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Equity & Access

Culturally Relevant Social and Emotional Assessments for Multilingual Students

Multilingual learners face unique challenges as they navigate learning a new language and culture while also pursuing academic learning — culturally relevant SEL can help.

Blog Article | March 4, 2024

Place Based Education

Learning Walls Versus Teaching Walls

Walls can be used as a dynamic learning asset to promote movement, active learning and student agency -- are your walls designed to do that? Randy Fielding explores in his latest post.

Blog Article | December 9, 2021

Leadership

Inspiring Change with Improvement Science: The Carnegie Foundation Summit 2022

Getting Smart recently had the opportunity to attend the Carnegie Foundation Summit 2022. In this post, Erik Day shares some key learnings from the experience.

Blog Article | April 20, 2022

EdTech

What is Efficacy Research in Education and How Do I Know if Edtech is Really Working?

Elevate the quality of non-RCT edtech research by explaining the mismatch to and highlighting the value and learnings that come from contextualized, mixed-method, rapid cycle studies.

Blog Article | June 3, 2024

Equity & Access

Equity and ESSER: Why Now is the Perfect Time for Schools to Invest in Educator Diversity

InnovateEDU and Brooklyn LAB partner to explore why now is the perfect time for schools to invest in educator diversity

Blog Article | March 16, 2022

Learner-Centered

Avoiding Accidental Harm: Fostering Positive Impact on Students’ Lives

Author Jennifer D. Klein believes it is possible for educators not just to avoid accidental harm, but to teach intentionally toward the needs and identities of every child.

Blog Article | September 25, 2023

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Equity & Access

Banned Books, Critical Race Theory and Literacy at SXSW EDU

This year’s SXSW EDU conference had a consistent theme of culture, critical race theory and literacy.

Blog Article | March 28, 2024

EdTech

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.

Blog Article | May 19, 2022

Competency-Based Education

Measuring Learning Growth: Competencies and Standards

The role of competencies has become increasingly important as employers, students and educators realize the impact of transferable skill deficit in young people. The challenge, however, becomes implementation.

Blog Article | March 14, 2023

Equity & Access

Teaching Social Justice and Anti-Racism: 5 Engaging Project Ideas

Kyle Wagner shares 5 project ideas educators can adopt to explore social justice and anti-racism learning.

Blog Article | September 6, 2021

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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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