An Opportunity to Connect: Ed Tech, The Future of Work, Startups and Investors Unite
The Getting Smart staff sits down Danica Nilsestuen to talk about gener8tor’s OnRamp Education & Workforce Innovation conference coming up.
How Speech and Language Deficits Can Affect a Child’s Academic Success
By: Leanne Sherred. Speech and language challenges can affect how children perform in school, including the development of early literacy skills and their mental well-being. In this post, we discuss how communication difficulties can affect academic performance and the benefits of early intervention.
Human Expression: Why It Should Be A Global Goal And How Crypto Can Help
Human expression is essential to a meaningful future. New mediums and models are making it easier than ever to make a living. We must adapt how we talk about creativity.
The Why of Education: Doing Well and Doing Good
What do we hope for when we send children to school? What is the Why of education? Angela Duckworth pens her open letter about doing well and doing good.
What If?: September Recap
Here is our recap of What If questions from September 2021.
Complexity: Fall 2021 Edition
Do we have a shot at showing what accountability looks like in learning? Tom shares the complexities to consider this fall that will have implications on the future of learning for all.
Learning Suites: A First Step in Overcoming Isolation in Schools
Physical isolation presents a barrier to the kind of authentic learning we often desire in 21st-century schools. Learning Suites are part of the solution to break out of isolated learning environments.
Missed Connections: Social Media Has Its Benefits
Anne Maheux pens an open letter on the benefits of social media for learners.
Inverting the Teaching Pyramid with AI
By: Eric Wang We hire teachers to instruct, connect and inspire. Then we saddle them with repetitive, simple tasks that eat up all their time and get in the way of the important things we want and need them to do. We need to change this before we can change…
QAA Report on Badging and Micro-Credentialing: How Education and Employment Can Benefit from Using Skills Profiles
This QAA Report demonstrates how we can enable personalized learning by providing more flexible content and assessment within existing module and program structures.