Town Hall Recap: The Invention Opportunity
[…] them in any given area – Essential, Next Level, Advanced?” – Allison Walker “What about transportation? It continues to be a huge obstacle to more fluidity in place-based education.” – Kellye Crockett “There is so much here. How do we decide where we should be starting?” – Matthew Morin At one point in the town […]
Organizing a Modern Edtech Stack for Modern Pedagogy, Part III: The Learning Object
In the third part of a series on the edtech stack, Eric outlines what is called the learning object repository.
Why We Built a Hub for Vetted Vaccination Resources for Public Schools
[…] vaccine hesitancy to defeat COVID-19, while giving schools a vital role to play in rebuilding public trust. Our team—including colleagues from a host of leading health and education organizations— identified and vetted over 400 trustworthy resources from more than 350 different entities; the Hub hosts 75 of the most relevant, highest-quality resources. We vetted […]
Town Hall Recap: Microschools Can Lead To Macro Change
[…] support the work Develop individualized learning plans Get started You can see all of the links that were mentioned here. Check out our next town hall on place-based education, or if you are interested in taking a deep dive on one of our favorite microschools, One Stone, check out our upcoming event about how to help […]
Nate Kellogg & Gwen Baker on Real-Time Redesign for Schools and Districts
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom talks with Nate Kellogg of The Learning Accelerator and Gwen Baker of Bellwether Education Partners about The Strategy Lab, a project of the Always Ready for Learning initiative. Let’s listen in as Tom talks with Nate and Gwen about this important collaborative work within a […]
Remake Learning Days Across America: Sixteen Regions Across America Join Pittsburgh to Celebrate Learning
Remake Learning Days serves as a change agent to help communities design the future they envision, for families to be engaged in their child’s learning and for youth to lead the way on an unknown path for a bright future.
The Time for Action is Now: Get Ready For Careers of the Future
The CAPS network is launching the “Innovating Education for Careers of the Future” playbook, a resource to support the shift from awareness to action.
What If?: June Recap
[…] rather than extraction? This question was inspired by our recent Difference Making campaign We received this answer from Joe Kirstein of Episcopal Day School: In their book, Four-Dimensional Education Charles Fadel, Maya Bialik, and Bernie Trilling argue that 21st country education must evolve beyond the standard practice of simply delivering content. Students who will enter […]
How Two Teachers are Championing Representation in the Classroom
[…] the questions we explored through a Roadtrip Nation storytelling project following seven teachers adapting to remote teaching, sharing what’s on their minds as they map their future in education, and talking to veteran educators about what’s kept them in the classroom. Representation was a major theme, and two of the featured educators, Vera Ahiyya and […]
Five Steps to Embed Growth Mindset Practices into Learning Culture
[…] learners the basics of learning science so they better understand conditions, context and thriving; and practice giving feedback in thoughtful ways. Due to systemic inequities in the education system, traditionally underserved populations are more likely to have a fixed mindset. According to a recent Brookings Report, “Traditionally underserved students – including students in poverty, English learners, […]