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Learning Design

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.

Blog Article | December 12, 2020

Learner-Centered

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.

Blog Article | November 16, 2023

Learning Design

How To Bring a Cross-Curricular Approach to Your Instruction

By: L. Hixson. A cross-curricular approach to learning is an effective way to introduce students to multiple subjects and help them build critical thinking skills.

Blog Article | August 9, 2020

Difference Making

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.

Blog Article | April 23, 2021

Future of Learning

How Real World Learning Is Equipping Solutionaries In Kansas City

Tom highlights how a Kansas City school is equipping learners with real world learning.

Blog Article | January 14, 2022

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

Learning Design

Climate at the Apex of Education Re-Design

By: Matt Piercy. Readers are introduced to the Interconnectedness of COVID-19 and equity, but also how climate change should be an integral part of the conversation when redesigning education.

Blog Article | July 18, 2020

Getting Through

Why We Need to Make Self-Care a Priority: Four Ideas to Start

Rachelle Dene Poth shares four ways for educators to focus on self-care and find balance.

Blog Article | September 17, 2020

Equity & Access

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.

Blog Article | October 11, 2020

Leadership

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.

Blog Article | July 16, 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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