions,” said Girard. “It’s the kind of learning experiences that young […]

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Future of Learning

Podcast: Greg Smith on Climate Collapse

In our special edition Friday podcast episode, Tom speaks with Greg Smith about climate change and place-based education.

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Difference Making

Town Hall Recap: Difference Making and Purpose-Based Learning

[…] with if they had the chance.  “The cultural zeitgeist is here to stay,” said Emily Liebtag. “We need to come together and rethink what the purpose of education is. Come together in ways and design new muscles in designing and working together.” Additionally, the authors reflected on the notion of “We’re all in this […]

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Career & Technical Ed

GPS Education Partners and DuPage County Schools on Work-Based Learning

On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Nate McClennen is joined by GPS Education Partners (GPS Ed) and representatives of DuPage County Schools to discuss school and industry partnerships and work-based learning (WBL). We recently supported GPS Ed in publishing a white paper called Work-Based Learning Ecosystems: Improving OPPORTUNITY for All by Integrating […]

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Getting Through

Meeting the Challenge of Reopening: How Laboratory School Communities Can Power Human-Centered Design and Inclusive Innovation

On March 24, 2021, the United States Department of Education convened a National Safe School Reopening Summit. Getting schools open safely, and then reimagining how schools can meet the challenges of this moment represents the most significant opportunity in our generation to advance equity and excellence. Where will leadership to do this come from? […]

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New Pathways

How Accredible Makes Learning Credible

[…] credentials in a portable record and verified on a distributed ledger offer a more robust and trustworthy signaling system in support of talent transactions. Employers, scholarship organizations, and higher education institutions can quickly and inexpensively verify a record. The acquisitions of Badgr by Instruction and Credly by Pearson this year illustrate the anticipated value of credentialing […]

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