A New School That Thinks Like a Kid
New and emerging Portal Schools has a vision to create a school that allows students to simultaneously earn a high school diploma and a Bachelor’s degree in an environment that is fully designed for them.
Igniting North Carolina’s Future: SparkNC’s Innovative Approach to Education
SparkNC gives North Carolina students a competitive edge in an uncertain future through real world experiences, emerging tech exposure and more.
How a Fun Mother-Daughter Project Became Two Groundbreaking Publications
By: Annette Bazira-Okafor. The founders of Black Girls Magazine didn’t see themselves represented in the media, so they set out to change that—and learned about the power of representation along the way.
How Real World Learning Is Equipping Solutionaries In Kansas City
Tom highlights how a Kansas City school is equipping learners with real world learning.
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.
New Arts Integration Efforts Address Healing-Centered Engagement, Transformative Agency
There is a new merging of the arts with trauma-informed pedagogy, social justice and culturally-responsive teaching as a means to increase healing-centered engagement and transformative agency.
ISTE LIVE 21 Virtual Conference Recap
Rachelle Dené Poth shares her experience in attending International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Live 21 virtual conference.
3 Strategies to Provide Mentorship and Support to Students During Challenging Times
SEL coach and teacher Kelli Moneyhun shares three strategies her school used this year to prioritize relationships, connections, and mentorship with students in honor of National Mentoring Month.
School With a View: Vistas, Movement, and Learner Well-being
Randy Fielding explores how views outside and interior vistas can have a significant impact on learner well-being.
Human-Centered Learning May Be Missing the Point
What would it look like to shift equity and inclusion to encompass a more full ecological lens? Mason Pashia explores in his latest post.