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Habib Bangura on Urban Assembly’s Project Cafe

Nate McClennen

Jul 2, 2025

Explore Project Cafe's AI-driven classroom feedback system enhancing teaching efficiency and outcomes with Urban Assembly's insights.

Dustin Hensley and two Elizabethton High School graduates featured on the Getting Smart Podcast

Personalized Learning

Dustin Hensley and Elizabethton High School Graduates on Real-World Learning in Rural Tennessee

Tom Vander Ark

Jun 27, 2025

Discover how community-engaged learning at Elizabethton High empowers students with skills for real-world impact and personal growth.

Ed Policy

Paul Herdman on What Looking at the Rest of the World Teaches Us About Pathways

Tom Vander Ark

Jun 25, 2025

Discover how career connected learning enhances education and employment outcomes with insights from Paul Herdman's new report.

Project-Based World

What is the Lasting Impact of High Quality Project-Based Learning? | Ryan Sprott, Annah Sanchez, Daniela Hernandez, and Bianca Garza

Shawnee Caruthers

Jun 20, 2025

Explore the transformative impact of project-based learning through the Borderland project, highlighting real-world engagement and student growth.

Leadership

How the Getting Smart Learning Innovation Framework Drives Lasting Systems Change

Nate McClennen, Rebecca Midles

Jun 18, 2025

Discover a framework for transforming education with personalized, competency-based learning and AI integration to meet all learners' needs.

Three students crouch outdoors examining a colorful map with stones, engaged in hands-on collaborative learning activity.

New Pathways

Town Hall: Public Microschools

Victoria Andrews

Jun 16, 2025

Exploring public microschools as innovation hubs for competency-based learning and community engagement in education.

Monique Uzelac smiling in front of a school backdrop, featured on the Getting Smart Podcast

Leadership

Monique Uzelac on the Washtenaw Educational Options Consortium

Nate McClennen

Jun 13, 2025

Explores learning ecosystems and choice in education with Monique Uzelac, focusing on Michigan's innovative consortium model.

George Philhower smiling in a blue shirt, featured on the Getting Smart Podcast

Leadership

George Philhower on Joyful Learning at Eastern Hancock

Shawnee Caruthers

Jun 11, 2025

Eastern Hancock Schools center "joy" as a learning strategy, integrating it with community partnerships, innovative teaching, and student connection.

Podcast cover art for "Catching Up!" featuring two men, thought bubbles asking "Applied Humanities?" and "AI Leadership?

EdTech

Catching Up! | An AI Research and Leadership Framework, Humanities 2.0, and Incentivizes that Fuel Communities of Learning

Nate McClennen, Mason Pashia

Jun 6, 2025

Explore AI in education, applied humanities, and innovative learning spaces in this insightful podcast episode with Nate McClennen and Mason Pashia.

BB Ntsakey and Kelly Niccolls, guests on the Getting Smart Podcast, smiling in circular portrait photos on a blue gradient background.

Competency-Based Education

BB Ntsakey and Kelly Niccolls on Assessment Journeys

Victoria Andrews

Jun 4, 2025

Explore liberatory assessment with Victoria Andrews, BB Ntsakey, and Kelly Niccolls to redefine student-centered learning and growth.

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From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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