Skills Transcripts at Scale: Why The ETS & MTC Partnership is a Big Deal
The ETS and MTC partnership is a big advance on goals and signals. We finally have a chance to move courses and grades into the background and foreground powerful personalized learning experiences.
Honoring Education Innovation during COVID 19 through the Resilient District Prize
Future of School is honoring the resilient spirit of educators who have been embracing innovation in difficult times through the 2021 Future of School Resilient Districts Prize.
Crossing the Skills Gap Between Industry 4.0 and CTE Programs
[…] that manufacturers are expecting. Right now there is a revolution in curriculum and certification processes in the career pathways schools are developing. One model is establishing a partnership through a regional training hub that can offer more comprehensive Industry 4.0 classes with hands-on blended learning in a central location. Educators note the difficult challenges […]
From Last Chance to First Choice: Alternative Schools That Show the Way Forward
[…] in the Big Picture Learning network build experiences, one student, at a time. They build interest-based internships and manage them with ImBlaze mobile app. Vaux Big Picture High School is a partnership between Big Picture, The School District of Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Housing Authority, the Community College of Philadelphia, and youth and family services. Ninth graders take a Real World […]
COVID Forced Schools to Innovate: Let’s Build on What They Learned
[…] parents, grandparents, clergy, retired educators, and professionals whose jobs were disrupted by the pandemic to offer mentoring, tutoring, and support for virtual learning. There’s no reason these partnerships shouldn’t continue—and expand—in the years ahead . Central Falls has hired people from the community to serve as “pod leaders.” Most hubs have students doing remote […]
Equity and ESSER: How Schools Can Embrace a Participatory Approach to Amplify Family Voices in Budget Planning
[…] “Parents are individuals, coming from diverse cultural backgrounds, and schools need to understand and respect the cultural values that parents bring to the table,” said Jessica Jackson, director of partnerships at the Learner Variability Project at Digital Promise. Jonathan Santos Silva, founding executive director of the Liber Institute, said families of color and indigenous families, who are […]
Afterschool Programs: Serving as Centers for Support, Access, and Equity
[…] policies for all children and youth. The organization represents over 1,400 individual and diverse organizations. The SCAA has four main priorities: Education and Communication Advocacy Technical Assistance Partnerships and Collaboration I was able to speak with Zelda Waymer, President, and CEO of the SC Afterschool Alliance about the innovative programs and services the alliance […]
LEAP from the Era of Accountability to the Age of Personalization
Dr. Chip Pettit and Dr. Eric J Ban detail how education leaders can take what we’ve learned from the era of accountability and LEAP to a new age of personalization at scale.
Shifting Demographics: How School Districts are Diversifying their Workforce to Serve All Students
[…] recognizing that to teach all students, schools need teachers that reflect all students. In the 2022-2023 school year, each district will launch a unique program co-designed in partnership with higher education institutions, regional partners, policymakers and teachers of color. The programs are focused on building an infrastructure for recruitment and retention that will create […]
SMU+GSV Mission Summit: On a Mission to Change the World for Good
[…] the world for good. Getting Smart is proud to have partnered with American Student Assistance to create an Educating Entrepreneurs Track that explores teaching and leading entrepreneurship programs, business partnerships, economic mobility, workforce development and building talent pipelines. Sessions will be led by innovative ed leaders, educators and students. You can check out the full summit […]
