Recording Arts as Reengagement, Social Justice and Pathway
David “TC” Ellis dreamed about a new kind of high school that would reengage learners through musicology and alongside colleagues opened the High School for Recording Arts in 1998. Getting Smart staff shares more on this journey.
The Ready Player One Test: Systems for Personalized Learning
We can examine how regeneration can support innovative pedagogy in immersive learning environments by digging a little deeper. Dagan Bernstein shares more in their latest post.
An Overlooked Pathway: Law and Civic Engagement
Law is an often overlooked civic pathway. Michelle Blanchet looks at programs implementing this pathway starting in high school.
Laguna Beach High School Gets in the FLOW of Environmental Literacy
This chronicles one high school’s creative and innovative approach to addressing local environmental problems and establishing a school wide, cross-curricular approach.
Can Tech Help Reset Our Expectations?: Packback, Inquiry-Based Learning and the Power of AI
Technology has the potential to democratize students’ access to information – raising our standards of expecting student proficiency towards expecting real skill building and thriving in the classroom.
Educating All Learners During COVID-19: An Alliance Emerges to Provide Support for Virtual Special Education Services
Rachelle Dene Poth shares an overview of the Educating All Learners Alliance, an organization committed to supporting the efforts of the education community to meet the needs of students with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Why Mentorship Matters
By: Alexa Goins. Mentorships in tech are essential to helping the next generation of professionals learn and grow. At Kenzie Academy, they are using mentorship to help our students get career-ready and land the job.
Using OER to Increase Collaboration, Relevance, and Engagement
By: Katie Martin. Despite our deepest desire to be back in schools, we know that students and teachers will likely have to engage from a distance as the numbers increase, which can be more efficient, relevant, and effective when resources are digital.
Is Entrepreneurship the Antidote to Student Anxiety?
By: Dr. Tom Leonard. Entrepreneurship may be the key to empowering students to become agents of change and equipping them to solve problems.
Microschools Can Lead to Macro Change
Microschools have numerous benefits for students and a macro impact on the communities they exist within.