Town Hall Recap: Next Generation Learning Goals
On this Getting Smart Town Hall, we highlight various Portraits of a Graduate, Graduate Profiles, and Student Learning Goals with hopes of identifying a set of learner capabilities and skills that will prepare young people for whatever is next.
Scott Muri on Decades of Education Leadership Service and EdTech
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, we're joined by Dr Scott Muri, Superintendent of Ector County School District in Odessa, Texas.
Michelle Blanchet on Preventing Polarization
On this episode, we're joined by Michelle Blanchet, Founder & Director of the Educator’s Lab and author of Preventing Polarization.
Podcast: David Blustein on Working in America
In this week’s episode, Tom Vander Ark is talking with Dr. David Blustein, a Professor of Counseling Psychology at Boston College and the author of The Importance of Work in an Age of Uncertainty.
Sal Khan and Amy McGrath on Khan World School @ ASU Prep
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Tom Vander Ark is joined by Sal Khan founder of Khan Academy and Amy McGrath of ASU Preparatory Academy to discuss Khan World School.
Personalize Learning and Build Agency By Using the 4 PLC Questions
In this episode of the podcast, Tom chats with Tim Stuart about his new book, Personalized Learning in a PLC at Work: Student Agency Through the Four Critical Questions.
Why Youth Need Social Capital and How Schools Can Help
In the latest Getting Smart podcast, Christensen Institute's Director of Education Julie Freeland Fisher sits down with Tom to discuss social capital, disruptive innovation, and her new book, Who You Know: Unlocking Innovations That Expand Students’ Networks.
David Conley on Next Generation Assessment
In the latest Getting Smart podcast, Dr. David Conley, a professor in the college of education at the University of Oregon, discusses his new book and offers 10 principles for better assessment—and a vision for how assessment can be integrated into learning.
Podcast: Jo Boaler On the Limitless Mind and Learning Math That Matters
Dr. Jo Boaler, Professor of Mathematics Education at Stanford University talks about the limitless mind and learning math that really matters.
Design Thinking and Its Impact on Education Innovation
Have you heard of design thinking? Are you using it in the classroom? Emily and Adam from the Getting Smart team dive into the topic to share what it is, how it can improve practice and how educators can rethink how they facilitate learning.