Podcast: Rachel Wigglesworth on Learning at Home
More than 36 million of about 50 million US students are learning remotely during the Coronavirus outbreak. But learning at home comes with challenges.
Town Hall Recap: What’s Next in Learning 2023
On the 2023 edition of our annual “What’s next in learning?” Getting Smart Town Hall, we dug into some of the core drivers impacting learning today
Balancing Design Thinking with Equity
[…] approach. We also partnered with CRESP at the University of Delaware to design surveys that evaluated the impact of founders’ pilot projects on participants’ social and emotional learning (SEL) skills. In addition, 4.0 emphasizes not only whether these are the right questions, but whether they’ve been developed alongside the community. We also encourage founders […]
Purpose and Process to Ignite Intentional Conversations
[…] then wrap up with savory and sweet dessert options. Poster Rotation Group Discussions Like curated conversations, poster discussions allow small groups to collaborate while still seeing and learning from the thinking happening in other groups. Divide “posters” into small tasks focusing on the content you want students to discuss or skills you want them […]
Getting Clearer: Musings of an Urban Educator
[…] coach, the first response is usually, something like, “That’s great, which sport?” When further conversation reveals that I’m an educational coach partnering with schools to help transform learning and teaching, the general response is, “ I’m glad someone is doing that because our schools need a lot of help.” followed by a personal story […]
Getting Clearer: Educator of Color
[…] Safos José For more, see: Getting Clearer: Liberatory Coaching Getting Clearer: Musings of An Urban Educator Getting Clearer: The Power in our Flowers Jose Garcia is a School Development Coach at New Tech Network. You can find Jose on Twitter at @OrginalGarcia. Stay in-the-know with innovations in learning by signing up for the weekly Smart Update.
Two High School Students Create STEM Program
[…] Space Support STEM Education Through Student-Centered Challenges Sayan Bhatia is a junior at Redmond High School in Washington and is a developer, entrepreneur, and STEM advocate. After learning software development, he released his first app to the Apple App Store in 2018. Sohil Bhatia is a sophomore at Redmond High School in Washington. His […]
Going Green: National Network Incorporates Sustainability into Teaching and Operating Schools
[…] taught and how–the design or adoption of sustainability curricula to ensure all students have equitable opportunities to learn and lead. Facilities: creating and operating indoor and outdoor learning environments that support the vision, mission and core beliefs of the community related to health, equity, and sustainability. “Green Schools National Network recognizes that the systems […]
Looking Behind the Screen: Critical Media Literacy Gives Us Tools to Understand How Media Shapes Our Perception of Others and the World
Critical Media Literacy seeks to equip people with the tools to be independent media users, free from oppression or restrictions by others.
A Culture of No: How to Get Past Fear and Risk-Aversion to Make Things Happen
Trace Pickering reflects on the ways his career in edu and business has shown him the power of yes.
